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 (1931–2024), 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 See all

60 artworks

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Frank Auerbach (b.1931)

E. O. W. on Her Blue Eiderdown 1963
Frank Helmuth Auerbach (1931–2024)
Oil on canvas
H 47 x W 54 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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Walter Bayes (1869–1955)

A boire
Walter Bayes (1869–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 134.5 x W 182 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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Alan Beeton (1880–1942)

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

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Sandra Blow (1925–2006)

Number Seventeen 1961
Sandra Blow (1925–2006)
Oil on board
H 122 x W 112 cm
Gallery Oldham

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David Bomberg (1890–1957)

Toledo, Spain 1929
David Bomberg (1890–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 58.4 x W 76.2 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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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

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Isabel Codrington (1874–1943)

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

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Philip Connard (1875–1958)

Merry England
Philip Connard (1875–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 246 x W 121 cm
Gallery Oldham

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John Craxton (1922–2009)

Beach Scene 1949
John Craxton (1922–2009)
Oil on canvas
H 99 x W 75.5 cm
Gallery Oldham

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Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971)

La passerelle
Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971)
Oil on panel
H 48 x W 60 cm
Gallery Oldham

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Autumn in the Valley of the Ouse, Sussex

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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

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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

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James Fitton (1899–1982)

Tavern Brawl
James Fitton (1899–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 87.5 x W 80 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

Birdman early 1960s
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Bronze
H 82 x W 21 x D 21 cm
Gallery Oldham

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Terry Frost (1915–2003)

59/60 1959/1960
Terry Frost (1915–2003)
Oil on canvas
H 120 x W 118 cm
Gallery Oldham

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Adelaide Stanley as Kate in 'The Two Bouquets'

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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

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Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

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

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Albert Goodwin (1845–1932)

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

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Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)

Dieppe, France
Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 59.5 x W 49.5 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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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

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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

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Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)

Trujillo, Spain 1965
Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 59 x W 79 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)

Husband and Wife 1963
Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)
Oil on panel
H 46 x W 64 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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John Hoyland (1934–2011)

Untitled 1978
John Hoyland (1934–2011)
Acrylic on paper
H 76 x W 56.5 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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Laura Knight (1877–1970)

A Theatre Dressing Room
Laura Knight (1877–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 62.5 cm
Gallery Oldham

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'The tender grace of a day that is dead will never come back to me'

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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

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Derwent Lees (1884–1931)

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

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Neville Lewis (1895–1972)

Gipsy Boy
Neville Lewis (1895–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 49.5 x W 39.5 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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James McBey (1883–1959)

Saada 1936
James McBey (1883–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 79.2 x W 63.5 cm
Gallery Oldham

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Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)

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

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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

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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

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Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)

Artist's Garden
Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 112 x W 102 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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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

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Glyn Philpot (1884–1937)

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

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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

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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

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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

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Stanley Royle (1888–1961)

A Derbyshire Landscape
Stanley Royle (1888–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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Jack Simcock (1929–2012)

Cottage on a Hillside 1963
Jack Simcock (1929–2012)
Oil on board
H 80 x W 130 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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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

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Graham Sutherland (1903–1980)

Welsh Landscape 1938
Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)
Gouache on paper
H 59 x W 70 cm
Gallery Oldham

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Algernon Talmage (1871–1939)

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

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Fred Uhlman (1901–1985)

Two Welsh Cottages
Fred Uhlman (1901–1985)
Oil on canvas
H 39 x W 50 cm
Gallery Oldham

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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

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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