Bolton Museum opened in the middle of the elegant Le Mans Crescent in 1947. The 20th Century collection was considerably first with the bequest from Bolton cotton manufacturer, Frank Hindley Smith, who was friends with Roger Fry, Maynard Keynes and Samuel Courtauld, and so was able to introduce paintings by Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and William Roberts into the collection. Guided by the Walker Art Gallery, contemporary sculpture by Jacob Epstein, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth was purchased and the donation of the Sycamore Collection of British printmaking from 1900 to 1960 alongside other gifts and acquisitions has enabled Bolton to develop a collection of some distinction.
John Richardson Gauld (1885–1961)
John Richardson Gauld (1885–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 68 x W 51 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
William Bernard Adeney (1878–1966)
William Bernard Adeney (1878–1966)
Oil on canvas
H 41.5 x W 54.4 cm
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John Armstrong (1893–1973)
John Armstrong (1893–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 49 x W 69 cm
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John Banting (1902–1972)
John Banting (1902–1972)
Oil on board
H 105 x W 80 cm
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Keith Baynes (1887–1977)
Keith Baynes (1887–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 59 x W 49 cm
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Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Oil on board
H 70 x W 56 cm
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Sandra Blow (1925–2006)
Sandra Blow (1925–2006)
Oil, gouache, gum & scratching out on board
H 49.5 x W 66 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Brian Bradshaw (1923–2016)
Brian Bradshaw (1923–2016)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 70 cm
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John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)
John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)
Oil on hardboard
H 120 x W 58.5 cm
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Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003)
Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003)
Cast bronze
H 64 x W 42 x D 31 cm
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Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
Oil on canvas
H 50.4 x W 30 cm
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John Craxton (1922–2009)
John Craxton (1922–2009)
Ripolin on board
H 41 x W 53.4 cm
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Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
Cast bronze
H 55 x W 30 x D 16 cm
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Merlyn Oliver Evans (1910–1973)
Merlyn Oliver Evans (1910–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 151 x W 151 cm
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Geoffrey Scowcroft Fletcher (1923–2004)
Geoffrey Scowcroft Fletcher (1923–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 55 cm
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Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Cast bronze
H 58 x W 22 x D 19 cm
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Terry Frost (1915–2003)
Terry Frost (1915–2003)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63.5 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934)
Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934)
Oil on canvas
H 54 x W 65 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Charles Ginner (1878–1952)
Charles Ginner (1878–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 67 x W 49 cm
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Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 37 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Brian Hagger (1935–2006)
Brian Hagger (1935–2006)
Oil on canvas
H 92 x W 72 cm
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Roger Hampson (1925–1996)
Roger Hampson (1925–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 37 x W 24.5 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)
Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)
Carved lignum vitae
H 62 x W 57 x D 23 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Lubaina Himid (b.1954)
Lubaina Himid (b.1954)
Oil on canvas
H 83.5 x W 83.5 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 80 x W 61 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Humphrey Jennings (1907–1950)
Humphrey Jennings (1907–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 33 x W 43 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Gwyneth Johnstone (1915–2010)
Gwyneth Johnstone (1915–2010)
Oil on board
H 87 x W 105 cm
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Laura Knight (1877–1970)
Laura Knight (1877–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 64 cm
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Henry Lamb (1883–1960)
Henry Lamb (1883–1960)
Oil on panel
H 32 x W 24 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Lynton Harold Lamb (1907–1977)
Lynton Harold Lamb (1907–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 67 x W 49 cm
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Henry Moore (1898–1986)
Henry Moore (1898–1986)
Cast bronze
H 42 x W 33 x D 25 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889–1946)
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 58 cm
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Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
Oil, tempera & pencil on board
H 25.4 x W 35.6 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
John Nicholson (1916–1972)
John Nicholson (1916–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 49.5 x W 59.5 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Thérèse Oulton (b.1953)
Thérèse Oulton (b.1953)
Oil & encaustic on canvas
H 71 x W 51 cm
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Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)
Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)
Cast bronze
H 39.5 x W 36.5 x D 14 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)
Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 61 cm
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Stella Platt (1913–2011)
Stella Platt (1913–2011)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 51 cm
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William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 39 x W 49 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Bryan Senior (b.1935)
Bryan Senior (b.1935)
Oil on board
H 57 x W 74 cm
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Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 91 x W 59 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Albert Edward Turpin (1900–1964)
Albert Edward Turpin (1900–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 29 x W 39 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
Tempera on linen on board
H 80 x W 62 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
Erich Wolfsfeld (1884–1956)
Erich Wolfsfeld (1884–1956)
Oil on paper
H 75 x W 57 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
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Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
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Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
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William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
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Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
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