Glasgow Museums 20th Century collection is presented at the Kelvingrove close to the River Kelvin, Glasgow University and the park. It includes an exceptionally good group of works by French artists, from Bonnard to Matisse and an iconic Salvador Dali painting, as well as a good representation of English artists. Naturally its strength in depth are with Scottish 20th Century artists, with strong representations through the Glasgow Boys and Scottish Colourists to the artists emerging from the Glasgow School of Art in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In this it has been helped by an exceptional director in T.J. Honeyman and monies from the Hamilton Trust and the William McInnes collection. Part Three: Paul Nash to Ossip Zadkine.

Artists featured in this Curation: William Strang (1859–1921), Paul Nash (1889–1946), Brendan Neiland (b.1941), Herbert H. Newton (1881–1959), Francis Henry Newbery (1855–1946), Algernon Cecil Newton (1880–1968), Ben Nicholson (1894–1982), William Nicholson (1872–1949), Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981), Albert Julius Olsson (1864–1942), and 56 more
65 artworks
  • William Strang (1859–1921)

    Lady with a Red Hat 1918
    William Strang (1859–1921)
    Oil on canvas
    H 102.9 x W 77.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Lady with a Red Hat
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Paul Nash (1889–1946)

    Through a Window, Riviera c.1927
    Paul Nash (1889–1946)
    Oil on canvas
    H 72.5 x W 49.2 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Through a Window, Riviera
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Brendan Neiland (b.1941)

    Glenfinnan
    Brendan Neiland (b.1941)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 99.5 x W 63.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Glenfinnan
    © Brendan Neiland / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Herbert H. Newton (1881–1959)

    Looking over Hills and Sea
    Herbert H. Newton (1881–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.6 x W 61 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Looking over Hills and Sea
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Francis Henry Newbery (1855–1946)

    Castles in the Air c.1924
    Francis Henry Newbery (1855–1946)
    Oil on canvas
    H 134.6 x W 116.8 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Castles in the Air
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Algernon Cecil Newton (1880–1968)

    River Scene
    Algernon Cecil Newton (1880–1968)
    Oil on canvas
    H 182.9 x W 274.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    River Scene
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)

    1946–50 (still life) 1946–1950
    Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 50.8 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    1946–50 (still life)
    © Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • William Nicholson (1872–1949)

    Anne Stirling Maxwell (1906–2011) 1910–1911
    William Nicholson (1872–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 166.4 x W 113 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Anne Stirling Maxwell (1906–2011)
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981)

    Cumberland Landscape with Flowers 1946
    Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981)
    Oil on composite board
    H 55.9 x W 62.9 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Cumberland Landscape with Flowers
    © Trustees of Winifred Nicholson. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Albert Julius Olsson (1864–1942)

    The Clouded Moon c.1910
    Albert Julius Olsson (1864–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 59.7 x W 74.9 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Clouded Moon
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)

    Harnessing the Dee, Galloway c.1934
    Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)
    Oil on canvas
    H 121.9 x W 152.4 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Harnessing the Dee, Galloway
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • William Orpen (1878–1931)

    The Artist as a Young Man c.1899–1900
    William Orpen (1878–1931)
    Oil on canvas
    H 108 x W 53.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Artist as a Young Man
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)

    Hamlet in a Japanese Manner 1966
    Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)
    Aluminium
    H 165 x W 503 x D 173 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Hamlet in a Japanese Manner
    © trustees of the Paolozzi Foundation, licensed by DACS 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • James McIntosh Patrick (1907–1998)

    A Castle in Scotland
    James McIntosh Patrick (1907–1998)
    Oil on canvas
    H 41 x W 50.8 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    A Castle in Scotland
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Denis Frederic Neal Peploe (1914–1993)

    Oak Trees, Loch Carron 1952
    Denis Frederic Neal Peploe (1914–1993)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45.7 x W 88.9 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Oak Trees, Loch Carron
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)

    The Brown Crock c.1925
    Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 50.8 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Brown Crock
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Robin Philipson (1916–1992)

    Cathedral Interior 1960
    Robin Philipson (1916–1992)
    Oil on canvas
    H 114.4 x W 88.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Cathedral Interior
    © Glasgow Museums. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • John Piper (1903–1992)

    Portland Bill 1950
    John Piper (1903–1992)
    Oil on board
    H 45.7 x W 55.9 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Portland Bill
    © the Piper Estate / DACS 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Glyn Warren Philpot (1884–1937)

    Melampus and the Centaur 1919
    Glyn Warren Philpot (1884–1937)
    Oil on canvas
    H 121.9 x W 204.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Melampus and the Centaur
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)

    The Flower Seller 1901
    Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
    Oil on millboard
    H 33.7 x W 52.1 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Flower Seller
    © Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Camille Pissarro (1830–1903)

    The Tuileries Gardens, Paris 1900
    Camille Pissarro (1830–1903)
    Oil on canvas
    H 73.6 x W 92.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Tuileries Gardens, Paris
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • John Quinton Pringle (1864–1925)

    Landscape with Two Girls in Blue c.1903
    John Quinton Pringle (1864–1925)
    Oil on canvas
    H 25.4 x W 30.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Landscape with Two Girls in Blue
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Tom Purvis (1888–1959)

    Women Munitions Workers at Weir's Factory
    Tom Purvis (1888–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 116 x W 141.2 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Women Munitions Workers at Weir's Factory
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Sean Read (b.1961)

    Happy and Glorious 1997
    Sean Read (b.1961)
    Mixed media
    H 175.9 x W 71.7 x D 46 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Happy and Glorious
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

    Pinks 1947
    Anne Redpath (1895–1965)
    Oil on canvas
    H 55.9 x W 76.2 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Pinks
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919)

    The Painter's Garden c.1903
    Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919)
    Oil on canvas
    H 33.2 x W 46 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Painter's Garden
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Shani Rhys James (b.1953)

    The Boards 1996–1997
    Shani Rhys James (b.1953)
    Oil on canvas
    H 183.5 x W 335.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Boards
    © Shani Rhys James. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Bridget Riley (b.1931)

    Arrest III 1965
    Bridget Riley (b.1931)
    Emulsion on linen
    H 174 x W 191.8 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Arrest III
    © courtesy the artist and Karsten Schubert, London. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson (1887–1941)

    Despair 1921
    Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson (1887–1941)
    Oil on canvas
    H 91.4 x W 76.2 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Despair
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)

    The Dancers 1919
    William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
    Oil on canvas
    H 152 x W 116.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Dancers
    © estate of John David Roberts. By courtesy of The William Roberts Society. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Georges Rouault (1871–1958)

    Circus Girl c.1939
    Georges Rouault (1871–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 64.3 x W 45.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Circus Girl
    © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Stanley Royle (1888–1961)

    Winter, Corfe Castle Village 1937
    Stanley Royle (1888–1961)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Winter, Corfe Castle Village
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Walter Westley Russell (1867–1949)

    Dover
    Walter Westley Russell (1867–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Dover
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002)

    The Great Devil
    Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002)
    Fibreglass
    H 245.1 x W 223.5 x D 99 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Great Devil
    © Niki de Saint Phalle Charitable Art Foundation / ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Benno Schotz (1891–1984)

    Earthbound c.1960
    Benno Schotz (1891–1984)
    Bronze
    H 53.3 x W 29.8 x D 14.2 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Earthbound
    © Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Frieda Ewart Scott (d.2012)

    Blue Abstract 1970
    Frieda Marion Scott (1925–2012)
    Oil on hardboard
    H 76.2 x W 101.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Blue Abstract
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • William Somerville Shanks (1864–1951)

    The Chancel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Glasgow c.1935
    William Somerville Shanks (1864–1951)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Chancel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Glasgow
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)

    Dieppe Harbour c.1902
    Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 151.1 x W 61 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Dieppe Harbour
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Robert Sivell (1888–1958)

    Dehydration of Herrings 1943
    Robert Sivell (1888–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.2 x W 106.7 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Dehydration of Herrings
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Dorothy Carleton Smyth (1880–1933)

    Self Portrait 1921
    Dorothy Carleton Smyth (1880–1933)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.8 x W 68.6 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Self Portrait
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)

    The School on Peggy Hill, Ambleside c.1952
    Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)
    Oil on canvas
    H 101.6 x W 70.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The School on Peggy Hill, Ambleside
    © estate of Gilbert Spencer. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

    The Glen, Port Glasgow 1952
    Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.2 x W 50.9 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Glen, Port Glasgow
    © Glasgow Museums. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)

    Maldon 1933
    Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.7 x W 51.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Maldon
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Robert Macaulay Stevenson (1854–1952)

    Early Summer on the Seine c.1904
    Robert Macaulay Stevenson (1854–1952)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90.2 x W 110.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Early Summer on the Seine
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Charles Edward Stewart (1866–1942)

    The Townsend Stalk 1913
    Charles Edward Stewart (1866–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 47.5 x W 39 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Townsend Stalk
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)

    Landscape with Rocks 1945
    Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)
    Oil on board
    H 94 x W 72.4 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Landscape with Rocks
    © estate of Graham Sutherland. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Ernest Archibald Taylor (1874–1951)

    Isle of Whithorn c.1941
    Ernest Archibald Taylor (1874–1951)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 81.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Isle of Whithorn
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Alfred Reginald Thomson (1894–1979)

    E. Court, Esq. c.1941
    Alfred Reginald Thomson (1894–1979)
    Oil on canvas
    H 91.4 x W 71.1 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    E. Court, Esq.
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • John Tunnard (1900–1971)

    Special Device 1945
    John Tunnard (1900–1971)
    Oil on composite board
    H 30.7 x W 60.8 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Special Device
    © the estate of John Tunnard. All rights reserved. DACS 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Euan Uglow (1932–2000)

    Young Nude Girl 1960
    Euan Uglow (1932–2000)
    Oil on canvas
    H 101.6 x W 126.4 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Young Nude Girl
    © the estate of Euan Uglow / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Édouard Vuillard (1868–1940)

    Lady in Green 1905
    Édouard Vuillard (1868–1940)
    Oil on millboard
    H 30.2 x W 22.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Lady in Green
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Elisabeth Vellacott (1905–2002)

    Raided City 1993
    Elisabeth Vellacott (1905–2002)
    Oil on board
    H 60 x W 50.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Raided City
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)

    Departure 1938
    Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
    Tempera on panel
    H 88.9 x W 63.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Departure
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Emile Walters (1893–1977)

    The Harp of the Valkyries
    Emile Walters (1893–1977)
    Oil on canvas
    H 64.1 x W 76.8 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Harp of the Valkyries
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Edward Arthur Walton (1860–1922)

    Lilian May Law (d.1882) c.1905
    Edward Arthur Walton (1860–1922)
    Oil on canvas
    H 182.9 x W 104.1 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Lilian May Law (d.1882)
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Paul Anthony Waplington (b.1938)

    View over Sneinton Dale 1983
    Paul Anthony Waplington (b.1938)
    Oil on canvas
    H 175.2 x W 126.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    View over Sneinton Dale
    © the artist. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Alison Watt (b.1965)

    Marat and the Fishes 1990
    Alison Watt (b.1965)
    Oil on canvas
    H 152.4 x W 122 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Marat and the Fishes
    © the artist. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)

    Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, August 1945 1945
    Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
    Oil on canvas
    H 62.2 x W 50.8 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, August 1945
    © Glasgow Museums. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Adrian Wiszniewski (b.1958)

    Robertson Park 1987
    Adrian Wiszniewski (b.1958)
    Acrylic & ink on paper
    H 26.1 x W 18.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Robertson Park
    © the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Christopher Wood (1901–1930)

    Newlyn 1930
    Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
    Oil on board
    H 48.9 x W 63.3 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Newlyn
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • James Wright (1885–1947)

    Garelochhead c.1941
    James Wright (1885–1947)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Garelochhead
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)

    Small Red 1961
    Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)
    Oil on board
    H 18.1 x W 14.6 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Small Red
    © estate of Bryan Wynter. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Allan Gairdner Wyon (1882–1962)

    Pax Dolorosa 1916
    Allan Gairdner Wyon (1882–1962)
    Marble
    H 63.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Pax Dolorosa
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Bessie Innes Young (1855–1936)

    The Garden Hat 1927
    Bessie Innes Young (1855–1936)
    Oil on canvas
    H 55.9 x W 45.7 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Garden Hat
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Ossip Zadkine (1890–1967)

    The Music Group 1927
    Ossip Zadkine (1890–1967) and Grandhoe Andro (active 1927)
    Bronze
    H 57.2 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Music Group
    © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums