Cartwright Hall Art Gallery opened in 1904 with monies provided by textile magnate Samuel Cunliffe-Lister who provided the site, Lister Park, and a newly designed building. It was named after Edward Cartwright, who invented the power-loom, the basis for Cunliffe-Lister's fortune. It holds a strong collection of Newlyn School and New English Art Club artists to represent Edwardian art. Gifts from the Contemporary Art Society and then Director Peter Bird, who began to collect Bradford-born artist David Hockney, and John Morley, who instigated the Bradford International Print Biennale, strengthened the representation right across the century. Its South Asian contemporary collection is one of the collection's 21st Century highlights.

Artists featured in this Curation: Iain Macnab (1890–1967), William MacTaggart (1903–1981), Ambrose McEvoy (1877–1927), Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950), Paul Ayshford Methuen (1886–1974), Laimonis Mierins (1929–2011), Dhruva Mistry (b.1957), Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982), Harry Morley (1881–1943), Claude Grahame Muncaster (1903–1974), and 66 more
76 artworks

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Cassis-sur-Mer
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Iain Macnab (1890–1967)

Cassis-sur-Mer
Iain Macnab (1890–1967)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 61 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Evening, Oslofjord
© by permission of the artist's family. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

William MacTaggart (1903–1981)

Evening, Oslofjord c.1941
William MacTaggart (1903–1981)
Oil on wood
H 52 x W 61.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Mademoiselle de Pourtales
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Ambrose McEvoy (1877–1927)

Mademoiselle de Pourtales c.1925
Ambrose McEvoy (1877–1927)
Oil on canvas
H 154 x W 103 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Flowers in a Pot
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)

Flowers in a Pot
Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 62 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Conques, Aveyron
© trustees of the Corsham estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Paul Ayshford Methuen (1886–1974)

Conques, Aveyron exhibited 1955
Paul Ayshford Methuen (1886–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 76.5 x W 102 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Shipley
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Laimonis Mierins (1929–2011)

Shipley 1962
Laimonis Mierins (1929–2011)
Oil on board
H 35 x W 43.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Guardian I
© the artist. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Dhruva Mistry (b.1957)

Guardian I 1993
Dhruva Mistry (b.1957)
Bronze
H 38 x W 51 x D 22 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)

Polstead, Suffolk c.1933
Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 67.5 x W 80 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Pedlar
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Harry Morley (1881–1943)

The Pedlar exhibited 1924
Harry Morley (1881–1943)
Oil on canvas
H 117.5 x W 76 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Algiers
© by kind permission of Claude Muncaster's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Claude Grahame Muncaster (1903–1974)

Algiers
Claude Grahame Muncaster (1903–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 61.5 x W 122 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Black Bottle and Onions
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Charles Murray (1894–1954)

Black Bottle and Onions
Charles Murray (1894–1954)
Oil on canvas
H 62 x W 76 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Portrait of a Man in a Prayer Shawl
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Philip Naviasky (1894–1983)

Portrait of a Man in a Prayer Shawl 1925
Philip Naviasky (1894–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 99.5 x W 59 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Old Canal, Bath
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)

The Old Canal, Bath 1926 or before
John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 70 x W 79 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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View from a Window, Nice
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Paul Nash (1889–1946)

View from a Window, Nice 1934
Paul Nash (1889–1946)
Oil on board
H 63.5 x W 46 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Strand by Night
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889–1946)

The Strand by Night c.1937
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 61 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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September Afternoon, Epping Forest
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Herbert H. Newton (1881–1959)

September Afternoon, Epping Forest 1930
Herbert H. Newton (1881–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 53.5 x W 84 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Rochester Castle
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Bertram Nicholls (1883–1974)

Rochester Castle
Bertram Nicholls (1883–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 48 x W 59 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Chinese Vase
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

William Nicholson (1872–1949)

The Chinese Vase 1911
William Nicholson (1872–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 59.5 x W 53.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Stormy Day on the Itchen
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Margaret Graeme Niven (1906–1997)

Stormy Day on the Itchen
Margaret Graeme Niven (1906–1997)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 91.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Girl Mending
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Roderic O'Conor (1860–1940)

Girl Mending 1901
Roderic O'Conor (1860–1940)
Oil on plywood panel
H 49.5 x W 41 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Mrs Thomas Howarth
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

William Orpen (1878–1931)

Mrs Thomas Howarth 1926
William Orpen (1878–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 77 x W 66 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Figure with Mechanical Head
© trustees of the Paolozzi Foundation, licensed by DACS 2025. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)

Figure with Mechanical Head 1958
Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)
Bronze
H 63.5 x W 40 x D 18.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Croft on Dava Moor
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

James McIntosh Patrick (1907–1998)

Croft on Dava Moor 1938
James McIntosh Patrick (1907–1998)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 61 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Still Life
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)

Still Life
Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 51 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Study of Mrs M. Fisher Prout
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Louise Pickard (1865–1928)

Study of Mrs M. Fisher Prout
Louise Pickard (1865–1928)
Oil on board
H 48 x W 51 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Miss Donald, the Housekeeper at Cliffe Castle
© The Stonebridge Trust. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Marie-Louise Roosevelt Pierrepont (1889–1984)

Miss Donald, the Housekeeper at Cliffe Castle
Marie-Louise Roosevelt Pierrepont (1889–1984)
Oil on canvas
H 82 x W 68.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Dunmow Road from Tilty Wood
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)

The Dunmow Road from Tilty Wood 1915
Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 52 x W 63.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Port Madoc Harbour
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)

Port Madoc Harbour
Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)
Oil on hardboard
H 66 x W 82.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Dr Margaret Sharp
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Joyce Platt (1920–2010)

Dr Margaret Sharp
Joyce Platt (1920–2010)
Oil on canvas
H 109 x W 83 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

Arnold Priestman (1854–1925)

View in Norway
Arnold Priestman (1854–1925)
Oil on canvas on board
H 15.5 x W 22 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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His Majesty's Mail, Kilnsey Crag
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Bertram Priestman (1868–1951)

His Majesty's Mail, Kilnsey Crag 1920
Bertram Priestman (1868–1951)
Oil on canvas
H 91.5 x W 111.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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A Brittany Antique Shop
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Ernest Procter (1886–1935)

A Brittany Antique Shop 1911
Ernest Procter (1886–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 127.5 x W 117 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Great Doorway
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

James Ferrier Pryde (1866–1941)

The Great Doorway
James Ferrier Pryde (1866–1941)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 30.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Chaukhandi Tomb No. 23
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Nahid Raza (b.1947)

Chaukhandi Tomb No. 23 1985
Nahid Raza (b.1947)
Acrylic on paper
H 56 x W 38 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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A London Street Scene
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Mary Rennell (1901–1981)

A London Street Scene c.1937
Mary Rennell (1901–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 85 x W 75 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Orange
© estate of Ceri Richards. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Ceri Giraldus Richards (1903–1971)

The Orange 1950?
Ceri Giraldus Richards (1903–1971)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 53.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Spirit of Autumn
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Herbert Davis Richter (1874–1955)

The Spirit of Autumn exhibited 1924
Herbert Davis Richter (1874–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 86.5 x W 112 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Paddock (Jockeys)
© estate of John David Roberts. By courtesy of The William Roberts Society. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)

The Paddock (Jockeys) 1928
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 122.5 x W 92.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Fallen Tree
© Crispin Rogers. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Claude Rogers (1907–1979)

The Fallen Tree 1939
Claude Rogers (1907–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 61 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Painter Richard Eurich in His Studio
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Leonard Henry Rosoman (1913–2012)

The Painter Richard Eurich in His Studio 1988
Leonard Henry Rosoman (1913–2012)
Acrylic on canvas
H 107 x W 152.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

William Rothenstein (1872–1945)

Blasted Trees
William Rothenstein (1872–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 98 x W 81 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Winter, Nesfield
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Herbert F. Royle (1870–1958)

Winter, Nesfield 1958
Herbert F. Royle (1870–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 61 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Song of the Shirt
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Albert Daniel Rutherston (1881–1953)

The Song of the Shirt 1902
Albert Daniel Rutherston (1881–1953)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 58.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Mrs Ernest Hills
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)

Mrs Ernest Hills
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Oil on canvas
H 163 x W 108 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Ilkley Moor
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Eric Satchwell (1926–2012)

Ilkley Moor
Eric Satchwell (1926–2012)
Oil on canvas
H 30.5 x W 35.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Edward Brian Seago (1910–1974)

The Valley Farm
Edward Brian Seago (1910–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Polar Star
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

William Shackleton (1872–1933)

The Polar Star 1920
William Shackleton (1872–1933)
Oil on canvas
H 103 x W 76.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Market Place, Ghardaïa
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Thomas Frederick Mason Sheard (1866–1921)

The Market Place, Ghardaïa
Thomas Frederick Mason Sheard (1866–1921)
Oil on canvas
H 91.5 x W 120.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Wartime
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Charles Sims (1873–1928)

Wartime 1901
Charles Sims (1873–1928)
Oil on canvas
H 79.5 x W 79 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Torso
© The estate of John Skeaping / Tate Images. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

John Rattenbury Skeaping (1901–1980)

Torso 1921–1929
John Rattenbury Skeaping (1901–1980)
Marble
H 52 x W 35 x D 32.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Ballachulish
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

John Guthrie Spence Smith (1880–1951)

Ballachulish
John Guthrie Spence Smith (1880–1951)
Oil on canvas
H 64 x W 76 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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White Roses and Pears
© by permission of the copyright holder. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)

White Roses and Pears 1930
Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Julie with the Oranges
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Howard Somerville (1873–1952)

Julie with the Oranges
Howard Somerville (1873–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Troops in the Countryside
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)

Troops in the Countryside
Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 112.5 x W 153 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

Cookham from Cookham Dean
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 65 x W 116 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Blue Pool
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Harold Squire (1881–1959)

The Blue Pool 1911-1913
Harold Squire (1881–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 56 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The End of the Chapter
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)

The End of the Chapter 1911
Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 120.5 x W 143.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Flowers and Still Life
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Rowland Suddaby (1912–1972)

Flowers and Still Life 1931
Rowland Suddaby (1912–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Still Life and White Marguerites
© the artist. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Philip Sutton (b.1928)

Still Life and White Marguerites 1957
Philip Sutton (b.1928)
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 71 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Mafalda
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Leonard Campbell Taylor (1874–1969)

Mafalda 1934
Leonard Campbell Taylor (1874–1969)
Oil on canvas
H 76.5 x W 64 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Potman
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Alfred Reginald Thomson (1894–1979)

The Potman 1924
Alfred Reginald Thomson (1894–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 52 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Summer 1959
© DACS 2025. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Summer 1959 1959
Joe Tilson (1928–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 200 x W 79 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Rustic Pageantry
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Henry Tonks (1862–1937)

Rustic Pageantry 1908–1910
Henry Tonks (1862–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 108 x W 92 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Beechwood
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Julian Trevelyan (1910–1988)

The Beechwood 1955
Julian Trevelyan (1910–1988)
Oil on canvas
H 93 x W 107 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
© the estate of Keith Vaughan. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian 1958 or before
John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
Oil on hardboard
H 91.5 x W 124.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Broadbottom, near Glossop
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)

Broadbottom, near Glossop 1922
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
Oil on board
H 72 x W 94.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Professor Frederick Brown
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Ethel Walker (1861–1951)

Professor Frederick Brown c.1920
Ethel Walker (1861–1951)
Oil on panel
H 36.2 x W 26.7 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Storm over Wharfedale
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Francis Wall (1890–1981)

Storm over Wharfedale
Francis Wall (1890–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 49 x W 59.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Cornish Landscape
© the Ethelbert White estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Ethelbert White (1891–1972)

Cornish Landscape
Ethelbert White (1891–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 76 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Grand Socco, Tangier
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Christopher Williams (1873–1934)

Grand Socco, Tangier
Christopher Williams (1873–1934)
Oil on canvas
H 30.5 x W 39.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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The Manicure (Portrait of Frosca Munster)
Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Christopher Wood (1901–1930)

The Manicure (Portrait of Frosca Munster) 1929
Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 152.4 x W 101.6 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Adam
© the artist. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Tom Wood (b.1955)

Adam 1978
Tom Wood (b.1955)
Oil on canvas
H 142.2 x W 64.8 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Cemetery in a Mountain Village, Sicily
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Jack Wright (1919–1994)

Cemetery in a Mountain Village, Sicily 1973
Jack Wright (1919–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 91.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Atavistic Group
© estate of Bryan Wynter. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)

Atavistic Group 1959
Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 142 x W 137 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Red Composition
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901–1991)

Red Composition 1959
Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901–1991)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 70 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries

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Night Duty
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)

Night Duty 1954 or before
Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries