Browsing sold This foreboding slag heap of

This foreboding slag heap of a hill behind the little community

from the Towner Art Gallery in the 1950s

a rather nice view of pleasure boats on the Thames

This painting has come to the gallery from the secondary market and as such

Browsing sold This foreboding slag heap ofI hadnt realised before researching this painting of Capri that the island was known as such a bohemian colony of artists and writers. The creative elite had been holidaying or living there since the mid nineteenth century and by the beginning of the next century it had become a relative safe haven for the gay and lesbian community. In 1928, Compton Mackenzie wrote Extraordinary Women, a satirical presentation of the island's lesbian colony, inspired