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20th Century Spotlight: Hartlepool Art Gallery

David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets

Hartlepool Art Gallery

Hartlepool Art Gallery opened in 1996 in what was formerly Christ Church in West Hartlepool. It now houses a wide range of exhibitions and displays works from the Hartlepool Borough Council Collection of some 1,500 works. Amongst its 20th Century highlights, Lucian Freud's Head of a Woman is perhaps the best known work, and contemporaries Frank Auerbach and John Bratby are also represented. There is a particularly strong group of works by Eric Atkinson and Seaton Carew Beach by Margaret Green is perhaps the highlight of many landscapes within the collection featuring the sea and local industries. A works on paper collection includes Stanley Spencer and L.S. Lowry.

Artists featured in this Curation: Lucian Freud (1922–2011), John Atkin (b.1959), Eric Atkinson (1928–2022), Frank Helmuth Auerbach (1931–2024), Philip B. Bennison (1890–1924), John Randall Bratby (1928–1992), James Clark (1858–1943), Norman Stansfield Cornish (1919–2014), Deryck Stephen Crowther (1922–2007), Stanley Davison (b.1949), and 20 more
30 artworks
Storyline Album Showcase

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Head of a Woman
© Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Lucian Freud (1922–2011)

Head of a Woman 1970
Lucian Freud (1922–2011)
Oil on canvas
H 23 x W 19 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Study for 'The Watcher'
© the artist. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

John Atkin (b.1959)

Study for 'The Watcher' 1988
John Atkin (b.1959)
Plaster & steel mesh
H 48 x W 35 x D 30 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Seaton Carew Beach, Hartlepool, Tees Valley
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Eric Atkinson (1928–2022)

Seaton Carew Beach, Hartlepool, Tees Valley 1954
Eric Atkinson (1928–2022)
Oil on board
H 42 x W 50 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Shell Building Site
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Frank Helmuth Auerbach (b.1931)

Shell Building Site 1959
Frank Helmuth Auerbach (1931–2024)
Oil on board
H 122 x W 154 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Thomas Hood, a Hartlepool Fisherman
Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Philip B. Bennison (1890–1924)

Thomas Hood, a Hartlepool Fisherman 1919
Philip B. Bennison (1890–1924)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 75 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Ann, Thinking, with Flowers
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)

Ann, Thinking, with Flowers 1960
John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 121 x W 81 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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The Bombardment of the Hartlepools (16 December 1914)
Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

James Clark (1858–1943)

The Bombardment of the Hartlepools (16 December 1914) 1915
James Clark (1858–1943)
Oil on canvas
H 124 x W 199 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Pit Road at Night*
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Norman Stansfield Cornish (1919–2014)

Pit Road at Night*
Norman Stansfield Cornish (1919–2014)
Oil on board
H 76 x W 99 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Evening at Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, Tees Valley
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Deryck Stephen Crowther (1922–2007)

Evening at Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, Tees Valley 1968
Deryck Stephen Crowther (1922–2007)
Oil on board
H 91 x W 122 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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The Fish Quay, Hartlepool, Tees Valley
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Stanley Davison (b.1949)

The Fish Quay, Hartlepool, Tees Valley 1981
Stanley Davison (b.1949)
Acrylic on canvas
H 61.5 x W 75 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Landscape with a Temple
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Donald Dean (b.1930)

Landscape with a Temple 1953
Donald Dean (b.1930)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 76 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Hartlepool Pier, Tees Valley
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Enrico Equi (b.1936)

Hartlepool Pier, Tees Valley 1961
Enrico Equi (b.1936)
Oil on board
H 38 x W 82 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Harvest Landscape
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Sheila Mary Fell (1931–1979)

Harvest Landscape
Sheila Mary Fell (1931–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 29 x W 39 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Gala Day at Newlyn, Cornwall
Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947)

Gala Day at Newlyn, Cornwall 1907
Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 106 x W 136 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Seaton Carew Beach, Hartlepool, Tees Valley
© the studio estate of Lionel Bulmer and Margaret Green is represented by David Messum Fine Art Ltd. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Margaret Green (1925–2003)

Seaton Carew Beach, Hartlepool, Tees Valley
Margaret Green (1925–2003)
Oil on canvas board
H 91 x W 138 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Steelworks
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Thomas Greig (d.1973)

Steelworks
Thomas Greig (d.1973)
Oil on paper
H 25.5 x W 35.5 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Evolute II
© the artist. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Jon Hall (b.1956)

Evolute II
Jon Hall (b.1956)
Acrylic on canvas
H 200 x W 120 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Yellow Hut
© the artist. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Tony Hall (b.1963)

Yellow Hut 1992
Tony Hall (b.1963)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 122 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Tree Growth
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Chris N. Harding (1942–1991)

Tree Growth 1972
Chris N. Harding (1942–1991)
Acrylic on board
H 90 x W 91 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Feeding the Furnace
Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

John William Howey (1873–1938)

Feeding the Furnace
John William Howey (1873–1938)
Oil on canvas
H 65 x W 63 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Skid
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Richard Kidd (1952–2008)

Skid 1980–1985
Richard Kidd (1952–2008)
Acrylic on canvas
H 273 x W 185 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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The Zinc Works
© the artist. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Peter Knox (b.1942)

The Zinc Works 1964
Peter Knox (b.1942)
Oil on board
H 112 x W 198 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Town Wall, Hartlepool, Tees Valley
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Harry A. Lee (active 1970–1971)

Town Wall, Hartlepool, Tees Valley 1970
Harry A. Lee (active 1970–1971)
Oil on board
H 35 x W 45 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Melancholy of a Hospital
© the artist. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Ian Lightfoot (b.1957)

Melancholy of a Hospital 1988
Ian Lightfoot (b.1957)
Oil on board
H 39 x W 59 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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The Sea Wall at Hartlepool, Tees Valley
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Thomas McAndrew (1916–2002)

The Sea Wall at Hartlepool, Tees Valley
Thomas McAndrew (1916–2002)
Oil on board
H 55 x W 71.5 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Idleness
Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Alice Hogarth Nicholson (1865–1950)

Idleness exhibited 1918
Alice Hogarth Nicholson (1865–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 80 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Scene Change
© the artist. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Lionel Redvers Playford (b.1959)

Scene Change 1993
Lionel Redvers Playford (b.1959)
Oil & mixed media on canvas
H 98 x W 137 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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The Broken Gate
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Harry Thubron (1915–1985)

The Broken Gate
Harry Thubron (1915–1985)
Oil on canvas
H 69 x W 89 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Yellow Influx
© the artist. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Alan Turner (b.1939)

Yellow Influx 1969
Alan Turner (b.1939)
Oil on canvas
H 189 x W 168 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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The Harbour Master's Office
© the artist. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Robert John Watson (b.1945)

The Harbour Master's Office 1987
Robert John Watson (b.1945)
Oil on board
H 78 x W 119 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

Explore artists in this Curation

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  • Feeding the Furnace
    John William Howey (1873–1938)
  • Yellow Influx
    Alan Turner (b.1939)
  • Scene Change
    Lionel Redvers Playford (b.1959)
  • Man in a Blue Shirt
    Enrico Equi (b.1936)
  • Steelworks
    Thomas Greig (d.1973)
  • Seaton Carew Beach, Hartlepool, Tees Valley
    Eric Atkinson (1928–2022)
  • The Bombardment of the Hartlepools (16 December 1914)
    James Clark (1858–1943)
  • Deck Scene on Board a Trawler
    Peter Knox (b.1942)
  • Streakers
    Richard Kidd (1952–2008)
  • Red Circle
    Harry Thubron (1915–1985)
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