Leicester Museums and Galleries, alongside its exceptional collection of German Expressionist art and more recent donation from Lord and Lady Attenborough of Picasso ceramics, boasts a strong collection of 20th Century Art, principally Modern British, but also some works from France. The strengths in depth right across the 20th Century are in no small measure thanks to the collection policies pursued by Dr E.E. Lowe, Director between the two world wars, and Trevor Thomas and assistant Hans Hess.

Artists featured in this Curation: Mark Gertler (1891–1939), Francis Bacon (1909–1992), Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983), Walter Bayes (1869–1955), Vanessa Bell (1879–1961), John Bellany (1942–2013), Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925), David Bomberg (1890–1957), Prunella Clough (1919–1999), Frank Dobson (1886–1963), and 69 more
79 artworks

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The Fruit Sorters
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

The Fruit Sorters 1914
Mark Gertler (1891–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Lying Figure No. 1
© The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Francis Bacon (1909–1992)

Lying Figure No. 1 1959
Francis Bacon (1909–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 196 x W 141.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Scafell from Birker Moor, Eskdale, Cumberland
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983)

Scafell from Birker Moor, Eskdale, Cumberland 1943–1944
Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 91.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Bather
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Walter Bayes (1869–1955)

The Bather 1917
Walter Bayes (1869–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 115.5 x W 56 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Spanish Lady
© estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)

The Spanish Lady 1912
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Oil on millboard
H 75.6 x W 53 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Lune de miel (Towards the Lighthouse)
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

John Bellany (1942–2013)

Lune de miel (Towards the Lighthouse) 1980
John Bellany (1942–2013)
Oil on canvas
H 183 x W 122.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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From the Artist's Window
Image credit: Bridgeman Images

Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925)

From the Artist's Window 1915–1916
Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925)
Oil on canvas
H 62.2 x W 75 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Grief
© the estate of David Bomberg. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

David Bomberg (1890–1957)

Grief 1922
David Bomberg (1890–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 91.5 x W 71 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Slag Heap
© estate of Prunella Clough. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Prunella Clough (1919–1999)

Slag Heap 1959
Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
Oil on canvas
H 30.5 x W 46 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Mary Bussell
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Frank Dobson (1886–1963)

Mary Bussell 1926
Frank Dobson (1886–1963)
Bronze
H 33 x W 29 x D 24 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Girl in National Costume, in an Interior
© P. and R. Bliss. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Phyllis Dodd (1899–1995)

Girl in National Costume, in an Interior
Phyllis Dodd (1899–1995)
Oil on canvas
H 91.5 x W 71 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Concrete Cabin
© Peter Doig. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Peter Doig (b.1959)

Concrete Cabin 1991–1992
Peter Doig (b.1959)
Oil on canvas
H 200.5 x W 241 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
1991–1992, oil on canvas by Peter Doig (b.1959)

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Chelsea Public Library
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Malcolm Drummond (1880–1945)

Chelsea Public Library 1920
Malcolm Drummond (1880–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 39 x W 43.2 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Motherhood
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880–1952)

Motherhood
Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 75.5 x W 62.2 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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A Leicester Vista
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Norman Ellis (1913–1971)

A Leicester Vista 1955
Norman Ellis (1913–1971)
Oil on hardboard
H 71.1 x W 116.8 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Puella
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Robert Jackson Emerson (1878–1944)

Puella 1930
Robert Jackson Emerson (1878–1944)
Plaster
H 45 x W 44 x D 23 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Weeping Woman
© The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein / Tate Images. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)

The Weeping Woman 1922
Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
Bronze & wood
W 60 x D 48 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Eástre
© courtesy of Culture Perth & Kinross Museums & Galleries. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961)

Eástre 1924
John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961)
Brass
H 42 x W 23.5 x D 26 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Eagle
© The Executors of the Frink Estate and Archive. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

Eagle 1980
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Bronze & wood
H 39 x W 18 x D 25 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Red and Blue
© estate of Terry Frost. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Terry Frost (1915–2003)

Red and Blue 1959
Terry Frost (1915–2003)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 127 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Samothrace, Greece
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934)

Samothrace, Greece 1912
Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934)
Oil on panel & canvas
H 20.4 x W 30.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Study for a Sepulchral Monument
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891–1915)

Study for a Sepulchral Monument 1913
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891–1915)
Bronze
H 39 x W 35 x D 19.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Meditation
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Harold Gilman (1876–1919)

Meditation 1910–1911
Harold Gilman (1876–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 59 x W 44 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Garden in Spring
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Charles Ginner (1878–1952)

Garden in Spring 1940
Charles Ginner (1878–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 40.7 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Harold Gilman's House at Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Image credit: Bridgeman Images

Spencer Gore (1878–1914)

Harold Gilman's House at Letchworth, Hertfordshire 1912
Spencer Gore (1878–1914)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76.2 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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A Nun with Children
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)

A Nun with Children
Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 70.8 x W 61.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Lewes Landscape
© Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Duncan Grant (1885–1978)

Lewes Landscape 1933–1934
Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
Oil on paper on board
H 60.2 x W 57.2 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Studies for Hiroshige II
© Estate of Derrick Greaves, courtesy of James Hyman Gallery, London. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Derrick Greaves (1927–2022)

Studies for Hiroshige II 1974
Derrick Greaves (1927–2022)
Acrylic on canvas
H 127 x W 132 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Borghese Gardens, Rome
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Kenneth Green (1905–1986)

Borghese Gardens, Rome 1945
Kenneth Green (1905–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 76.5 x W 61 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Painting Blue and White
© estate of Adrian Heath. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Adrian Heath (1920–1992)

Painting Blue and White 1959
Adrian Heath (1920–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 142 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Spiral
© estate of Roger Hilton. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Roger Hilton (1911–1975)

Spiral 1953
Roger Hilton (1911–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 25.3 x W 35.3 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Flower Piece
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)

Flower Piece
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 55.7 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

Laura Knight (1877–1970)

The Three Clowns 1930
Laura Knight (1877–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 77 x W 63.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Typist
© the artist. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

George Large (b.1936)

Typist 1993
George Large (b.1936)
Oil on canvas
H 91.2 x W 61 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Still Life with Flowers
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Edward Le Bas (1904–1966)

Still Life with Flowers 1936
Edward Le Bas (1904–1966)
Oil on millboard
H 73.6 x W 56.2 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Circus at Bath
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)

Circus at Bath
Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 88 x W 68 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Bust of a Young Woman
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

André Lhote (1885–1962)

Bust of a Young Woman 1910
André Lhote (1885–1962)
Oil on canvas
H 65.2 x W 48 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Snow on the Hillside
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Frederick Nicholas Loveroff (1894–1960)

Snow on the Hillside 1924
Frederick Nicholas Loveroff (1894–1960)
Oil on canvas
H 86.4 x W 95.3 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Industrial Landscape, River Scene
© The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)

Industrial Landscape, River Scene 1950
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 110.2 x W 148.3 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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A White Horse Drinking from a Stream
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Sine MacKinnon (1901–1996)

A White Horse Drinking from a Stream
Sine MacKinnon (1901–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 68.3 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Crucifixion
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Roy de Maistre (1894–1968)

The Crucifixion 1942–1944
Leroy Leveson Laurent Joseph de Maistre (1894–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 130 x W 91.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Paysage aux grands arbres
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Maurice Marinot (1882–1960)

Paysage aux grands arbres 1947
Maurice Marinot (1882–1960)
Oil on canvas
H 73 x W 60 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Bords du Loir
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Maxime Maufra (1861–1918)

Bords du Loir 1907
Maxime Maufra (1861–1918)
Oil on canvas
H 65.3 x W 81.3 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Box Two 1969
© copyright of the FE McWilliam Estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992)

Box Two 1969 1969
F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992)
Bronze
H 23 x W 22.5 x D 22.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Self Portrait
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

John Melville (1902–1986)

Self Portrait 1943
John Melville (1902–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 29 x W 17.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Mother
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Ronald Moody (1900–1984)

The Mother 1958–1959
Ronald Moody (1900–1984)
Cement
H 124 x W 67 x D 49 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

Henry Moore (1898–1986)

Reclining Figure 1938
Henry Moore (1898–1986)
Bronze
H 10.5 x W 22 x D 12.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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A Wayside Madonna
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Harry Morley (1881–1943)

A Wayside Madonna 1927
Harry Morley (1881–1943)
Oil on canvas
H 108.3 x W 96.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Nostalgic Landscape
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Paul Nash (1889–1946)

Nostalgic Landscape 1923–1938
Paul Nash (1889–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 71.2 x W 50.8 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Head of a Woman
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Philip Naviasky (1894–1983)

Head of a Woman 1922
Philip Naviasky (1894–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 40.8 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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1948 (still life)
© the estate of Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)

1948 (still life) 1948
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
Oil & graphite on board
H 35 x W 24.8 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Crystals
© Trustees of Winifred Nicholson. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981)

Crystals 1930
Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 51 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Mrs Fraser with Convict
© The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Sidney Nolan (1917–1992)

Mrs Fraser with Convict 1958
Sidney Nolan (1917–1992)
Oil on paper
H 25.5 x W 30.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Lady on a Couch
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

William Orpen (1878–1931)

Lady on a Couch 1900
William Orpen (1878–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 80 x W 89 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Low Tide
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

John Frederick Pettinger (1877–1939)

Low Tide
John Frederick Pettinger (1877–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 129 x W 154.9 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Day's End
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Ernest Procter (1886–1935)

The Day's End 1927
Ernest Procter (1886–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 91.5 x W 106.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Untitled (Townscape)
© the artist's estate. Image credit: the artist's estate

Lancelot Ribeiro (1933–2010)

Untitled (Townscape) 1962
Lancelot Ribeiro (1933–2010)
Oil on board
H 122 x W 92 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Escape from the Circus
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Albert Richards (1919–1945)

Escape from the Circus 1938
Albert Richards (1919–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 45.5 x W 41.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Weesen, Switzerland
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Brian Robb (1913–1979)

Weesen, Switzerland 1954
Brian Robb (1913–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 60.3 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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At the Hippodrome
© estate of John David Roberts. By courtesy of The William Roberts Society. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)

At the Hippodrome 1921
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 95 x W 90.6 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Toilet
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

William Rothenstein (1872–1945)

The Toilet 1924
William Rothenstein (1872–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 91.5 x W 76.4 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Fried Fish Shop
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Clifford Hooper Rowe (1904–1989)

The Fried Fish Shop 1936
Clifford Hooper Rowe (1904–1989)
Oil on panel
H 59.5 x W 112.8 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Yellow Sleeve
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)

The Yellow Sleeve 1903–1904
Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 38.5 x W 46.1 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Reclining Nude
© by permission of the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)

Reclining Nude 1924
Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 66 x W 82 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Tea Shop
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)

The Tea Shop 1946 or before
Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
Oil on panel
H 42.3 x W 49.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

Distant View of Maidenhead, Berkshire 1939
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 45.6 x W 56 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Narrow Road between Hedges
© estate of Graham Sutherland. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)

Narrow Road between Hedges 1938–1939
Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 68.6 x W 50.8 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Trees at Rolvenden, Kent
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

William Townsend (1909–1973)

Trees at Rolvenden, Kent 1956
William Townsend (1909–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 71.3 x W 91.4 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Tuscan Landscape
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Julian Trevelyan (1910–1988)

Tuscan Landscape 1954
Julian Trevelyan (1910–1988)
Oil on canvas
H 60.4 x W 76 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Metamorphosis
© the estate of John Tunnard. All rights reserved. DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

John Tunnard (1900–1971)

Metamorphosis 1942
John Tunnard (1900–1971)
Oil on hardboard
H 31.5 x W 61 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Vertical Tree Forms
© the estate of Keith Vaughan. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)

Vertical Tree Forms 1956
John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 91.5 x W 71 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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La route Napoléon
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2025. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Maurice de Vlaminck (1876–1958)

La route Napoléon 1912–1914
Maurice de Vlaminck (1876–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 73 x W 92 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Rue Fontaine de Caylus, Marseilles, France
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)

Rue Fontaine de Caylus, Marseilles, France 1924
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
Tempera on panel
H 94 x W 45.3 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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September Morning
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Ethel Walker (1861–1951)

September Morning
Ethel Walker (1861–1951)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 61 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Small Building in Buxton, Derbyshire
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Bryan Ward (1921–1987)

Small Building in Buxton, Derbyshire 1979
Bryan Ward (1921–1987)
Oil on board
H 23 x W 30 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Portloe, Cornwall
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Sydney Robert Watson (1892–1971)

Portloe, Cornwall 1932
Sydney Robert Watson (1892–1971)
Oil on canvas
H 49.5 x W 60.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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Dancing Sailors, Brittany, France
Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Christopher Wood (1901–1930)

Dancing Sailors, Brittany, France 1930
Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
Oil & household paint on board
H 57.5 x W 82 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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The Return of Persephone from Hades
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

James Arthur Woodford (1893–1976)

The Return of Persephone from Hades 1930
James Arthur Woodford (1893–1976)
Roman stone
H 82 x W 42 x D 31 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries

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A Worshipper
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

Allan Gairdner Wyon (1882–1962)

A Worshipper 1917
Allan Gairdner Wyon (1882–1962)
Treated bronze & stone
H 56 x W 40 x D 33 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries