Previously unseen artworks by Iris Murdoch discovered in secret attic room
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Previously unseen artworks by Iris Murdoch discovered in secret attic room

14 Aug 2026 · Originally published 14 Aug 2026 8/10 Original headline: Iris Murdoch artworks from secret room go on display – including self-portrait
More than 80 paintings and sketches by the Booker prize-winning novelist have been found hidden behind a bookcase in her former Oxford home. The collection, which includes her only known self-portrait, offers a new perspective on her early interest in surrealism and provides a rare insight into her life as a student during the Second World War.
Source: The Guardian UK Oxfordshire
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