This could well be based on the works of the Austrian artist Fritzl and in particularly his seminal work "Heidi`s Lehr-Un-Wanderjahre" - circa 1880 - the recent appearance of which at Vienna`s Bank Austria Kunstforum created fresh interest in Fritzl`s work particularly in his depiction of the female breast - this is by no means of course an EXACT copy - spare the thought and there are of course original aspects to it. A nicely balanced sketch if tainted by the SLIGHT immaturity which marks Miller`s work but certainly he is finding his feet and has got interesting things to say.
A VERY tentative connection if I may say so and any suggestion of plagiarism could swiftly be discounted by the most cursory knowledge of Fritzl`s work - the author is presumably comparing the style and layout of the artwork rather than the content to Fritzl - an example being Marie la Bonne - Marie/Mary the Good - St.Mary of The Bourne - sketches in ink ( some unatttributed but all widely assumed to be the work of Fritzl ) - held in private hands and by Regent`s College London ( Bailey Collection)- see "Fritzl in Nantes and Marylebone 1885-1887" - Professor Sir Noel S. Milrim ( Courtauld Press published 1967 ). The late Professor Milrim was my tutor at The Courtauld and was a World authority on Fritzl.
The author of the above has recommended me to look at this website which is very interesting. I too was tutored by the late Professor Milrim ( 1912 - 1980 ) who tutored at The Courtauld between 1965 until his sadly short lived retirement in 1977. Happily, his widow Lady Milrim is still going strong at 87 and lives in Barnes, South London. Lady Milrim is of course better known as the scupltress Michaela Pink and Editor of her husband`s "Diaries and Letters - Reflections Of An Aesthete" which were published to critical acclaim by Weidenfeld and Nicholson in 1979 though as Noel Milcrim - always a modest man told BBC`s "Omnibus" programme in the year of publication "Of course if it hadn`t been for that bloody man Blunt, these would never have seen the light of day". Lady Milcrim tells me that though her eyesight is failing she takes great comfort in her grandchildren, the eldest of whom is the celebrated cellist Jill Barr.
As a PS to my item above I have inadventently mis-spelt the late great Professor`s surname twice. He was quite particular about his name and would introduce himself as "Noel as in The First and Milrim as in Bunyan". This didn`t quite work and lead his pupils to call him Professor Milgrim since obviously Bunyan did not write "The Pilrim`s Progress" - I don`t recall actually addressing him as Professor Milcrim however had I done so I would have received a very dry look over the Bristol Cream. Curiously he wore his Knighthood lightly - "Anthony`s was very quickly boxed up and returned to the Palace .. and in the boot of a Marina" he said in 1979. Awarded a knighthood in the New Year`s Honours of 1974 he told friends "I thought of turning it down but Milly ( he called his wife Milly throughout their married life ) was rather keen - it saves queuing in Harrods y`know." ( see "Recollections Of an Aesthete" - Professor Sir Noel S. Milrim" - Diaries and Letters - 1970 - 1975 - Weidenfeld and Nicholson 1979 ). Interestingly George Weidenfeld refused to publish any of Professor Milrim`s books on Fritzl ( a fellow Austrian ) - "Speak to Nigel if you must" he would sigh "but the last thing we need is another Nabokov". Anyhow I MUST tail off otherwise Mr.Miller will think we have hijacked his website.
From the above Professor Milrim would appear to be the author of two books "Reflections Of An Aesthete" and "Recollections Of An Aesthete" - the correct title is "Recollections Of An Aesthete" published in 3 volumes "Diaries and Letters" 1954-1964, 1965-1969 and 1970-1975 ( Weidenfeld and Nicholson )- published as one volume ( abridged ) in the United States by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux under the title "The Celestial City"( 1979 ) with foreword by Sir John Pope-Hennessy. Professor Milrim was Visiting Professor at New York`s University of Fine Arts from Aug - Dec 1975 which co-incided with Sir John`s curatorship of The Met and the two collaborated on The Met`s exhibition of that Autumn "Fritzl - Europe`s Forgotten Artist" - Sir John later ruefully noted "NOT a success." Fritzl was not for American tastes. HOWEVER one young art student from rural Montana WAS smitten not only with Fritzl but with the 63-year old silver-haired Professor and not long after his return to England, Noel and Milly had an unexpected visitor on Christmas Eve at Worple Ely, their Hertfordshire country house. The arrival of ABIGAIL GARDNER was to affect both their lives. To be continued ..........
BBC Radio 4 - "Desert Island Discs" broadcast 22.1.07
Kirsty Young - "Abi Gardner-Martin. thank you very much for letting us hear your Desert Island Discs"
Abi Gardner-Martin - "Thank you Kirsty, I`ve enjoyed it."
"Mail on Sunday" - 28.1.07
Lady Milrim, widow of the eminent art historian and writer Professor Noel S. Milrim has denied a claim by the former "enfant terrible" of the British Art Establishment, Abi Gardner-Martin that she had a love-child by her late husband. Ms Gardner-Martin was personal assistant to Professor Milrim from 1975 until his death in 1980 when he left her in his Will his priceless collection of paintings and drawings by the Nineteenth Century Austrian artist Fritz on whom Professor Milrim was a renowned authority. Ms Gardner-Martin (52) told the broadcaster Kirsty Young when interviewed on last week`s "Desert Island Discs" that she had a son by Professor Milrim and that the boy was brought up by her parents in the USA and that she has no contact with him. Lady Milrim (83) said she was "surprised" that Ms Gardner-Martin had been invited as a guest on the programme in the first instance and said "once again, myself and my family have had to redress some of this woman`s wilder claims." Less than a year after Professor Milrim`s death, Ms Gardner as she then was married the acclaimed film director Colin Martin who committed suicide in 1984. Ms Gardner-Martin is renowned as an artist and photographer in her own right and her "Worple Ely - The Decline of an English Country House" was runner-up to the Turner Prize in 1998. She caused outrage in 1985 when she "mooned" behind the back of the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at a "Woman Of The Year" Lunch. Professor Milrim was Professor of European Art at The Courtauld Institute from 1965 until 1977 and was the author of a highly acclaimed series of "Diaries and Letters" which were edited by Lady Milrim and included a long running correspondence between him and his close friend and Courtauld colleague Profesor Sir Anthony Blunt who was unmasked as a Soviet spy in 1979. Professor Milrim who was unaware of his friend`s treachery never spoke to him again. Lady Milrim who is an accomplished sculptress under her professional name Michaela Pink is known to be fiercely protective of her late husband`s reputation .......... "
"Much to his chagrin, Professor Milrim`s correspondence with Blunt was mercilessly parodied in "Private Eye" as "The Mildew / Clunt Letters" with Milrim addressing Blunt as "My Dear Clunt" and Blunt addressing Milrim as "My Dear Mildew".
"That Was Satire That Was" - Humphrey Carpenter - Phoenix (2002)
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This could well be based on the works of the Austrian artist Fritzl and in particularly his seminal work "Heidi`s Lehr-Un-Wanderjahre" - circa 1880 - the recent appearance of which at Vienna`s Bank Austria Kunstforum created fresh interest in Fritzl`s work particularly in his depiction of the female breast - this is by no means of course an EXACT copy - spare the thought and there are of course original aspects to it. A nicely balanced sketch if tainted by the SLIGHT immaturity which marks Miller`s work but certainly he is finding his feet and has got interesting things to say.
ReplyDeleteA VERY tentative connection if I may say so and any suggestion of plagiarism could swiftly be discounted by the most cursory knowledge of Fritzl`s work - the author is presumably comparing the style and layout of the artwork rather than the content to Fritzl - an example being Marie la Bonne - Marie/Mary the Good - St.Mary of The Bourne - sketches in ink ( some unatttributed but all widely assumed to be the work of Fritzl ) - held in private hands and by Regent`s College London ( Bailey Collection)- see "Fritzl in Nantes and Marylebone 1885-1887" - Professor Sir Noel S. Milrim ( Courtauld Press published 1967 ). The late Professor Milrim was my tutor at The Courtauld and was a World authority on Fritzl.
ReplyDeleteThe author of the above has recommended me to look at this website which is very interesting. I too was tutored by the late Professor Milrim ( 1912 - 1980 ) who tutored at The Courtauld between 1965 until his sadly short lived retirement in 1977. Happily, his widow Lady Milrim is still going strong at 87 and lives in Barnes, South London. Lady Milrim is of course better known as the scupltress Michaela Pink and Editor of her husband`s "Diaries and Letters - Reflections Of An Aesthete" which were published to critical acclaim by Weidenfeld and Nicholson in 1979 though as Noel Milcrim - always a modest man told BBC`s "Omnibus" programme in the year of publication "Of course if it hadn`t been for that bloody man Blunt, these would never have seen the light of day". Lady Milcrim tells me that though her eyesight is failing she takes great comfort in her grandchildren, the eldest of whom is the celebrated cellist Jill Barr.
ReplyDeleteAs a PS to my item above I have inadventently mis-spelt the late great Professor`s surname twice. He was quite particular about his name and would introduce himself as "Noel as in The First and Milrim as in Bunyan". This didn`t quite work and lead his pupils to call him Professor Milgrim since obviously Bunyan did not write "The Pilrim`s Progress" - I don`t recall actually addressing him as Professor Milcrim however had I done so I would have received a very dry look over the Bristol Cream. Curiously he wore his Knighthood lightly - "Anthony`s was very quickly boxed up and returned to the Palace .. and in the boot of a Marina" he said in 1979. Awarded a knighthood in the New Year`s Honours of 1974 he told friends "I thought of turning it down but Milly ( he called his wife Milly throughout their married life ) was rather keen - it saves queuing in Harrods y`know." ( see "Recollections Of an Aesthete" - Professor Sir Noel S. Milrim" - Diaries and Letters - 1970 - 1975 - Weidenfeld and Nicholson 1979 ). Interestingly George Weidenfeld refused to publish any of Professor Milrim`s books on Fritzl ( a fellow Austrian ) - "Speak to Nigel if you must" he would sigh "but the last thing we need is another Nabokov". Anyhow I MUST tail off otherwise Mr.Miller will think we have hijacked his website.
ReplyDeleteFrom the above Professor Milrim would appear to be the author of two books "Reflections Of An Aesthete" and "Recollections Of An Aesthete" - the correct title is "Recollections Of An Aesthete" published in 3 volumes "Diaries and Letters" 1954-1964, 1965-1969 and 1970-1975 ( Weidenfeld and Nicholson )- published as one volume ( abridged ) in the United States by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux under the title "The Celestial City"( 1979 ) with foreword by Sir John Pope-Hennessy. Professor Milrim was Visiting Professor at New York`s University of Fine Arts from Aug - Dec 1975 which co-incided with Sir John`s curatorship of The Met and the two collaborated on The Met`s exhibition of that Autumn "Fritzl - Europe`s Forgotten Artist" - Sir John later ruefully noted "NOT a success." Fritzl was not for American tastes. HOWEVER one young art student from rural Montana WAS smitten not only with Fritzl but with the 63-year old silver-haired Professor and not long after his return to England, Noel and Milly had an unexpected visitor on Christmas Eve at Worple Ely, their Hertfordshire country house. The arrival of ABIGAIL GARDNER was to affect both their lives. To be continued ..........
ReplyDeleteBBC Radio 4 - "Desert Island Discs" broadcast 22.1.07
ReplyDeleteKirsty Young - "Abi Gardner-Martin. thank you very much for letting us hear your Desert Island Discs"
Abi Gardner-Martin - "Thank you Kirsty, I`ve enjoyed it."
"Mail on Sunday" - 28.1.07
Lady Milrim, widow of the eminent art historian and writer Professor Noel S. Milrim has denied a claim by the former "enfant terrible" of the British Art Establishment, Abi Gardner-Martin that she had a love-child by her late husband. Ms Gardner-Martin was personal assistant to Professor Milrim from 1975 until his death in 1980 when he left her in his Will his priceless collection of paintings and drawings by the Nineteenth Century Austrian artist Fritz on whom Professor Milrim was a renowned authority. Ms Gardner-Martin (52) told the broadcaster Kirsty Young when interviewed on last week`s "Desert Island Discs" that she had a son by Professor Milrim and that the boy was brought up by her parents in the USA and that she has no contact with him. Lady Milrim (83) said she was "surprised" that Ms Gardner-Martin had been invited as a guest on the programme in the first instance and said "once again, myself and my family have had to redress some of this woman`s wilder claims." Less than a year after Professor Milrim`s death, Ms Gardner as she then was married the acclaimed film director Colin Martin who committed suicide in 1984. Ms Gardner-Martin is renowned as an artist and photographer in her own right and her "Worple Ely - The Decline of an English Country House" was runner-up to the Turner Prize in 1998. She caused outrage in 1985 when she "mooned" behind the back of the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at a "Woman Of The Year" Lunch. Professor Milrim was Professor of European Art at The Courtauld Institute from 1965 until 1977 and was the author of a highly acclaimed series of "Diaries and Letters" which were edited by Lady Milrim and included a long running correspondence between him and his close friend and Courtauld colleague Profesor Sir Anthony Blunt who was unmasked as a Soviet spy in 1979. Professor Milrim who was unaware of his friend`s treachery never spoke to him again. Lady Milrim who is an accomplished sculptress under her professional name Michaela Pink is known to be fiercely protective of her late husband`s reputation .......... "
"Much to his chagrin, Professor Milrim`s correspondence with Blunt was mercilessly parodied in "Private Eye" as "The Mildew / Clunt Letters" with Milrim addressing Blunt as "My Dear Clunt" and Blunt addressing Milrim as "My Dear Mildew".
ReplyDelete"That Was Satire That Was" - Humphrey Carpenter - Phoenix (2002)