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Bloomsbury Group Collection

The Bloomsbury Group was a collective of artists, writers, and intellectuals who flourished in the early 20th century

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Vita Sackville-West

Vita Sackville-West

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Pony Gymkhana at Breamore House, Salisbury. Miss Fanny Fletcher, Miss Vivien John

Pony Gymkhana at Breamore House, Salisbury. Miss Fanny Fletcher, Miss Vivien John, Lieutenant Caspar John, Mr Augustus John and Honorable Lady Lettice Ashley Cooper

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Mountain Church, Larrau (oil on canvas)

Mountain Church, Larrau (oil on canvas)
BLW270554 Mountain Church, Larrau (oil on canvas) by Carrington, Dora (1893-1932); Private Collection; Photo eThe Bloomsbury Workshop, London; English, out of copyright

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Lytton Strachey, (1880-1932) 1916 (oil on canvas)

Lytton Strachey, (1880-1932) 1916 (oil on canvas)
BAL10491 Lytton Strachey, (1880-1932) 1916 (oil on canvas) by Carrington, Dora (1893-1932); 68.6x73.6 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Virginia Woolf, 1902 (b / w photo)

Virginia Woolf, 1902 (b / w photo)
XJF359046 Virginia Woolf, 1902 (b/w photo) by Beresford, George Charles (1864-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virginia Woolf (nee Stephen) (1882-1941) English writer; ); English

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Sophia Farrell and maids, 1899 (b / w photo)

Sophia Farrell and maids, 1899 (b / w photo)
XJF391585 Sophia Farrell and maids, 1899 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sophia Farrell (dates unknown), shown standing on the right

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: LYTTON STRACHEY (1880-1932). English writer. Pastel, 1904, by Simon Albert Bussy

LYTTON STRACHEY (1880-1932). English writer. Pastel, 1904, by Simon Albert Bussy

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Provence, c. 1925 (oil on canvas)

Provence, c. 1925 (oil on canvas)
3432727 Provence, c.1925 (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 45.7x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Invitation for the Omega Workshop (w / c on paper)

Invitation for the Omega Workshop (w / c on paper)
PNH352789 Invitation for the Omega Workshop (w/c on paper) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 19x14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Wet winter evening and a book lover in Bloomsbury (b / w photo)

Wet winter evening and a book lover in Bloomsbury (b / w photo)
3637677 Wet winter evening and a book lover in Bloomsbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wet winter evening and a book lover in Bloomsbury)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Portrait of Edith Sitwell (1887-1964), 1915 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Edith Sitwell (1887-1964), 1915 (oil on canvas)
SAG52936 Portrait of Edith Sitwell (1887-1964), 1915 (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 61x46 cm; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Soldiers at a Stream, 1920 (w / c on paper)

Soldiers at a Stream, 1920 (w / c on paper)
3493887 Soldiers at a Stream, 1920 (w/c on paper) by Carrington, Dora (1893-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travelling through Spain to visit Gerald Brenan, Carrington)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury (b / w photo)

Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury (b / w photo)
3637687 Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Street scene and the British Museum (coloured engraving)

Street scene and the British Museum (coloured engraving)
605386 Street scene and the British Museum (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street scene and the British Museum, in Bloomsbury, London)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: St Georges Church, Bloomsbury (engraving)

St Georges Church, Bloomsbury (engraving)
3636828 St Georges Church, Bloomsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Georges Church, Bloomsbury)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Portrait of Virginia Woolf, 1927 (photo)

Portrait of Virginia Woolf, 1927 (photo)
3557540 Portrait of Virginia Woolf, 1927 (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Ennui, 1917-18 (oil on canvas) (see also 142951 and 617723)

Ennui, 1917-18 (oil on canvas) (see also 142951 and 617723)
AMO138791 Ennui, 1917-18 (oil on canvas) (see also 142951 and 617723) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Portrait of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) (oil on canvas)

Portrait of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) (oil on canvas)
STC195004 Portrait of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Virginia and Vanessa Stephen, in St. Ives, 1894 (b / w photo)

Virginia and Vanessa Stephen, in St. Ives, 1894 (b / w photo)
XJF354224 Virginia and Vanessa Stephen, in St. Ives, 1894 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Florence Ada Keynes mother of John Maynard Keynes

Florence Ada Keynes mother of John Maynard Keynes
2626020 Florence Ada Keynes mother of John Maynard Keynes; (add.info.: Florence Ada Keynes mother of John Maynard Keynes 1890)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers, Lord Bourchier, 1567 to 1601

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers, Lord Bourchier, 1567 to 1601
2915267 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers, Lord Bourchier, 1567 to 1601. English soldier, courtier and royal favourite of Elizabeth I

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: PD.10-1968 The Sitwells Perform, design for a fan, 1932 (w/c and pencil on silk)

PD.10-1968 The Sitwells Perform, design for a fan, 1932 (w/c and pencil on silk)
FIT88896 PD.10-1968 The Sitwells Perform, design for a fan, 1932 (w/c and pencil on silk) by Rutherston, Albert Daniel (1881-1953); 37.7x61.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Post-Impressionist Expressions: Sketches of the 1910-11 'Manet

Post-Impressionist Expressions: Sketches of the 1910-11 'Manet and the Post-Impressionists Exhibition' at
ILN195636 Post-Impressionist Expressions: Sketches of the 1910-11 'Manet and the Post-Impressionists Exhibition' at the Grafton Galleries

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Tulips in a Staffordshire Jug (oil on canvas)

Tulips in a Staffordshire Jug (oil on canvas)
1766637 Tulips in a Staffordshire Jug (oil on canvas) by Carrington, Dora (1893-1932); 71x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tulips in a Staffordshire Jug. Dora Carrington (1893-1932)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Giraffe Cabinet, 1915-16 (wood)

Giraffe Cabinet, 1915-16 (wood)
2962612 Giraffe Cabinet, 1915-16 (wood) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 214x116 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Made by John Joseph Kallenborn (1866-1934)); © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: The Church at Ramatuelle, 1922 (oil on canvas)

The Church at Ramatuelle, 1922 (oil on canvas)
5675700 The Church at Ramatuelle, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 96.9x128.9 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: View of church interior at Ramatuelle)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Chiswick House (oil on canvas)

Chiswick House (oil on canvas)
MAN277433 Chiswick House (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 46.2x62.5 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Summer Flowers, c. 1922 (oil on board)

Summer Flowers, c. 1922 (oil on board)
BLW278175 Summer Flowers, c.1922 (oil on board) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); Private Collection; Photo © The Bloomsbury Workshop, London

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Childrens Shelter, Harpur Street (engraving)

Childrens Shelter, Harpur Street (engraving)
1614802 Childrens Shelter, Harpur Street (engraving) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Childrens Shelter, Harpur Street)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Portrait of George Mallory, 1923 (photo)

Portrait of George Mallory, 1923 (photo)
2966305 Portrait of George Mallory, 1923 (photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Herbert Leigh Mallory (1886 - 1924)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: The First Italian Hospital in London, Queens Square, Bloomsbury (engraving)

The First Italian Hospital in London, Queens Square, Bloomsbury (engraving)
1055314 The First Italian Hospital in London, Queens Square, Bloomsbury (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Italian Hospital in London)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Portrait of Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904) (litho)

Portrait of Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904) (litho)
STC170375 Portrait of Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904) (litho) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Portrait of E. M. Forster (1879-1970), 1923 (litho)

Portrait of E. M. Forster (1879-1970), 1923 (litho)
STC170801 Portrait of E.M. Forster (1879-1970), 1923 (litho) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: A Room of Ones Own, 1929 (book)

A Room of Ones Own, 1929 (book)
7145760 A Room of Ones Own, 1929 (book) by Woolf, Virginia (1882-1941); 27 x 21.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; Photo: eFitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Le Sacre-Coeur, Montmartre, 1920 (oil on canvas)

Le Sacre-Coeur, Montmartre, 1920 (oil on canvas)
2975703 Le Sacre-Coeur, Montmartre, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 45.7x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Still Life with Apples, Plums and a Jug, 1919 (oil on canvas)

Still Life with Apples, Plums and a Jug, 1919 (oil on canvas)
657981 Still Life with Apples, Plums and a Jug, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 35.5x45.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Apples, Plums and a Jug)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Clivia, 1917 (oil on canvas)

Clivia, 1917 (oil on canvas)
3493892 Clivia, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of twenty paintings exhibited at the Carfax Gallery in November 1917 which nearly all sold)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Church of St Marylebone in Middlesex and Church of St George in Bloomsbury, London (engraving)

Church of St Marylebone in Middlesex and Church of St George in Bloomsbury, London (engraving)
983868 Church of St Marylebone in Middlesex and Church of St George in Bloomsbury, London (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Chemists Shop, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury (engraving)

Chemists Shop, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury (engraving)
583727 Chemists Shop, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury (engraving) by Whittock, Nathaniel (1791-1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chemists Shop, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Self portrait (oil on canvas)

Self portrait (oil on canvas)
STC398753 Self portrait (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roger Elliot Fry (1866-1934)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Sir Leslie Stephen, 1889 (etching)

Sir Leslie Stephen, 1889 (etching)
XJF380207 Sir Leslie Stephen, 1889 (etching) by Merritt, Anna Lea (1844-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Trade card, Burch (engraving)

Trade card, Burch (engraving)
733938 Trade card, Burch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card, Burch, importer of Irish linens, 35 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Attack by a servant girl on her young master in Bloomsbury (engraving)

Attack by a servant girl on her young master in Bloomsbury (engraving)
736049 Attack by a servant girl on her young master in Bloomsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Figure Resting under a Tree, St. Agnes, 1915 (oil on canvas)

Figure Resting under a Tree, St. Agnes, 1915 (oil on canvas)
2639847 Figure Resting under a Tree, St. Agnes, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 91.4x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pippa Strachey, an acquaintance of the artist)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Key to the View of London and the Lord Mayors Show from St Pauls (engraving)

Key to the View of London and the Lord Mayors Show from St Pauls (engraving)
1596246 Key to the View of London and the Lord Mayors Show from St Pauls (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBloomsbury Group Collection: Portrait of Vanessa Bell, 1911 (panel)

Portrait of Vanessa Bell, 1911 (panel)
JAG76109 Portrait of Vanessa Bell, 1911 (panel) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 27.7x28.8 cm; Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa; eJohannesburg Art Gallery; English, out of copyright



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The Bloomsbury Group was a collective of artists, writers, and intellectuals who flourished in the early 20th century. They were known for their unconventional ideas and bohemian lifestyle, which challenged societal norms and pushed the boundaries of art and literature. One glimpse into the world of the Bloomsbury Group takes us to Breamore House in Salisbury, where a Pony Gymkhana is underway. Miss Fanny Fletcher and Miss Vivien John are captured in this lively scene, showcasing their equestrian skills amidst an atmosphere of joyous camaraderie. Another artwork that encapsulates the essence of this group is "Mountain Church, Larrau, " an oil on canvas masterpiece. Its serene beauty transports us to a place far away from bustling city life - perhaps serving as inspiration for their creative endeavors. Lytton Strachey, one of the prominent members of the Bloomsbury Group, is immortalized in his portrait from 1916. The oil on canvas painting captures his intellectual depth and enigmatic persona; it serves as a testament to his influence within this vibrant circle. Vita Sackville-West's invitation for the Omega Workshop reveals her involvement with this avant-garde artistic endeavor. This watercolor on paper piece reflects her innovative spirit and willingness to explore new artistic frontiers alongside other like-minded individuals. In contrast to these colorful depictions lies a black-and-white photograph capturing a wet winter evening in Bloomsbury. A book lover finds solace amidst dimly lit streets; it symbolizes both introspection and intellectual stimulation that characterized this era. The group's interests extended beyond art alone; they also explored social issues through various mediums. "Soldiers at a Stream" portrays scenes from World War I using watercolors on paper - an evocative reminder of their engagement with contemporary events. A colored engraving showcases a street scene near the British Museum - an iconic location frequented by the Bloomsbury Group.