Winter Palace

Name: ______________________

Topic: Egypt

MF: Bridget Riley

Bridget Riley – Winter Palace

Bridget Riley is a famous British artist who specialises in ‘optical art’. In 1970,

Riley visited Egypt and went to see the ancient tombs that reside there. She

stayed at the luxurious hotel ‘Winter Palace’, which is referenced in The Secrets

of a Sun King and would later give the painting the same name. Riley was

interested in colours and created the beautiful painting from all the colours

that she could see during her visit.

Extension

Create your own version of Bridget Riley’s Winter Palace using a setting or

memory of your own. You could use strips of card or even mix

paint to achieve a greater range of colours.

Name: ______________________

Topic: Egypt

MF: Bridget Riley

Can you draw some of the things that Riley might have seen?

Magenta

Mustard

White

Black

Light blue

Extension

Create your own version of Bridget Riley’s Winter Palace using a setting or

memory of your own. You could use strips of card or even mix

paint to achieve a greater range of colours.

Name: ______________________

Topic: Egypt

MF: Bridget Riley

Can you list some of things that Riley might have seen?

Magenta

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Mustard

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White

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Black

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Light blue

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Extension

Create your own version of Bridget Riley’s Winter Palace using a setting or

memory of your own. You could use strips of card or even mix

paint to achieve a greater range of colours.

Name: ______________________

Topic: Egypt

MF: Bridget Riley

Can you list some of things that Riley might have seen?

Magenta

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Mustard

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White

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Black

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Light blue

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Extension

Create your own version of Bridget Riley’s Winter Palace using a setting or

memory of your own. You could use strips of card or even mix

paint to achieve a greater range of colours.

Name: ______________________

Topic: Egypt

MF: Bridget Riley

Can you identify the different colours and write down what Riley might have seen?

Colour: ____________

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