Scented Visions at the Watts Gallery
May 9 2025
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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Watts Gallery in Compton, Surrey, will be opening the latest leg of the Scented Visions: Smell in Art 1850-1915 exhibition next week.
According to their website:
Engage your sense of smell to gain a new appreciation for the cultural context behind Victorian paintings, and the artists’ intentions. This exhibition includes three bespoke scents, created by Puig in collaboration with Artphilia, inspired by key elements within selected Pre-Raphaelite works.
Discover the works of renowned artists such as Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, John Frederick Lewis, John Everett Millais, Evelyn De Morgan, G F Watts, Simeon Solomon, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Featuring loans from the Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, Birmingham Museums Trust, and Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, this exhibition offers a unique opportunity to explore the Pre-Raphaelite movement through a multi-sensory lens.
The show will run from 15th May until 9th November 2025.