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Tate Britain Exhibition

Paul Nash

Advance booking is recommended if visiting at the weekend

26 October 2016 – 5 March 2017
Paul Nash Equivalents for the Megaliths 1935 collection & © Tate

Paul Nash Equivalents for the Megaliths 1935 collection & © Tate

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Uncover the surreal and mystical side of English landscapes through one of the most distinctive British painters

Paul Nash was fascinated with Britain’s ancient past and spent time in southern England exploring the Downs and coastal areas. Equally inspired by the equinox and the phases of the moon, he used all these influences in his work, interpreting his environment according to a unique, personal mythology, evolving throughout his career.

Featuring a lifetime’s work from his earliest drawings through to his iconic Second World War paintings, this exhibition reveals Nash’s importance to British modern art in the most significant show of his work for a generation.

Paul Nash, Battle of Germany, 1944, Oil on canvas, Imperial War Museum Cat. Number Art.IWM ART LD 4526 Paul Nash © Tate

Paul Nash Battle of Germany 1944, Oil on canvas, Imperial War Museum Cat. Number Art.IWM ART LD 4526 Paul Nash © Tate

Paul Nash, The Rye Marshes 1932, Oil on canvas, object: 588 x 1003 mm, painting, Ferens Art Gallery (Hull, UK) Paul Nash © Tate

Paul Nash The Rye Marshes 1932, Oil on canvas, object: 588 x 1003 mm, painting, Ferens Art Gallery (Hull, UK) Paul Nash © Tate 

Paul Nash, Totes Meer (Dead Sea),1940-1, Oil paint on canvas collection & © Tate

Paul Nash Totes Meer (Dead Sea) 1940-1, Oil paint on canvas collection & © Tate

Paul Nash, Voyages of the Moon, 1934-7, Oil paint on canvas, collection & © Tate

Paul Nash Voyages of the Moon 1934-7, Oil paint on canvas, collection & © Tate

Paul Nash, Eclipse of the Sunflower, 1945, Oil on canvas, British Council (London, UK) Paul Nash © Tate

Paul Nash Eclipse of the Sunflower 1945, Oil on canvas, British Council (London, UK) Paul Nash © Tate

Paul Nash, Landscape for a Dream, 1936-8, Oil paint on canvas collection & © Tate

Paul Nash Landscape for a Dream 1936-8, Oil paint on canvas collection & © Tate

Paul Nash, Landscape of the Moon's Last Phase, 1944, Oil on canvas Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool) Paul Nash © Tate

Paul Nash Landscape of the Moon’s Last Phase 1944, Oil on canvas Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool) Paul Nash © Tate

Paul Nash, Events on the Downs, 1934, Oil on canvas, Governement Art Collection (GAC), Paul Nash © Tate Photo: © UK Government Art Collection

Paul Nash Events on the Downs 1934, Oil on canvas, Government Art Collection (GAC),  Paul Nash © Tate Photo: © UK Government Art Collection

Paul Nash Landscape at Iden 1929, Oil Paint on Canvas, collection & © Tate

Paul Nash Landscape at Iden 1929, Oil Paint on Canvas, collection & © Tate

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The exhibition will then take place at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich (8 April—20 August 2017) followed by Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle (9 September 2017—end of January 2018).

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Dates

26 October 2016 – 5 March 2017

Supported by

The Paul Nash Exhibition Supporters Group:

The Daniel Katz Gallery
Sir Nicholas and Lady Goodison Charitable Settlement
Piano Nobile, Robert Travers (Works of Art) Ltd
Dr Martin Kenig

and Tate Patrons

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tremendously powerful

Evening Standard
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one of the year’s essential exhibitions

The Telegraph
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The Times
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this exhibition is a marvellous revelation

Culture Whisper
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The Guardian
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I Newspaper
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one of Britain’s greatest painters gets the show he deserves

Londonist
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Time Out
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a beautiful and full account of this much-loved painter

Mail on Sunday
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Morning Star
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an exhibition that must be seen

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