Welcome

7 Feb – 9 Jun 2019

JEFF KOONS

AT THE ASHMOLEAN

“I couldn’t think of a better place to have a dialogue about art today and what it can be” – Jeff Koons

The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Our world famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time.

We are open Tuesday to Sunday, and Bank Holiday Mondays, 10am–5pm. Admission is free.

Membership gives you unlimited access to exhibitions, members-only previews and curator-led talks and tours, a members’ magazine and events handbook sent to your door, as well as discounts across our shop, restaurant and café.

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Gilbert Cannan and his Mill

By Mark Gertler, 1916

Gilbert Cannan (1884-1955) was a writer and dramatic critic and he lived in a converted windmill at Cholesbury in Buckinghamshire. This painting by Mark Gertler is a full-length portrait of Gilbert Cannan standing in front of his mill with his two dogs. This is a traditional subject but here it is also an ironic comment on traditional 18th century portraits of English gentlemen with their faithful hounds.