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20th Century spotlight: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

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Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art opened in 2004, bringing together collections previously established by the Middlesbrough Art Gallery, the Cleveland Gallery and the Cleveland Craft Centre. Comprising over 2,350 works dating from the mid 1800s onwards, it has particular strengths in British artists and ceramics from the 20th Century as well as a significant emphasis on drawing, historically developed through the Cleveland Sketching Club. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.

Artists featured in this Curation: John Armstrong (1893–1973), Robin Armstrong (b.1947), Frank Helmuth Auerbach (1931–2024), John Banting (1902–1972), John Bellany (1942–2013), Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021), David Bomberg (1890–1957), John Randall Bratby (1928–1992), Reg Butler (1913–1981), Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003), and 43 more
53 artworks
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  • John Armstrong (1893–1973)

    Heaviness of Sleep 1938
    John Armstrong (1893–1973)
    Oil on board
    H 55.7 x W 76.2 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Heaviness of Sleep
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Robin Armstrong

    Railway Siding 1954
    Robin Armstrong (b.1947)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60 x W 75 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Railway Siding
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Frank Helmuth Auerbach (b.1931)

    Seated Figure with Arms Raised 1973
    Frank Helmuth Auerbach (1931–2024)
    Oil on board
    H 31 x W 30.5 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Seated Figure with Arms Raised
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • John Banting (1902–1972)

    String Music 1937
    John Banting (1902–1972)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40 x W 50 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    String Music
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • John Bellany (1942–2013)

    Sunset from Port Seton 1984
    John Bellany (1942–2013)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 61 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Sunset from Port Seton
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)

    Flowers and Black Cat 1976
    Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90 x W 106 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Flowers and Black Cat
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • David Bomberg (1890–1957)

    The Gorge, Ronda, Spain 1935
    David Bomberg (1890–1957)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 58 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    The Gorge, Ronda, Spain
    © the estate of David Bomberg. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • John Bratby (1928–1992)

    Gloria the Train c.1958
    John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)
    Oil on board
    H 183.7 x W 246.5 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Gloria the Train
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Reg Butler (1913–1981)

    Seated Girl 1956
    Reg Butler (1913–1981)
    Bronze
    H 30.4 x W 27 x D 25.5 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Seated Girl
    © estate of Reg Butler. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003)

    Walking Cloaked Figures IV 1977
    Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003)
    Bronze
    H 27.9 x W 47 x D 28 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Walking Cloaked Figures IV
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Robert Colquhoun (1914–1962)

    Man with a Donkey Saddle 1950
    Robert Colquhoun (1914–1962)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90 x W 70 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Man with a Donkey Saddle
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Kenneth Cozens (1920–2000)

    New Furnace, Cargo Fleet 1955
    Kenneth Cozens (1920–2000)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 60 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    New Furnace, Cargo Fleet
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Charles Cundall (1890–1971)

    Derby Day 1923
    Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971)
    Oil on board
    H 36 x W 44 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Derby Day
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Ken Currie (b.1960)

    The Sceptics 1990–1991
    Ken Currie (b.1960)
    Oil on panel
    H 121 x W 207.5 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    The Sceptics
    © the artist/courtesy Flowers Gallery, London and New York. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Robin Darwin (1910–1974)

    Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley exhibited 1970
    Robin Darwin (1910–1974)
    Oil on canvas
    H 119 x W 150 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Frank Dobson (1886–1963)

    Head, Study for 'Pax' 1934
    Frank Dobson (1886–1963)
    Terracotta
    H 22.8 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Head, Study for 'Pax'
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Georg Eisler (1928–1998)

    The Miners' Strike (Yorkshire) 1985
    Georg Eisler (1928–1998)
    Oil on canvas
    H 80 x W 100 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    The Miners' Strike (Yorkshire)
    © Georg and Alice Eisler Foundation/Georg Eisler Archive, Vienna. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)

    Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) 1951
    Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
    Bronze & marble
    H 39.4 x W 12 x D 27 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)
    © The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein / Tate Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Richard Eurich (1903–1992)

    A Yorkshire Landscape, Teesdale 1943
    Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
    Oil on canvas
    H 46.5 x W 31 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    A Yorkshire Landscape, Teesdale
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Reginald Grenville Eves (1876–1941)

    African Portrait No. 2
    Reginald Grenville Eves (1876–1941)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50 x W 39 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    African Portrait No. 2
    Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Sheila Fell (1931–1979)

    Hayricks under Snow c.1959–1960
    Sheila Mary Fell (1931–1979)
    Oil on board
    H 90 x W 128 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Hayricks under Snow
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

    Horse's Head c.1963
    Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
    Bronze
    H 30 x W 45.7 x D 20 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Horse's Head
    © The Executors of the Frink Estate and Archive. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Kaff Gerrard (1894–1970)

    Wheatsheaves under the Sun c.1920–1930
    Kaff Gerrard (1894–1970)
    Oil on board
    H 68.5 x W 79 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Wheatsheaves under the Sun
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Duncan Grant (1885–1978)

    Still Life with Jug 1912
    Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
    Oil on canvas
    H 69 x W 54 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Still Life with Jug
    © Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Kenneth Gribble (1925–1995)

    Cheetham Street, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley 1953
    Kenneth Gribble (1925–1995)
    Oil on canvas
    H 100 x W 74.5 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Cheetham Street, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • John Brown Harrison (1876–1958)

    Wensleydale, Yorkshire
    John Brown Harrison (1876–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50 x W 60 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Wensleydale, Yorkshire
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Josef Herman (1911–2000)

    Morning 1951
    Josef Herman (1911–2000)
    Oil on board
    H 72 x W 93 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Morning
    © estate of Josef Herman. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)

    Greenglade 1961
    Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
    Oil on canvas
    H 42 x W 109 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Greenglade
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Peter Howson (b.1958)

    The Great Log Race 1986
    Peter Howson (b.1958)
    Acrylic on paper
    H 125 x W 97 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    The Great Log Race
    © Peter Howson. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Bryan Kneale (b.1930)

    Portrait of a Woman 1957
    Bryan Kneale (b.1930)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76 x W 45 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Portrait of a Woman
    © the artist. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Lynton Harold Lamb (1907–1977)

    Park Scene 1933
    Lynton Harold Lamb (1907–1977)
    Oil on panel
    H 44 x W 60 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Park Scene
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • John Lavery (1856–1941)

    Richmond Bridge, London 1926
    John Lavery (1856–1941)
    Oil on board
    H 62 x W 75 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Richmond Bridge, London
    Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • L. S. Lowry (1887–1976)

    The Old Town Hall and St Hilda's Church, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley 1959
    Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40 x W 29 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    The Old Town Hall and St Hilda's Church, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley
    © The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Robert MacBryde (1913–1966)

    Girl with a Red Hat
    Robert MacBryde (1913–1966)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90 x W 57 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Girl with a Red Hat
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • William MacTaggart (1903–1981)

    Flower Piece
    William MacTaggart (1903–1981)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 50 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Flower Piece
    © by permission of the artist's family. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Tom McGuinness (1926–2006)

    Early Morning Shift 1959
    Tom McGuinness (1926–2006)
    Oil on board
    H 121 x W 121 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Early Morning Shift
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • John Minton (1917–1957)

    Figure on the Beach 1956
    John Minton (1917–1957)
    Oil on board
    H 40 x W 50 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Figure on the Beach
    © Royal College of Art / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • John Nash (1893–1977)

    Grange Farm
    John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)
    Oil on canvas
    H 67 x W 85 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Grange Farm
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Thérèse Oulton (b.1953)

    Heresies No. 7 1986
    Thérèse Oulton (b.1953)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60 x W 50 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Heresies No. 7
    © the artist. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Grace Pailthorpe (1883–1971)

    Salempics 1936
    Grace Pailthorpe (1883–1971)
    Oil on board
    H 46.5 x W 62 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Salempics
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)

    Roses
    Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)
    Oil on board
    H 44 x W 39 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Roses
    Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)

    Chess Players 1928
    Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)
    Oil on canvas
    H 85 x W 111 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Chess Players
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • William Pye (b.1938)

    Tristram c.1961
    William Pye (b.1938)
    Metal
    H 16 x W 65 x D 39.5 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Tristram
    © the artist. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

    Landscape, South of France 1937
    Anne Redpath (1895–1965)
    Oil on board
    H 80 x W 90 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Landscape, South of France
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Charles W. Richardson (c.1865–after 1913)

    Cleveland Sketching Club at Work
    Charles W. Richardson (c.1865–after 1913)
    Oil on board
    H 37 x W 50.5 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Cleveland Sketching Club at Work
    Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • William Scott (1913–1989)

    Orange, Black and White, 1960
    William Scott (1913–1989)
    Oil on canvas
    H 112 x W 86.8 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Orange, Black and White, 1960
    © estate of William Scott 2024. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • John Amhurst Selby-Bigge (1892–1973)

    Composition 1939
    John Amhurst Selby-Bigge (1892–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 48 x W 34 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Composition
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • David Shrigley (b.1968)

    Red Bird 2000
    David Shrigley (b.1968)
    Acrylic & pen on paper
    H 35.7 x W 33.5 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Red Bird
    © David Shrigley. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

    Self Portrait Sketch c.1938
    Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 55.5 x W 43.5 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Self Portrait Sketch
    © the estate of Stanley Spencer. All rights reserved / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)

    Climbing Figures 1946
    John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
    Oil on board
    H 58 x W 42 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Climbing Figures
    © the estate of Keith Vaughan. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Dennis Watling

    Blue Staithes, North Yorkshire 1960
    Dennis Watling
    Oil on board
    H 71 x W 94 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Blue Staithes, North Yorkshire
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)

    Three Figures c.1920
    Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)
    Oil on canvas
    H 56 x W 90 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Three Figures
    © Estate of Alfred Aaron Wolmark. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

  • Christopher Wood (1901–1930)

    Cassis, France 1927
    Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
    Oil on canvas
    H 57.5 x W 70.5 cm
    Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
    Cassis, France
    Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

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    Thérèse Oulton (b.1953)
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    John Amhurst Selby-Bigge (1892–1973)
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    Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
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    Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)
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    David Shrigley (b.1968)
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    John Bellany (1942–2013)
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