Room 4
In many rooms on the second floor there are different elements of the collection in dialogue: art objects of various nature and origins, Arts & Crafts furniture, contemporary artworks and the new ceilings by David Tremlett.
Edward William Godwin
The armchair is designed by Edward William Godwin for Dromore Castle in circa 1869. Its extraordinarily imaginative power makes it almost sculptural, particularly when accentuated by the characterful eagle heads.
Gilbert & George
Between the two windows Gilbert & George’s ironic The Queen Elisabeth and the Parrots postcard work, a critique of our attitudes towards royalty. It is also a good example of how every day images can be used in the service of art.
Mortimer Menpes
The View of St.Mark is by Mortimer Menpes, an Australian painter who moved to London to study under James Whistler. A quarrel between the two made the young Menpes go travelling.