The Edwardians: Secrets and Desires showcases the broad range of
art created by artists working and exhibiting in London during
the years 1900 to 1914. The exhibition reflects a time of great
social change — from a period of established order to the
beginnings of a more modern world — and reveals the variety of
possibilities that became available during this time. Many
Australian artists went to Europe at the turn of the 20th
century to live and study. Likewise, artists from Ireland and
America sought to establish themselves in the artistic centres
of London and Paris. The Edwardians: Secrets and Desires places
the work of these expatriate artists within the context of
British art of the time. Artists moved regularly between London
and Paris, and were keen to have their works included in
exhibitions in both centres. Parisians such as Auguste Rodin and
Jacques-Emile Blanche regularly exhibited their work in London,
and Rodin became President of the London-based International
Society of Painters, Sculptors and