Utopia Nama

Paul Cadmus and Jared French (1937). George Platt Lynes.

Lotte Lenya by George Platt Lynes, 1938

Bruce Nauman, From Hand to Mouth, 1967

In this portrait Hodgkins uses a series of interlocking patterns in a combination of naturalism and abstraction that she developed from studying the work of Matisse. The ambiguous setting adds to the fantastical, almost surreal effect. This bringing together of a number of sources into an insistently individual work led to what one 1940s critic called Hodgkins’ ‘blend of the decorative and the visionary’.

Ethel Gabain (French/English, 1883 - 1950): Women Welders at Williams & Williams, Chester (via ArtUK)

Jennifer Packer

The Harvest (for Émile Bernard), Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Lesbian Construction Workers Protesting for Jobs, unknown date

Andre Kertesz, 1976

Léon Bakst (1866-1924), original design for the costume of Carabosse in The Sleeping Princess, produced by Sergei Diaghilev in 1921 

Milking Practice with Artificial Udders (1940), Evelyn Mary Dunbar

Medium: Gold, carnelian

~ The calf and its shrine. Place of origin: Ashkelon Period: Middle Bronze Age Date: 16th century B.C. Medium: Pottery and silver-plated bronze

Alexandra Exter (Russian, 1882 - 1949): Still life of pears with a city landscape (via Bonhams)

Mike Kelley, Arena #7 (Bears), 1990

Helen Frankenthaler, Reflections III, 1995