20th Century Spotlight: Chelmsford Museum

Chelmsford Museum is housed in Oaklands House, a Grade II listed building designed by Charles Pertwee for Frederick Wells, a director of the Chelmsford Brewery, in the 1860s. It also served as a hospital before opening as a museum in 1930. Its Fine Art Collection includes works by artists with a strong local collection.

Artists featured in this Curation: John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983), Charles Archer (1904–1993), Anthony Atkinson (1929–2015), Michael Ayrton (1921–1975), Alfred Bennett Bamford (1857–1939), Roderic Barrett (1920–2000), Charles Bartlett (1921–2014), Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906–1988), Douglas Percy Bliss (1900–1984), Doris Boulton-Maude (1893–1961), and 22 more See all

32 artworks

Storyline Album Showcase

John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983)
Garden in January 1967
John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 52 x W 76 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Charles Archer (1904–1993)
The Old Corn Exchange and Market 1957
Charles Archer (1904–1993)
Oil on board
H 44.3 x W 64.7 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Anthony Atkinson (1929–2015)
Water Meadows, Boxted exhibited 1967
Anthony Atkinson (1929–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 101.6 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Michael Ayrton (1921–1975)
Contained Maze 1966
Michael Ayrton (1921–1975)
Acrylic & collage on canvas
H 102 x W 152 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Alfred Bennett Bamford (1857–1939)
Barnes Lock, Springfield 1906
Alfred Bennett Bamford (1857–1939)
Watercolour on paper
H 12.5 x W 17.5 cm
Chelmsford Museums

Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Roderic Barrett (1920–2000)
Separate Relations 1970s
Roderic Barrett (1920–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 120.7 x W 120.7 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Charles Bartlett (1921–2014)
Essex Estuary 1976?
Charles Bartlett (1921–2014)
Oil on canvas
H 50.5 x W 60 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906–1988)
Orchard Snowscape, Felsted 1944
Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906–1988)
Oil on canvas
H 14 x W 22 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Douglas Percy Bliss (1900–1984)
High Noon, Windley 1951
Douglas Percy Bliss (1900–1984)
Oil on canvas
H 74.3 x W 99.7 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© P. and R. Bliss. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Doris Boulton-Maude (1893–1961)
Untitled (Mayes Farm, Sandon) 1940
Doris Boulton-Maude (1893–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 60 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Reginald Brill (1902–1974)
Smoke c.1974 (?)
Reginald Brill (1902–1974)
Oil on board
H 67 x W 49.1 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© Carol Hewes and Gillian Mary Webb. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Geoffrey Norman Burnand (1912–1996)
The Carpenter 1977
Geoffrey Norman Burnand (1912–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 167 x W 83 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Peter Coker (1926–2004)
Leadgate, Cumbria 1970
Peter Coker (1926–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 62.2 x W 75.5 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the estate of Peter Coker, RA. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Rosalind Cuthbert (b.1951)
Cecil Collins at the Central School of Art, London 1982
Rosalind Cuthbert (b.1951)
Oil on canvas
H 202 x W 67 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
John Doubleday (b.1947)
Director
John Doubleday (b.1947)
Bronze
H 49 x W 49 x D 1 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Paul Gopal-Chowdhury (b.1949)
Still Life with Bread 1981
Paul Gopal-Chowdhury (b.1949)
Oil on canvas
H 59 x W 74.2 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Bernard Hailstone (1910–1987)
District Officer F. G. Keen of Chelmsford, OBE, Auxiliary Fire Service 1942
Bernard Hailstone (1910–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 104 x W 78.8 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Maggi Hambling (b.1945)
Lett Dreaming
Maggi Hambling (b.1945)
Oil on canvas
H 163 x W 122 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones (1908–1968)
Mother and Child c.1963–1964
Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones (1908–1968)
Plasticine on wire
H 15.3 x W 10 x D 5 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Lynton Harold Lamb (1907–1977)
Winter Landscape: Essex 1963
Lynton Harold Lamb (1907–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 61.5 x W 73.5 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Edward Lysaght (1902–1997)
Late Autumn, Whitebrook Valley 1970s?
Edward Lysaght (1902–1997)
Oil on paper
H 45.5 x W 73 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Stephen McKenna (1939–2017)
Heroic Still Life 1981
Stephen McKenna (1939–2017)
Oil on canvas
H 68.6 x W 89.2 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Edward Middleditch (1923–1987)
Seascape 1 1974
Edward Middleditch (1923–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 116.5 x W 139.5 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the estate of Edward Middleditch, courtesy James Hyman Gallery, London. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Dhruva Mistry (b.1957)
Seated Figure
Dhruva Mistry (b.1957)
Stainless steel
H 51 x W 43 x D 74 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)
The Swiss Visitor 1925
Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 79.8 x W 63.5 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© trustees of the Cedric Lockwood Morris Estate/Foundation / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
John Scorror O'Connor (1913–2004)
Pond on Tollesbury Marshes 1961
John Scorror O'Connor (1913–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 75 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Stella Rankin (1915–2009)
Smithfield rosettes 1964
Stella Rankin (1915–2009)
Oil on board
H 40.5 x W 30.5 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the estate of Stella Rankin. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997)
Ethel House, Great Bardfield 1942
Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997)
Oil on canvas on board
H 61.6 x W 77.4 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Lawrence Self (1924–2002)
Sunlight and Sea Wall, Walberswick 1968
Lawrence Self (1924–2002)
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 76.2 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Edwin Smith (1912–1971)
Stacking Peas with a view of Waveney Church, Norfolk 1948–1949
Edwin Smith (1912–1971)
Oil on board
H 44 x W 60 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© Chelmsford Museums. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
John Humphrey Spender (1910–2005)
Paper Mills 1957
John Humphrey Spender (1910–2005)
Oil on board
H 40.1 x W 56.1 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the Humphrey Spender Archive. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Ethelbert White (1891–1972)
New Hall Farm, Boreham
Ethelbert White (1891–1972)
Oil on board
H 27 x W 35.5 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the Ethelbert White estate. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums