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As a child he showed talent as an artist and went to study at Lambeth School of Art. His early work reflects the style of the artist and illustrator Charles Rickets (1866-1931). During the early twentieth century Philpot became popular as a portrait artist. Always concerned that his style would become stale he chose different poses and techniques for these works. Constantly dissatisfied with his work, Philpot travelled to different places including Paris, North Africa and Venice. The portraits that Philpot is best known for present a cross-section of early twentieth century, from his portraits of admirals during the First World War to the portraits of dancers from the Ballet Russes of the 1920s. \r\n\r\nThis  early drawing by the artist, possibly executed whilst he was studying at Lambeth School, shows him exploring the possibilities of the human form. 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As time passes, Philpot sought more spiritual rather than purely decorative themes.   In the early 1920s, he made a visit to North Africa and was influenced by the art, environment, and availability of sexual activity there.  \r\nHe then became a full member of the Royal Academy and garnered public and private commissions.  Although popular and successful throughout the 1920s, Philpot was dissatisfied with the conservative nature of his painting and began to question his role as an artist. During the 1930s, he began to take an interest in politics, in particular, the effects of the Great Depression at home and the rise of the Fascism in Europe.  He then moved to Paris and made frequent trips to Germany.  While in Paris, he frequented many of the nightclubs where homosexuals gathered and partook of a very active sex life.  In his art, he continued working on combining his interests in politics with suggestively spiritual and explicit homoerotic imagery.”\r\n"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"nudes","id":"AAT189568"},{"text":"men","id":"AAT25928"},{"text":"figures","id":"AAT189808"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["E.875-2003"],"accessionNumberNum":"875","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":2003,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-15","recordCreationDate":"2004-07-14","availableToBook":false}}