Saturday 2 January 2010, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 5 January 2010, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 9 January 2010, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 12 January 2010, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 16 January 2010, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 19 January 2010, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 23 January 2010, 14.30–14.45
Tuesday 26 January 2010, 13.15–13.30
Saturday 30 January 2010, 14.30–14.45

In Lost Mine 1959, Peter Lanyon tried to give new meaning to landscape painting. Next to expressing the experience of being in a place, he also wanted to portray its historical past and symbolic value. This fifteen-minute talk reveals more about this painting, which was inspired by flooded tin mines in Cornwall, where many lives were lost.

Tate Britain  Room 12
Free