A Room (in the Second Post-Impressionist) - Roger Fry

This oil on canvas by Roger Fry, titled 'A Room (in the Second Post-Impressionist)', captures an interior scene with paintings on the walls, rendered in a loose, expressive Post-Impressionist style.

Roger Fry (1866-1934) was a British artist and critic, influential in promoting modern art in Britain. He was a member of the Bloomsbury Group and is best known for coining the term 'Post-Impressionism' and for organising the 1910 exhibition 'Manet and the Post-Impressionists' at the Grafton Galleries in London. This exhibition introduced artists such as Cézanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh to the British public. Fry also founded the Omega Workshops, a design collective that produced furniture, textiles, and decorative arts. His own paintings often explored colour and form, reflecting his interest in the formal qualities of art. 'A Room (in the Second Post-Impressionist)' depicts an interior space, possibly a gallery or a domestic setting, with paintings displayed on the walls. The composition is structured around a series of receding planes, drawing the viewer's eye through the open doorway to a room beyond. A figure sits on a dark sofa in the foreground, seemingly absorbed in reading. The colour palette is dominated by muted greens and browns, with touches of brighter colours in the paintings. The brushwork is loose and expressive, characteristic of Fry's Post-Impressionist style.