Curations

20th Century Spotlight: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Casting a wider eye over 20th Century art, this spotlight series seeks out gems within Collections outside of the glare of publicity enjoyed by national museums and galleries. The Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum is located in the Royal Pump Rooms in the Parade, and has particular strengths in the later Victorian period and Twentieth Century collections up to the Second World War, supported by an active Friends organisations. The Collection has a particularly strong group of Frederick Cayley Robinson paintings. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.

Artists featured in this Curation: John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983), David Alison (1882–1955), Kathleen Allen (1906–1983), Leonard Appelbee (1914–2000), Vanessa Bell (1879–1961), Zadok Ben-David (b.1949), Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925), Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955), Douglas Percy Bliss (1900–1984), Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862–1927), and 36 more
46 artworks
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Miss Lucie Brown
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

John Aldridge (1905–1983)

Miss Lucie Brown 1930
John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 62.4 x W 50 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Mrs Alfred Holt
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

David Alison (1882–1955)

Mrs Alfred Holt c.1930
David Alison (1882–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 73 x W 59.9 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Last Bus
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Kathleen Allen (1906–1983)

The Last Bus 1945
Kathleen Allen (1906–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 55.9 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Fish
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Leonard Appelbee (1914–2000)

Fish 1944
Leonard Appelbee (1914–2000)
Mixed media on board
H 33 x W 40 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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A Venetian Window
© estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)

A Venetian Window 1926
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 69 x W 49 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Conversation Piece
© the artist. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Zadok Ben-David (b.1949)

Conversation Piece 1993
Zadok Ben-David (b.1949)
Painted stainless steel
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Back of the Farm, Sussex
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Robert Bevan (1865–1925)

Back of the Farm, Sussex 1906
Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925)
Oil on canvas
H 37 x W 44.5 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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A June Morning
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)

A June Morning
Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 62.5 x W 75 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Charcoal Burners
© P. and R. Bliss. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Douglas Percy Bliss (1900–1984)

Charcoal Burners
Douglas Percy Bliss (1900–1984)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 100 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Farewell
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862–1927)

The Farewell 1907
Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862–1927)
Tempera on board
H 14.5 x W 20 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Le vieux frêne (The Old Ash)
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Charles CeBoul (active 1927–1935)

Le vieux frêne (The Old Ash)
Charles CeBoul (active 1927–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 47 x W 58 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Red Hat, An Italian Child
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

George Clausen (1852–1944)

The Red Hat, An Italian Child 1907
George Clausen (1852–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 49 x W 42 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Nocturne
© Tate / Tate Images. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Cecil Collins (1908–1989)

Nocturne 1970
Cecil Collins (1908–1989)
Oil on board
H 27 x W 32 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Morning Light, Brixham
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

James Edward Duggins (1881–1968)

Morning Light, Brixham
James Edward Duggins (1881–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 43 x W 53 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Burnham Restricted Class Beating to Windward, in Pegwell Bay
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Alice Maud Fanner (1865–1930)

Burnham Restricted Class Beating to Windward, in Pegwell Bay
Alice Maud Fanner (1865–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 69 x W 90 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Madrigal
© estate of Terry Frost. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Terry Frost (1915–2003)

Madrigal 1949
Terry Frost (1915–2003)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 91 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Pulpit
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Roger Fry (1866–1934)

The Pulpit 1927
Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934)
Oil on panel
H 41 x W 31.5 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Portofino
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Charles March Gere (1869–1957)

Portofino 1935
Charles March Gere (1869–1957)
Oil on board
H 25 x W 35 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Trumpet Vendor of Envermeu
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)

Trumpet Vendor of Envermeu
Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 60.2 x W 29.7 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Young Menage
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Harold C. Harvey (1874–1941)

The Young Menage 1932
Harold Charles Harvey (1874–1941)
Oil on canvas
H 87.2 x W 74.2 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Onion Man
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Arthur Hayward (1889–1962)

The Onion Man 1935
Arthur Hayward (1889–1962)
Oil on canvas
H 89.9 x W 84.9 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Good Work
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Keith Henderson (1883–1982)

The Good Work exhibited 1937
Keith Henderson (1883–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 151 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Green Walks, Summer: No. 2
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)

Green Walks, Summer: No. 2 1953
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 45 x W 107 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Tulips
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

George Leslie Hunter (1877–1931)

Tulips
George Leslie Hunter (1877–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 67 x W 55 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Winter's White Silence
© David Messum. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch (1869–1958)

Winter's White Silence 1923–1924
Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch (1869–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 125 x W 181.5 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Sally at Her Window
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Gertrude Lindsay (1877–1961)

Sally at Her Window exhibited 1935
Gertrude Lindsay (1877–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 40 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Mission Room
© The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)

The Mission Room 1937
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Oil on board
H 36.8 x W 50.8 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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In All Serenity
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Alexander MacLean (1867–1940)

In All Serenity exhibited 1930
Alexander MacLean (1867–1940)
Oil on canvas
H 45 x W 60 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Mottled Iris
© trustees of the Cedric Lockwood Morris Estate/Foundation / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Cedric Morris (1889–1982)

Mottled Iris
Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 58 x W 69 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Summer
© Trustees of Winifred Nicholson. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981)

Summer 1928
Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981)
Oil on board
H 65 x W 77.5 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Morning off The Needles
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Julius Olsson (1864–1942)

Morning off The Needles 1935
Albert Julius Olsson (1864–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 63 x W 75 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Fringe of the Tide
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

John Anthony Park (1880–1962)

Fringe of the Tide 1935
John Anthony Park (1880–1962)
Oil on canvas
H 35 x W 46 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Ebb Tide
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Edith C. Reynolds (active 1909–1937)

The Ebb Tide 1936
Edith C. Reynolds (1887–1967)
Oil on canvas
H 47 x W 55 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Ricketts, 'The Man with the Greek Vase', 1916
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863–1937)

Ricketts, 'The Man with the Greek Vase', 1916 1916
Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 62 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Lady Diana Bridgeman
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Lady Diana Bridgeman exhibited 1928
Harold Speed (1872–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 67 x W 56 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Cookham Rise
© the estate of Stanley Spencer. All rights reserved / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

Cookham Rise 1938
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 61 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Autumn in the South of France, Hautes Alpes
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Adrian Scott Stokes (1854–1935)

Autumn in the South of France, Hautes Alpes 1928
Adrian Scott Stokes (1854–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 75.3 x W 99.8 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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A Suffolk Harvest
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Algernon Talmage (1871–1939)

A Suffolk Harvest 1929
Algernon Talmage (1871–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 73 x W 104 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Critics
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

The Critics 1927
Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)
Oil on board
H 41.2 x W 51.4 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Moonshine
© the estate of John Tunnard. All rights reserved. DACS 2025. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

John Tunnard (1900–1971)

Moonshine 1960
John Tunnard (1900–1971)
Oil on board
H 30 x W 80 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Bridge, Blakeney, Norfolk
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Robin Wallace (1897–1952)

The Bridge, Blakeney, Norfolk 1934
Robin Wallace (1897–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 39 x W 50 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Summer Walk, Pembrokeshire
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)

Summer Walk, Pembrokeshire
Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
Oil on board
H 51 x W 61 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Green Landscape
© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Anthony Whishaw (b.1930)

Green Landscape
Anthony Whishaw (b.1930)
Acrylic on canvas
H 182.5 x W 213.5 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Boats in Harbour, Mevagissey
Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Terrick Williams (1860–1936)

Boats in Harbour, Mevagissey 1935/1936
Terrick John Williams (1860–1936)
Oil on canvas
H 42.5 x W 61.5 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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The Studio, after the Sitting
© Estate of Alfred Aaron Wolmark. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Alfred Wolmark (1877–1961)

The Studio, after the Sitting
Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 49 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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Dick and 'Puffin'
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Nan Youngman (1906–1995)

Dick and 'Puffin' 1931
Nan Youngman (1906–1995)
Oil on board
H 61.5 x W 50 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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    Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)
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    Alexander MacLean (1867–1940)
  • The Gleaners Returning
    George Clausen (1852–1944)
  • Boats in Harbour, Mevagissey
    Terrick John Williams (1860–1936)
  • The King Crab
    Leonard Appelbee (1914–2000)
  • The Printer
    Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)
  • Green, Black and White Movement
    Terry Frost (1915–2003)
  • Le vieux frêne (The Old Ash)
    Charles CeBoul
  • The Cab Yard, Night
    Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925)
  • Morning Fills the Bowl
    Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)
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