Snail trail - Jo Saxton

Follow a friendly snail's silvery trail as he slides through eight modern pictures searching for his very own 'snail-portrait' - a piece of art that represents him. This is the perfect introduction to looking at and sharing modern art with young children.





Paintings reproduced in the book:

Pablo Picasso Maya in a Sailor Suit, 1938. MOMA

Barnett Newman Abraham, 1949. MOMA

Jackson Pollock Number 20, 1949. Private Collection/James Goodman Gallery, New York

Mark Rothko White Centre, 1950. Private Collection

Salvador Dali The Persistence of Memory, 1931. MOMA

Ben Nicholson 1940-42 (two forms).Southampton City Art Gallery

Henri Matisse The Snail, 1953, Tate Modern

Henri Matisse Goldfish (Red Fish), 1911 Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow



Jo Saxton PhD is an expert in art and art education for all ages, and is director of Primary Colours Education, which teaches art and art appreciation in schools. She was formerly a lecturer and examiner in the Department of History of Art at Cambridge University. Prior to that she was a fellow of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, where she worked extensively on Rembrandt and old master paintings, drawings and prints. Jo is the mother of Abby (7) and Robin (1) and lives, with her husband James in Kew.