Collecting artworks since 1883, the Gallery is especially known for its Charles Lee Collection of oil paintings, watercolours, drawings and engravings, presented to the town in 1888. It has an additionally fine selection of Modern British Art from the 20th Century amongst the more than 2,000 artworks in its collection. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.

Artists featured in this Curation: Frank Helmuth Auerbach (b.1931), Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983), Walter Bayes (1869–1955), Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955), Alan Beeton (1880–1942), Sandra Blow (1925–2006), David Bomberg (1890–1957), John Randall Bratby (1928–1992), Herbert Ashwin Budd (1881–1950), Isabel Codrington (1874–1943), and 50 more
60 artworks
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  • Frank Auerbach (b.1931)

    E. O. W. on Her Blue Eiderdown 1963
    Frank Helmuth Auerbach (b.1931)
    Oil on canvas
    H 47 x W 54 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    E. O. W. on Her Blue Eiderdown
    © the artist. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983)

    Coniston Fell, Lancashire, from Harter Fell, Cumberland 1947
    Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983)
    Oil on canvas
    H 63.5 x W 76.2 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Coniston Fell, Lancashire, from Harter Fell, Cumberland
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Walter Bayes (1869–1955)

    A boire
    Walter Bayes (1869–1955)
    Oil on canvas
    H 134.5 x W 182 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    A boire
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Bridgeman Images

  • Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)

    The Serpentine Quarry, near Mullion, Cornwall c.1920
    Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90 x W 120.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    The Serpentine Quarry, near Mullion, Cornwall
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Alan Beeton (1880–1942)

    Girl in a Wood
    Alan Beeton (1880–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 152.5 x W 100 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Girl in a Wood
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Sandra Blow (1925–2006)

    Number Seventeen 1961
    Sandra Blow (1925–2006)
    Oil on board
    H 122 x W 112 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Number Seventeen
    © the Sandra Blow estate partnership. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • David Bomberg (1890–1957)

    Toledo, Spain 1929
    David Bomberg (1890–1957)
    Oil on canvas
    H 58.4 x W 76.2 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Toledo, Spain
    © the estate of David Bomberg. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • John Bratby (1928–1992)

    Sewing Machine, Wife and Baby c.1960
    John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)
    Oil on board
    H 89.5 x W 118 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Sewing Machine, Wife and Baby
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Herbert Ashwin Budd (1881–1950)

    The Bird Shop c.1920
    Herbert Ashwin Budd (1881–1950)
    Oil on canvas
    H 101.5 x W 127 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    The Bird Shop
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Isabel Codrington (1874–1943)

    Old Tramp
    Isabel Codrington (1874–1943)
    Oil on canvas
    H 150.5 x W 100 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Old Tramp
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Philip Connard (1875–1958)

    Merry England
    Philip Connard (1875–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 246 x W 121 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Merry England
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • John Craxton (1922–2009)

    Beach Scene 1949
    John Craxton (1922–2009)
    Oil on canvas
    H 99 x W 75.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Beach Scene
    © estate of John Craxton. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971)

    La passerelle
    Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971)
    Oil on panel
    H 48 x W 60 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    La passerelle
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Alfred East (1844–1913)

    Autumn in the Valley of the Ouse, Sussex exhibited 1905
    Alfred East (1844–1913)
    Oil on canvas
    H 120.5 x W 151 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Autumn in the Valley of the Ouse, Sussex
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)

    Fifteenth Portrait of Peggy Jean 1935
    Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
    Bronze
    H 56.5 x W 44 x D 27 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Fifteenth Portrait of Peggy Jean
    © The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein / Tate Images. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • James Fitton (1899–1982)

    Tavern Brawl
    James Fitton (1899–1982)
    Oil on canvas
    H 87.5 x W 80 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Tavern Brawl
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Stanhope Forbes (1857–1947)

    The Drinking Place 1900
    Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947)
    Oil on canvas
    H 174 x W 152.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    The Drinking Place
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

    Birdman early 1960s
    Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
    Bronze
    H 82 x W 21 x D 21 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Birdman
    © The Executors of the Frink Estate and Archive. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Terry Frost (1915–2003)

    59/60 1959/1960
    Terry Frost (1915–2003)
    Oil on canvas
    H 120 x W 118 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    59/60
    © estate of Terry Frost. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Ethel Gabain (1883–1950)

    Adelaide Stanley as Kate in 'The Two Bouquets'
    Ethel Léontine Gabain (1883–1950)
    Oil on canvas
    H 74.5 x W 62 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Adelaide Stanley as Kate in 'The Two Bouquets'
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

    Tulips and Mimosa 1929
    Mark Gertler (1891–1939)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 82 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Tulips and Mimosa
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Albert Goodwin (1845–1932)

    Whitby
    Albert Goodwin (1845–1932)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 33 x W 23 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Whitby
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)

    Dieppe, France
    Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)
    Oil on canvas
    H 59.5 x W 49.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Dieppe, France
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bridgeman Images

  • Allan Gwynne-Jones (1892–1982)

    The Soldier's Daughter 1930
    Allan Gwynne-Jones (1892–1982)
    Oil on canvas
    H 43.2 x W 40.6 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    The Soldier's Daughter
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Harold C. Harvey (1874–1941)

    My Kitchen 1923
    Harold Charles Harvey (1874–1941)
    Oil on canvas
    H 100.5 x W 77.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    My Kitchen
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Patrick Heron (1920–1999)

    Scarlet and Green in Brown, November, 1961 1961
    Patrick Heron (1920–1999)
    Oil on canvas
    H 74 x W 100 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Scarlet and Green in Brown, November, 1961
    © the estate of Patrick Heron. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)

    Trujillo, Spain 1965
    Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)
    Oil on canvas
    H 59 x W 79 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Trujillo, Spain
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Lubaina Himid (b.1954)

    Allow Your Friends to Meet Your Enemies 2011
    Lubaina Himid (b.1954)
    Acrylic, pencil & magazine clipping on paper
    H 74.5 x W 95 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Allow Your Friends to Meet Your Enemies
    © the artist. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)

    Husband and Wife 1963
    Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)
    Oil on panel
    H 46 x W 64 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Husband and Wife
    © Howard Hodgkin. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933)

    A Summer Idyll 1908
    Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933)
    Oil on canvas
    H 126 x W 151 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    A Summer Idyll
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • John Hoyland (1934–2011)

    Untitled 1978
    John Hoyland (1934–2011)
    Acrylic on paper
    H 76 x W 56.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Untitled
    © estate of John Hoyland. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Gerald Kelly (1879–1972)

    The Burmese Dancer IV 1919–1920
    Gerald Festus Kelly (1879–1972)
    Oil on canvas
    H 117 x W 81 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    The Burmese Dancer IV
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Laura Knight (1877–1970)

    A Theatre Dressing Room
    Laura Knight (1877–1970)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 62.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    A Theatre Dressing Room
    © reproduced with permission of the estate of Dame Laura Knight, DBE, RA / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Walter Langley (1852–1922)

    'The tender grace of a day that is dead will never come back to me' 1909
    Walter Langley (1852–1922)
    Oil on canvas
    H 115.5 x W 105.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    'The tender grace of a day that is dead will never come back to me'
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Derwent Lees (1884–1931)

    Landscape with a Figure
    Derwent Lees (1884–1931)
    Oil on canvas
    H 23.5 x W 32 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Landscape with a Figure
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Neville Lewis (1895–1972)

    Gipsy Boy
    Neville Lewis (1895–1972)
    Oil on canvas
    H 49.5 x W 39.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Gipsy Boy
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • L. S. Lowry (1887–1976)

    The Procession
    Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
    Oil on canvas
    H 35.5 x W 54.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    The Procession
    © Gallery Oldham. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • James McBey (1883–1959)

    Saada 1936
    James McBey (1883–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 79.2 x W 63.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Saada
    © Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)

    Toddler c.1938
    Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)
    Oil on canvas
    H 99.5 x W 74.4 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Toddler
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Cedric Morris (1889–1982)

    Hardings Down, Llangynydd (Llangennith) 1928
    Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 75 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Hardings Down, Llangynydd (Llangennith)
    © trustees of the Cedric Lockwood Morris Estate/Foundation / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Albert Julius Olsson (1864–1942)

    Rising Moon, St Ives Bay, Cornwall exhibited 1905
    Albert Julius Olsson (1864–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 115.5 x W 151 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Rising Moon, St Ives Bay, Cornwall
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)

    Artist's Garden
    Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)
    Oil on canvas
    H 112 x W 102 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Artist's Garden
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Charles Pears (1873–1958)

    The Needles, Isle of Wight
    Charles Pears (1873–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 38 x W 59.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    The Needles, Isle of Wight
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Peter Phillips (b.1939)

    Gravy for the Navy 1963
    Peter Phillips (b.1939)
    Oil & gloss paint on canvas & hardboard
    H 240 x W 159 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Gravy for the Navy
    © Peter and Zoe Phillips. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Glyn Philpot (1884–1937)

    Lilacs
    Glyn Warren Philpot (1884–1937)
    Oil on canvas
    H 112 x W 85 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Lilacs
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • James Purdy (1900–1972)

    Unveiling of the War Memorial, Oldham, Lancashire, 28 April 1923
    James Purdy (1900–1972)
    Oil on canvas
    H 101.5 x W 122 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Unveiling of the War Memorial, Oldham, Lancashire, 28 April 1923
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Harold Riley (b.1934)

    Boating Lake, Alexandra Park, Oldham, Lancashire
    Harold Riley (1934–2023)
    Oil on paper
    H 74 x W 100 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Boating Lake, Alexandra Park, Oldham, Lancashire
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • William Rothenstein (1872–1945)

    A Corner of the Talmud School 1907
    William Rothenstein (1872–1945)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90 x W 70.5 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    A Corner of the Talmud School
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Stanley Royle (1888–1961)

    A Derbyshire Landscape
    Stanley Royle (1888–1961)
    Oil on canvas
    H 63.5 x W 76 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    A Derbyshire Landscape
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bridgeman Images

  • Abdus Shakoor Shah (b.1946)

    Her favourite scented hair oil and comb... 1999
    Abdus Shakoor Shah (b.1946)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 35 x W 27 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Her favourite scented hair oil and comb...
    © the artist. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Jack Simcock (1929–2012)

    Cottage on a Hillside 1963
    Jack Simcock (1929–2012)
    Oil on board
    H 80 x W 130 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Cottage on a Hillside
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Walter Sickert (1860–1942)

    Barnet Fair, Hertfordshire 1930
    Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 73.5 x W 61 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Barnet Fair, Hertfordshire
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Joseph Southall (1861–1944)

    Along the Shore 1914
    Joseph Edward Southall (1861–1944)
    Tempera on silk
    H 53.3 x W 36.8 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Along the Shore
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Graham Sutherland (1903–1980)

    Welsh Landscape 1938
    Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)
    Gouache on paper
    H 59 x W 70 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Welsh Landscape
    © estate of Graham Sutherland. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Algernon Talmage (1871–1939)

    The Ford
    Algernon Talmage (1871–1939)
    Oil on canvas
    H 98 x W 151 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    The Ford
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Fred Uhlman (1901–1985)

    Two Welsh Cottages
    Fred Uhlman (1901–1985)
    Oil on canvas
    H 39 x W 50 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Two Welsh Cottages
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Edward Wadsworth (1889–1949)

    Imaginary Harbour II 1934
    Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
    Tempera & linen canvas on hardboard
    H 59.9 x W 85.1 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Imaginary Harbour II
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Carel Weight (1908–1997)

    'As I wend to the shores I know not, As I list to the dirge, the voices of men and women wreck'd' 1951
    Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
    Oil on panel
    H 120 x W 260 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    'As I wend to the shores I know not, As I list to the dirge, the voices of men and women wreck'd'
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Terrick John Williams (1860–1936)

    Cassis, France c.1929
    Terrick John Williams (1860–1936)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76 x W 94 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Cassis, France
    Image credit: Gallery Oldham

  • Harold Workman (1897–1975)

    Barge Corner
    Harold Workman (1897–1975)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 62 cm
    Gallery Oldham
    Barge Corner
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Gallery Oldham

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    Alfred East (1844–1913)
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    Joseph Edward Southall (1861–1944)
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    Gerald Festus Kelly (1879–1972)
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    Abdus Shakoor Shah (b.1946)
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    Jack Simcock (1929–2012)
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    David Bomberg (1890–1957)
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    Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
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