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My favourite painting: Henry Goodman
'This painting really conveys Monet’s passionate need and determination to capture Nature in the moment.'Monet in his Studio Boat, 1874, by Edouard Manet (1832–83), 32½in by 39½in, Neue Pinakothek,...
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My favourite painting: Ann Cleeves
'I’m drawn to this face, to the determination and the unflinching stare. The confidence.'William–Labourer, 2010, by Peter Burns (b. 1944), 31½in by 23½in, Collection: Ann Cleeves Ann Cleeves says:...
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My favourite painting: Daniel Libeskind
'I find it inspirational to look at and think about how wondrous Rembrandt was to be able to capture God, music, light and silence in one scene.' David in Prayer, 1652, by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–69),...
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My favourite painting: Alexandra Pringle
'There is something about the combination of gorgeous colour and shape, of abstraction that echoes natural forms that I find intoxicating'Courtesy Gillian Ayres and Alan Cristea GalleryIllium, 2011, by...
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My favourite painting: Peter Murray
'It is a work that constantly changes, always appealing, to respond to my mood and thoughts.' Bleu I, II, III by Joan Miró (1893–1983), each 8½ft by 11½ft, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France Peter Murray...
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My favourite painting: Veere Grenney
'In his Moroccan series, which I love, he captures the light, colour and exoticism of North Africa.'Landscape Viewed From a Window, 1913 (oil on canvas), by Henri Matisse (1869-1954), 45¼in by 31½in,...
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My favourite painting: The Bishop of Gloucester
'The simplicity and mystery resonates with my faith'Crucifixion, 1987, by Craigie Aitchison (1926–2009), 6ft by 7ft, Tate Collection The Bishop of Gloucester says: The simplicity and mystery resonates...
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My favourite painting: Andrew Lawson
'It amazes me that this painting was made more than a century ago'Goldfish and Palette, 1914, by Henri Matisse (1869-1954), 57¾in by 44¼, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA Andrew Lawson says: It...
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My favourite painting: Roger Wright
'Its typically powerful brushstrokes and juxtaposed gorgeous colours give a heart warming and evocative sense of fun and nostalgia'Ice Cream, 2015–16, by Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017), 30in by 44½in,...
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My favourite painting: Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel, the world's top-selling living fiction writer, admits that 'Klimt stole my heart' with this wonderful work. The Kiss, 1907–8, by Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), 6ft by 6ft, the Belvedere,...
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