J.W. Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite
Royal Academy, until 13 September
Supported by Champagne Perrier-Jouet
Just what is it that makes John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) so different, so appealing? (As Richard Hamilton might put it.) And in what way is he so modern? It certainly isn’t an off-putting or radical modernity, for the exhibition in the Sackler Galleries has been doing brisk business, and the day I visited it was scarcely possible to view the pictures for the crowds.
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