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Wittenham Clumps Wittenham Clumps in the winter mist Paul Nash sketching c.1940 Wittenham Clumps from the tower of Dorchester Abbey 'Round Hill and Castle Hill' Brightwell Barrow

Paul Nash and the Wittenham Clumps

Wittenham 1935

Throughout his career as an artist, Paul Nash (1889-1946) had a special affinity for the wooded hills in South Oxfordshire called The Wittenham Clumps.

First encountering them in his late teenage years, he was immediately caught by their atmospheric shapes and mystical associations. The Clumps became a rich source of inspiration and he returned to paint them many times during his life.

In 1911 Nash wrote of his discovery of the Clumps, calling them 'a beautiful legendary country'.

Nash's first paintings of the Wittenham Clumps were made just over a hundred years ago, in 1912. In celebration, we are exploring Nash's unique connection with the landscape, looking at his work that originated here and showing how the area has changed since his lifetime.



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  • Battlelines Redrawn Exhibition, Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot, 16 October - 25 November 2018
  • Paul Nash and the Wittenham Clumps Walks, September 1 & September 8 2018
  • Rare Paul Nash painting in Arborealists and Guests Exhibition, Frome, 21 July - 2 September 2018
  • Paul Nash - Sunflower Rises Exhibition, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles, France. To 28 October 2018
  • Paul Nash and the Uncanny Landscape Exhibition, York Art Gallery, 20 October 2017 - 15 April 2018
  • Paul Nash Exhibition, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, 9 September 2017 - 14 January 2018
  • Ravilious & Co: The Pattern of Friendship, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, 27 May - 17 September 2017
  • The Nash Brothers and Life in the Chilterns Walk, 19 May 2017
  • Places of the Mind: British Watercolour Landscapes 1850-1950, British Museum, 23 February - 27 August 2017
  • Paul Nash Exhibition, Tate Britain, 26 October 2016 - 5 March 2017
  • New Books about Paul Nash
  • From Gainsborough to Nash, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, 11 May - 26 June 2016
  • Great British Drawings, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 26 March - 31 August 2015
  • Eric Ravilious Exhibition, Dulwich Picture Gallery, 1 April - 31 August 2015
  • Paul Nash Talk, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1 November 2014
  • Paul Nash: The Ghosts of War, BBC4, 14 September 2014
  • Piano Nobile Exhibition, Paul Nash: Works on Paper, 9 October - 22nd November 2014
  • The Battlelines Redrawn Project by Anna Dillon
  • Brothers in Art: John and Paul Nash, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, 19 July - 14 September 2014
  • Brothers in Arms: John and Paul Nash by Professor Paul Gough
  • Paul Nash featured on BBC's Countryfile, Sunday 18th August 2013
  • A Crisis of Brilliance Exhibition, Dulwich Picture Gallery, 12th June-22nd September 2013
  • Art UK Website, Paul and John Nash

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Quote


Ever since I remember them the Clumps had meant something to me. I felt their importance long before I knew their history. They were the pyramids of my small world.

Paul Nash, Outline


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