Founded in 1884 with a founding collection from granite merchant Alexander Macdonald in 1900, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds one of the finest collections of 20th Century artworks in the United Kingdom. Acquisitions made by the art gallery committee and a succession of directors have been judicious, quite often before artistic reputations have been established. There are particular strengths in holdings of Camden Town Group artists, Scottish Colourists and sculpture, whilst it was also bequeathed the entire archive of James McBey. Most notable is perhaps Francis Bacon's Pope I (Study after Pope Innocent X by Diego Velázquez). The second of two Curations, this one covering James Dickson Innes to Ossip Zadkine.

Artists featured in this Curation: James Dickson Innes (1887–1914), David Jagger (1891–1958), Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961), Gwen John (1876–1939), Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980), Clara Klinghoffer (1900–1970), Harold Knight (1874–1961), Laura Knight (1877–1970), Henry Herbert La Thangue (1859–1929), Georges Lacombe (1868–1916), and 76 more See all

86 artworks

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James Dickson Innes (1887–1914)

The Spurs of Arenig 1912
James Dickson Innes (1887–1914)
Oil on panel
H 24.2 x W 34 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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David Jagger (1891–1958)

Henry Alexander, LLD, Lord Provost of Aberdeen (1932–1935) 1936
David Jagger (1891–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 126.5 x W 101 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961)

The Blue Pool 1911
Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961)
Oil on panel
H 30.2 x W 50.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Gwen John (1876–1939)

Seated Girl Holding a Piece of Sewing 1915–1925
Gwen John (1876–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 41 x W 33 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980)

Anne Finlay (1898–1963) 1920
Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 145.3 x W 100.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Clara Klinghoffer (1900–1970)

A Girl's Head 1925
Clara Klinghoffer (1900–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 45.4 x W 41.1 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Harold Knight (1874–1961)

The Embroideress 1921
Harold Knight (1874–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 76.9 x W 63.6 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Laura Knight (1877–1970)

Romany Belles c.1938
Laura Knight (1877–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 76.5 x W 63.9 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Henry Herbert La Thangue (1859–1929)

The Plough Boy c.1900
Henry Herbert La Thangue (1859–1929)
Oil on canvas
H 155 x W 117.7 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Georges Lacombe (1868–1916)

Sous-bois 1908–1910
Georges Lacombe (1868–1916)
Oil on canvas
H 73.1 x W 92.6 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Marie Laurencin (1883–1956)

La guitare 1936
Marie Laurencin (1883–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 65.2 x W 54.1 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Derwent Lees (1884–1931)

Lyndra in the Pyrenees 1913
Derwent Lees (1884–1931)
Oil on wood
H 41.7 x W 52 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)

The Day's Work, Hop-Picking 1938 or before
Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 76.7 x W 53.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Edward Morland Lewis (1903–1943)

Widgeon c.1938
Edward Morland Lewis (1903–1943)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 45.7 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957)

One of the Stations of the Dead 1933–1937
Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 127.6 x W 75.8 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)

Derelict Building 1941
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 43.3 x W 53.2 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Fernand Léger (1881–1955)

Nature morte avec un vase 1925
Fernand Léger (1881–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 65 x W 50 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Robert MacBryde (1913–1966)

Still Life, Vegetables
Robert MacBryde (1913–1966)
Oil on canvas
H 57 x W 67 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Sine MacKinnon (1901–1996)

Springtime c.1927
Sine MacKinnon (1901–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 99.4 x W 91.9 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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William MacTaggart (1903–1981)

Mougins, Alpes Maritimes, France
William MacTaggart (1903–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76.3 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Roy de Maistre (1894–1968)

Machine Shop 1963
Leroy Leveson Laurent Joseph de Maistre (1894–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 63.8 x W 76.7 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945)

A Study of Flowers 1923
James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 51 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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William Matthews (1885–1962)

Iona 1934
William Matthews (1885–1962)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 61.8 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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James McBey (1883–1959)

Phyllis with a Violin 1915
James McBey (1883–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 92.4 x W 70.3 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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David McClure (1926–1998)

Black Studio 1969
David McClure (1926–1998)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 125.4 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Ambrose McEvoy (1877–1927)

La reprise 1912
Ambrose McEvoy (1877–1927)
Oil on canvas
H 64.2 x W 76.4 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)

Still Life, Red Flower 1960
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on board
H 71.4 x W 91.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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John Minton (1917–1957)

Landscape and Windmill 1945
John Minton (1917–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 56.5 x W 76.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Alberto Morrocco (1917–1998)

A Winter Morning 1951
Alberto Morrocco (1917–1998)
Oil on plyboard
H 159.7 x W 91.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Robert Motherwell (1915–1991)

Scottish Ballad 1990
Robert Motherwell (1915–1991)
Acrylic & collage on canvas
H 91.5 x W 61 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Alfred James Munnings (1878–1959)

Gypsy Life 1920
Alfred James Munnings (1878–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 100.5 x W 126 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)

The Sandpit
John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 57.2 x W 92 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Paul Nash (1889–1946)

Wood on the Downs 1929
Paul Nash (1889–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 71.5 x W 92 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Angus Menmuir Neil (1924–1992)

A Boy 1955
Angus Menmuir Neil (1924–1992)
Oil on panel
H 75.7 x W 51.3 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889–1946)

Pays Basque
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 66.2 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)

14 March 47 (still life on table) 1947
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
Oil on board
H 46.1 x W 52.1 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Mabel Nicholson (1871–1918)

The Red Jersey c.1912
Mabel Nicholson (1871–1918)
Oil on canvas
H 55.5 x W 74.1 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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William Nicholson (1872–1949)

The Brown Crow 1917
William Nicholson (1872–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 122.9 x W 152.9 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981)

Honeysuckle and Sweetpeas c.1945–1946
Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981)
Oil on board
H 45.5 x W 74.1 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)

Landscape, Kirkcudbright
Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 63.9 x W 76.4 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Sir Thomas Jaffrey, Bt, LLD, Chairman of Aberdeen Art Gallery Committee (1928–1951)

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William Orpen (1878–1931)

Sir Thomas Jaffrey, Bt, LLD, Chairman of Aberdeen Art Gallery Committee (1928–1951) 1920
William Orpen (1878–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 111.7 x W 76.7 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)

Landscape, Cassis, France c.1924
Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 53.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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John Piper (1903–1992)

Park Place, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire 1941
John Piper (1903–1992)
Oil on canvas on panel
H 45.8 x W 61.1 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)

Les oliviers (Oliveraie Morning) 1930
Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 73.3 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)

Charred Bracken
Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)
Oil on hessian on board
H 65.5 x W 78.2 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Mary Potter (1900–1981)

Carnations 1950
Mary Potter (1900–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 84.4 x W 61.4 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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James Ferrier Pryde (1866–1941)

The Black Pillar
James Ferrier Pryde (1866–1941)
Oil on canvas
H 95.6 x W 75.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Eric Ravilious (1903–1942)

Train Landscape 1940
Eric Ravilious (1903–1942)
Watercolour on paper (collage)
H 44.1 x W 54.8 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
1940, watercolour on paper (collage) by Eric Ravilious (1903–1942)

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Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

Denise c.1950
Anne Redpath (1895–1965)
Oil on plyboard
H 111.6 x W 82.4 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Hamish Reid (1929–2005)

Flower Piece 1964
Hamish Reid (1929–2005)
Oil on board
H 91.4 x W 50.2 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Alan Reynolds (1926–2014)

Novemberscape 1956
Alan Reynolds (1926–2014)
Oil on board
H 76.7 x W 104.2 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Bridget Riley (b.1931)

To a Summer's Day 1980
Bridget Riley (b.1931)
Acrylic on linen
H 115.5 x W 251 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)

T. V. 1960
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 101.7 x W 183 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson (1887–1941)

Cecile 1922
Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson (1887–1941)
Oil on canvas
H 106.1 x W 91.6 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Claude Rogers (1907–1979)

Imogen 1938
Claude Rogers (1907–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 45.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Leonard Henry Rosoman (1913–2012)

Chickens in the Snow
Leonard Henry Rosoman (1913–2012)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 61.3 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Stanley Royle (1888–1961)

Sunshine and Shadow 1926
Stanley Royle (1888–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 127.4 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997)

The Balcony 1938
Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997)
Oil on canvas
H 76.8 x W 61.3 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Zdzislaw Ruszkowski (1907–1991)

Poplars and Canal 1962
Zdzislaw Ruszkowski (1907–1991)
Oil on canvas
H 71.9 x W 90.3 cm
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John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)

John Fyfe (1830–1903) 1902
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Oil on canvas
H 148 x W 97.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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William Scott (1913–1989)

Seated Nude 1940
William Scott (1913–1989)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 50.9 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)

La gaieté Rochechouart 1906
Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 61.3 x W 50.3 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Robert Sivell (1888–1958)

Family Group 1919
Robert Sivell (1888–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 176 x W 267.8 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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John Guthrie Spence Smith (1880–1951)

Glencoe, Highlands
John Guthrie Spence Smith (1880–1951)
Oil on board
H 63.5 x W 76.6 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)

The Green Chemise c.1931
Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 72.4 x W 92.4 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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John Bulloch Souter (1890–1971)

Goddess in Portland 1931
John Bulloch Souter (1890–1971)
Oil on panel
H 76.2 x W 63.8 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)

'Unaccustomed as I am…' 1956
Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
Oil on board
H 107.3 x W 132.8 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)

The Farmyard, Garsington, Oxfordshire 1925
Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 71.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

Southwold, Suffolk 1937
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 57.9 x W 89.9 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)

Eastbourne, East Sussex 1906
Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 36.6 x W 46.2 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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David Macbeth Sutherland (1883–1973)

The Fisherman's Regatta, Brittany, France 1943
David Macbeth Sutherland (1883–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 102.4 x W 127.7 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)

Outcast Coal Production – Depositing Earth from Buckets 1943
Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)
Pencil, oil pastel & gouache on paper
H 70 x W 85.3 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Henry Tonks (1862–1937)

Mrs Raynes's Tea Party 1928
Henry Tonks (1862–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 55.8 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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John Tunnard (1900–1971)

Weather Forecast 1944
John Tunnard (1900–1971)
Oil on board
H 64.1 x W 79.6 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)

Group of Figures 1968
John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 91.4 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Édouard Vuillard (1868–1940)

La partie de cartes (The Card Game) c.1928
Édouard Vuillard (1868–1940)
Distemper on paper on board
H 48.6 x W 60.9 cm
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Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)

Visibility Moderate 1934
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
Tempera on panel
H 63.8 x W 89 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Alfred Wallis (1855–1942)

Three Boats off the Shore
Alfred Wallis (1855–1942)
Oil on cardboard
H 35.1 x W 47 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Alison Watt (b.1965)

Cherries, Forbidden Fruit and Pear in a Landscape 1991
Alison Watt (b.1965)
Oil on canvas
H 152 x W 60.6 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)

The Return, Conversation 1950
Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
Oil on hardboard
H 60.9 x W 76 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Charles Thomas Wheeler (1892–1974)

Slumber 1944
Charles Thomas Wheeler (1892–1974)
Stone & oak
H 71 x W 92 x D 7.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Terrick John Williams (1860–1936)

In with the Tide, Concarneau, France 1929–1930
Terrick John Williams (1860–1936)
Oil on canvas
H 64.5 x W 76.1 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008)

Geranium Landscape
Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008)
Oil on canvas
H 116 x W 101.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Adrian Wiszniewski (b.1958)

British Sculptor, Painter, Critic 1987
Adrian Wiszniewski (b.1958)
Oil on canvas
H 213 x W 213 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Christopher Wood (1901–1930)

The Quay, Dieppe, France 1929
Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
Oil on board
H 41.5 x W 56.2 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Ossip Zadkine (1890–1967)

Les trois belles 1950
Ossip Zadkine (1890–1967)
Brass
H 78.5 x W 34.5 x D 18 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Alfred Wallis (1855–1942)
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
Fernand Léger (1881–1955)
James Dickson Innes (1887–1914)
John Tunnard (1900–1971)
Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)
Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
Charles Thomas Wheeler (1892–1974)
Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)
Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997)
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