The Ipswich Borough Council Collection is presented at Christchurch Mansion, a 16th Century brick mansion house and within it the Wolsey Art Gallery, added in the 1920s. Whilst the Collection is noted for artworks by John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough, the Borough Council Collection's 20th Century holdings include works by the Camden Town artists and some important figures in the story of sculpture in Britain during the last century, including Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Eduardo Paolozzi.

Artists featured in this Curation: Anna Airy (1882–1964), Michael Ayrton (1921–1975), Edward Barker (1901–1984), Roderic Barrett (1920–2000), Charles E. Baskett (1845–1929), Harry Becker (1865–1928), George Belcher (1875–1947), Alfred Bentley (1878–1923), Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925), Reginald Brill (1902–1974), and 55 more See all

65 artworks

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Anna Airy (1882–1964)

Mrs Monica Burnand 1916
Anna Airy (1882–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 92 x W 74 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Michael Ayrton (1921–1975)

Broom Copse 1945
Michael Ayrton (1921–1975)
Oil on board
H 29.5 x W 39 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Edward Barker (1901–1984)

Growth of Stones 1973
Edward Barker (1901–1984)
Bronze
H 18 x W 17.5 x D 12.5 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Roderic Barrett (1920–2000)

A Chair in Its Place 1979 or before
Roderic Barrett (1920–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 122 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Charles E. Baskett (1845–1929)

Barge on the Thames 1920
Charles E. Baskett (1845–1929)
Mezzotint on paper
H 46.5 x W 61.2 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Harry Becker (1865–1928)

A Man Hedging 1913–1928
Harry Becker (1865–1928)
Oil on canvas board
H 37.5 x W 45.3 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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George Belcher (1875–1947)

The Musician c.1938
George Belcher (1875–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 93 x W 67 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Alfred Bentley (1878–1923)

The Silent River 1921
Alfred Bentley (1878–1923)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 61 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925)

A Small Southdown Farm 1906
Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925)
Oil on canvas
H 38 x W 46 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Reginald Brill (1902–1974)

Bell Ringers, Lavenham, Suffolk c.1963
Reginald Brill (1902–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 119.5 x W 162.5 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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John Alfred Arnesby Brown (1866–1955)

Spring c.1925
John Alfred Arnesby Brown (1866–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 80 x W 95 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Amy Katherine Browning (1881–1978)

Lime Tree Shade 1913
Amy Katherine Browning (1881–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 114 x W 107 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Jeffery Camp (1923–2020)

The Grey North Sea c.1959
Jeffery Camp (1923–2020)
Oil on board
H 67 x W 100 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Geoffrey Cyril Petts Clarke (1924–2014)

Torii 1985
Geoffrey Cyril Petts Clarke (1924–2014)
Aluminium & slate
H 31.4 x W 22 x D 6 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Prunella Clough (1919–1999)

Sweetpack 1988
Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
Oil on canvas
H 137 x W 149 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Peter Coker (1926–2004)

Epping Forest III, Essex 1959
Peter Coker (1926–2004)
Oil on board
H 122 x W 95 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Cecil Collins (1908–1989)

Head 1939
Cecil Collins (1908–1989)
Etching on paper
H 8.8 x W 7.5 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Frederick George Cotman (1850–1920)

Harwich Harbour, Essex 1913
Frederick George Cotman (1850–1920)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 125 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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John Arthur Dodgson (1890–1969)

Crusader's Moon c.1964
John Arthur Dodgson (1890–1969)
Oil on canvas
H 63 x W 77 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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William Farley (1895–1963)

Railway near Paris, France c.1945–1963
William Farley (1895–1963)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 51 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

Goggle Man 1968
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Bronze
H 68 x W 18.9 x D 21.5 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Patrick George (1923–2016)

Francis Hoyland (b.1930) c.1956
Patrick George (1923–2016)
Oil on board
H 183 x W 92 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Harold Gilman (1876–1919)

Seated Girl in Blue c.1912–c.1913
Harold Gilman (1876–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 40.7 x W 30.7 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Charles Ginner (1878–1952)

The Old Paper Mill c.1941–1942
Charles Ginner (1878–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 62 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Spencer Gore (1878–1914)

Interior, Mornington Crescent 1910
Spencer Gore (1878–1914)
Oil on canvas
H 40.6 x W 51 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Stanley Clare Grayson (1890–1967)

Seated Girl c.1955
Stanley Clare Grayson (1890–1967)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Derrick Greaves (1927–2022)

Listening to Music
Derrick Greaves (1927–2022)
Acrylic on canvas
H 175 x W 132 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Anthony Green (1939–2023)

Trimming, October 1994
Anthony Eric Sandall Green (1939–2023)
Oil on shaped board
H 107 x W 183 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Maggi Hambling (b.1945)

Teddy Wolfe and Blackie 1980
Maggi Hambling (b.1945)
Oil on canvas
H 54 x W 72.5 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Tomás Harris (1908–1964)

Landscape, Palm Trees and Cacti 1954
Tomás Harris (1908–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 81 x W 122 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Lucy Harwood (1893–1972)

Glyn Morgan
Lucy Harwood (1893–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 50.5 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)

Makutu 1969
Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)
Bronze
H 75 x W 38 x D 38 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Josef Herman (1911–2000)

Men at Table 1985–1987
Josef Herman (1911–2000)
Oil & acrylic on canvas
H 71 x W 94 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Roger Hilton (1911–1975)

March, 1955 1955
Roger Hilton (1911–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 86.4 x W 112 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Helen Dorothy Kiddall (1888–1980)

New World c.1950–c.1960
Helen Dorothy Kiddall (1888–1980)
Oil on board
H 34 x W 24 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Cecil Howard Lay (1885–1956)

Cornfield at Leiston
Cecil Howard Lay (1885–1956)
Pencil & watercolour on paper
H 24.7 x W 33.7 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Sydney Charles Seymour Lucas (1878–1954)

Mrs Ernest Crofts 1937
Sydney Charles Seymour Lucas (1878–1954)
Oil on canvas
H 131 x W 98.5 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992)

Girl Resting on Her Elbows 1 1969
F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992)
Bronze
H 11 x W 34 x D 11.5 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Margaret Mellis (1914–2009)

Scarlet Green Square 1966
Margaret Mellis (1914–2009)
Oil on hardboard
H 92 x W 92 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Henry Moore (1898–1986)

Time/Life Screen: Maquette No. 4 1952
Henry Moore (1898–1986)
Bronze
H 17.9 x W 32.5 x D 3.6 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Glyn Morgan (1926–2015)

Cedric Morris in His Garden c.1957
Glyn Morgan (1926–2015)
Oil on board
H 51 x W 63 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)

The River Stour in Flood 1930
Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 77 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Colin Moss (1914–2005)

Gaumont Cinema Audience 1948
Colin Moss (1914–2005)
Oil on unmounted paper or card
H 28 x W 38 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Alfred James Munnings (1878–1959)

George V Riding His Favourite Pony 'Jock' in Sandringham Great Park c.1935
Alfred James Munnings (1878–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 93 x W 103 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Uli Nimptsch (1897–1977)

Girl Pulling on Her Stocking 1956
Uli Nimptsch (1897–1977)
Bronze
H 24.5 x W 19.1 x D 18.8 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)

Ludovico
Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)
Bronze
H 13.4 x W 27 x D 21 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Nancie Ruth Pelling (1920–2008)

Fore Street, Ipswich 1938
Nancie Ruth Pelling (1920–2008)
Ink
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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The Stour at Stratford St Mary, Colchester

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Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)

The Stour at Stratford St Mary, Colchester 1934
Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 55.3 x W 46.4 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Bertram Priestman (1868–1951)

The Port of Ipswich 1930
Bertram Priestman (1868–1951)
Oil on board
H 40 x W 50 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Russell Sidney Reeve (1895–1970)

The Felixstowe to Ipswich Coach 1940–1950
Russell Sidney Reeve (1895–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 78 x W 120 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Bernard Reynolds (1915–1997)

Viking Ship c.1972
Bernard Reynolds (1915–1997)
Bronze
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Fred Roe (1864–1947)

4th Suffolks at Neuve Chapelle, France 1918
Fred Roe (1864–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 80 x W 110.5 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Adrian Ryan (1920–1998)

Cyril Cobbett in a Garden 1953
Adrian Ryan (1920–1998)
Oil on canvas
H 52 x W 41 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Malcolm Ryan (b.1938)

Airfield 1977
Malcolm Ryan (b.1938)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 163 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Lawrence Self (1924–2002)

Track in Winter 1963
Lawrence Self (1924–2002)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 70 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)

Belmont, Bath c.1939–c.1941
Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 53.5 x W 78 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Effie Spring-Smith (1907–1974)

Self Portrait c.1932
Effie Spring-Smith (1907–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 47 x W 36 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Leonard Squirrell (1893–1979)

In the Big Quarry 1933
Leonard Squirrell (1893–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 35 x W 48 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)

A River Bend near Ludlow, Shropshire 1906
Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 64 x W 76 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Dorothy Florence Sweet (1880–1972)

Old Gateway
Dorothy Florence Sweet (1880–1972)
H 25 x W 18 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Valerie Thornton (1931–1991)

Mystra, the Peribleptos 1989
Valerie Thornton (1931–1991)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 76 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Joan Warburton (1920–1996)

Burned School 1939
Joan Warburton (1920–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 51 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)

The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk 1960
Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 100 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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John Wonnacott (b.1940)

Shingle Laboratory No. 3 with Lighthouse, Orford Ness, Suffolk 1994–1996
John Wonnacott (b.1940)
Oil on board
H 94 x W 123.2 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Christopher Wood (1901–1930)

Girl Darning c.1925–c.1930
Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 49 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Harry Becker (1865–1928)
Charles E. Baskett (1845–1929)
Frederick George Cotman (1850–1920)
Helen Dorothy Kiddall (1888–1980)
Lucy Harwood (1893–1972)
Russell Sidney Reeve (1895–1970)
Uli Nimptsch (1897–1977)
Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)
Anthony Eric Sandall Green (1939–2023)
Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)
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