LONDON.-Frederick
Cayley Robinson
(1862–1927) is one of the most distinctive yet elusive British painters
of the
early 20th century. This will be the first exhibition of his work to be
shown in
the United Kingdom for over 30 years.The four central
paintings on display
are the summation of Cayley Robinson’s artistic ambition. Executed
between 1916
and 1920, his masterpiece, ‘Acts of Mercy’, comprises four large-scale
allegorical works commissioned to adorn the new Middlesex Hospital,
rebuilt
between 1928 and 1935. Combining modernity with tradition to remarkable
effect,
the artist emulates the spiritual integrity and methods of the Old
Masters he
encountered in the National Gallery. On
view through 17 October at The National
Gallery.