Mr Kitaj, a bibliomane and an insatiable reader, knew that literature could do things that art could not.

ECONOMIST: R.B. Kitaj

From that point, in Mr Kitaj's paintings, his own symbols began to appear.

ECONOMIST: R.B. Kitaj

Semi-hidden at Odins among lush Art Nouveau lamps and mirrors, portraits of Edwardian society beauties and academic landscapes, are works by Messrs Proctor, Kitaj and Hockney.

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