Dora Carrington: Genius of an Outsider

"She was who she was, she was Carrington, maverick, gifted, charming…"

Self Portrait, ‘Pencil, Watercolour, Gouache and Chalks on Paper’, c. 1913 (Jerwood Collection)

Mark Gertler, Pencil on Paper, c. 1909-11 (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Standing Female Nude, Oil on Canvas, c. 1910 (The Courtauld, London)

Self Portrait, Pencil on Paper, c. 1910 (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Female Figure Lying on Her Back, Oil on Canvas, 1912 (UCL Art Museum)

Female Figure Standing, Oil on Canvas, 1913 (UCL Art Museum)

Portrait of Lytton Strachey, Oil on Panel, 1916 (National Portrait Gallery, London)

The Mill at Tidmarsh, 1918

Mrs Box, Oil on Canvas, 1919 (The Higgins Bedford)

‘Alcantara Bridge, Toledo’, Oil on Canvas, 1919 (The Courtauld, London)

Portrait of David Garnett, 1919

The Cedar Tree at Tidmarsh, Oil on Canvas, c. 1920 (Private Collection)

Portrait of Bloomsbury writer E.M. Forster, Oil on Canvas, 1920 (National Portrait Gallery, London)

At school, Dora's work was indifferent except in natural history and art, but her great talent for drawing and painting was obvious to everyone...¹

Portrait of Lady Strachey, Oil on Canvas, 1920 (National Galleries of Scotland)

Iris Tree on a Horse, ‘Oil, Ink, Silver Foil & Mixed Media on Glass’, c. 1920s (The Ingram Collection)

Exotic Flower, Mixed Media and Foil Collage on Glass, c. 1920s-1930s (Private Collection)

Portrait of Annie Stiles, Oil on Canvas, 1921

Farm at Watendlath’, Oil on Canvas, 1921 (Tate)

Gerald Brenan, Oil on Canvas, 1921 (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Tulips, ‘Oil, Ink and Silver Foil on Glass’, c. 1921-1925 (Private Collection)

Spanish Landscape with Mountains, Oil on Canvas, c. 1924 (Tate)

‘Spanish Boy, the Accordion Player’, Oil on Canvas, c. 1924 (The Higgins Bedford)

Cyclamen in a Pot, Oil on Board, c. 1925 (Private Collection)

Flowers in a Two-Handled Vase, Oil on Canvas, 1925 (Private Collection)

‘Mountain Church, Larrau’, Oil on Canvas, Date Unknown (Private Collection)

Still Life with Tulips in a Jug, Oil on Canvas, Date Unknown

She was who she was, she was Carrington, maverick, gifted, charming…²

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Dora Carrington: A Brilliant Life

Katherine Mansfield: Mr. and Mrs. Dove

Lytton Strachey: Life Before Bloomsbury

John Everett Millais: The Order of Release

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1. Gretchen Gerzina, Carrington: A Life of Dora Carrington 1893-1932.

2. Ali Smith, introduction to the Dora Carrington: Beyond Bloomsbury exhibition catalogue at Pallant House Gallery.