Gauguin’s Nevermore Wins Accolade of Most Romantic Artwork in Art Fund Poll

LONDON.- Nevermore, which is on display at The Courtauld Gallery, was chosen by artist and broadcaster Matthew Collings, and was selected from a list of five works chosen by well known public figures. The other selected artworks were Titian’s “Bacchus and Ariadne”, selected by writer and broadcaster Andrew Graham-Dixon; Jan Van Eyck’s “The Arnolfini Portrait”, chosen by artist Grayson Perry; Nicolas Poussin’s “Rinaldo and Armida”, chosen by writer, critic and professor of literature at University of Essex, Marina Warner; and Peploe’s “Roses”, chosen by presenter and Art Fund Prize chair of the judges, Kirsty Young. Dr. Ernst Vegelin, Head of The Courtauld Gallery, said: “I am delighted that so many people voted for The Courtauld’s masterpiece. I think people are drawn to this painting because it is so rich in its possibilities and it is not as straightforward as it might initially seem, with the raven

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