Curations

20th Century Spotlight: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets

Newport Museum and Art Gallery

Founded in 1888, the art collection comprises over 7,300 works, 500 of which are oil paintings. Its holdings have been considerably enhanced by donations from the Arts Council of Wales, Contemporary Art Society Wales, judicious acquisitions from Royal Academy exhibitions and invaluable support from an active Friends of Newport Museum and Art Gallery organisation. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.

Artists featured in this Curation: Eric Henri Kennington (1888–1960), John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983), Harry Epworth Allen (1894–1958), John Armstrong (1893–1973), Walter Bayes (1869–1955), Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955), Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956), Charles Byrd (1916–2018), George Chapman (1908–1993), Evan Charlton (1904–1984), and 58 more
67 artworks
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  • Eric Henri Kennington (1888–1960)

    Portofino exhibited 1952
    Eric Henri Kennington (1888–1960)
    Oil on canvas
    H 62.2 x W 85.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Portofino
    © courtesy of the family of the artist. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • John Aldridge (1905–1983)

    Bridge, February 1963 1963
    John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983)
    Oil on canvas
    H 59.8 x W 90 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Bridge, February 1963
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Harry Epworth Allen (1894–1958)

    Burning Limestone
    Harry Epworth Allen (1894–1958)
    Tempera on paper
    H 46.5 x W 58.3 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Burning Limestone
    © Geraldine Lattey/Harry Epworth Allen Foundation. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • John Armstrong (1893–1973)

    The Struggle of Faith 1951
    John Armstrong (1893–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 89 x W 120 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    The Struggle of Faith
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Walter Bayes (1869–1955)

    Pool in the Wood
    Walter Bayes (1869–1955)
    Oil on board
    H 32.2 x W 26.2 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Pool in the Wood
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)

    November; Bissoe, Cornwall
    Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)
    Oil on canvas
    H 48.5 x W 59 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    November; Bissoe, Cornwall
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)

    Sunday
    Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
    Oil on canvas
    H 89 x W 69.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Sunday
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Charles Byrd (1916–2018)

    Mayflower Restaurant, Newport
    Charles Byrd (1916–2018)
    Oil on prepared board
    H 46 x W 35 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Mayflower Restaurant, Newport
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • George Chapman (1908–1993)

    View in Merthyr Tydfil
    George Chapman (1908–1993)
    Oil on canvas
    H 79.5 x W 112.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    View in Merthyr Tydfil
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Evan Charlton (1904–1984)

    Station Road
    Evan Charlton (1904–1984)
    Oil on hardboard
    H 61 x W 92 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Station Road
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Felicity Charlton (1913–2009)

    Flag Day, Cardiff
    Felicity Charlton (1913–2009)
    Oil on board
    H 51 x W 40.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Flag Day, Cardiff
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Stephen Conroy (b.1964)

    A Few Young Men Lost in Glasgow 1986
    Stephen Conroy (b.1964)
    Oil on canvas
    H 113 x W 100 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    A Few Young Men Lost in Glasgow
    © the artist. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Jack Crabtree (b.1938)

    Landscape with Pithead and Flowers
    Jack Crabtree (b.1938)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 88 x W 88 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Landscape with Pithead and Flowers
    © the artist. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Phyllis Dodd (1899–1995)

    Profile
    Phyllis Dodd (1899–1995)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60 x W 49.2 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Profile
    © P. and R. Bliss. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • William Harold Dudley (1890–1949)

    Butterfly on the Rocks
    William Harold Dudley (1890–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 43.2 x W 48.7 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Butterfly on the Rocks
    Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Ronald Ossory Dunlop (1894–1973)

    Littlehampton c.1946
    Ronald Ossory Dunlop (1894–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 62 x W 74 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Littlehampton
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Bernard Dunstan (1920–2017)

    Sale at Christie's
    Bernard Dunstan (1920–2017)
    Oil on hardboard
    H 31.2 x W 19.2 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Sale at Christie's
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • John Elwyn (1916–1997)

    The Mothers 1952
    John Elwyn (1916–1997)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50 x W 37 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    The Mothers
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)

    William Henry Davies (1871–1940) 1917
    Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
    Bronze
    H 30 x W 18 x D 23 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    William Henry Davies (1871–1940)
    © The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein / Tate Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Handel Cromwell Evans (1932–1999)

    Fortune Teller 1963
    Handel Cromwell Evans (1932–1999)
    Oil on board
    H 128 x W 102.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Fortune Teller
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Mary Fedden (1915–2012)

    Maltese Town
    Mary Fedden (1915–2012)
    Oil on board
    H 49.5 x W 75 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Maltese Town
    © the estate of Mary Fedden / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • James Fitton (1899–1982)

    Violin with Orchestra exhibited 1965
    James Fitton (1899–1982)
    Oil on canvas
    H 112 x W 84.3 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Violin with Orchestra
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Ian Fleming (1906–1994)

    St Monance
    Ian Fleming (1906–1994)
    Oil on board
    H 60.5 x W 90.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    St Monance
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • William Russell Flint (1880–1969)

    Gitana Dancers Resting, Albaicin, Granada
    William Russell Flint (1880–1969)
    Oil on canvas
    H 72 x W 82.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Gitana Dancers Resting, Albaicin, Granada
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947)

    The Pond exhibited 1930
    Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947)
    Oil on canvas
    H 49 x W 61.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    The Pond
    Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Florence Ada Fuller (1867–1946)

    Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
    Florence Ada Fuller (1867–1946)
    Oil on canvas
    H 67.5 x W 87.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
    Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Joseph Edward Hennah (1896–1963)

    Moulin Huet Valley, Guernsey exhibited 1926
    Joseph Edward Hennah (1896–1963)
    Oil on canvas
    H 58.5 x W 73.7 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Moulin Huet Valley, Guernsey
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • George Henry (1858–1943)

    The Lark 1926
    George Henry (1858–1943)
    Oil on canvas
    H 125 x W 150.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    The Lark
    Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Josef Herman (1911–2000)

    Women in the Fields
    Josef Herman (1911–2000)
    Oil on canvas
    H 70 x W 100.3 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Women in the Fields
    © estate of Josef Herman. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Patricia Preece (1894–1966) or Dorothy Hepworth (1894–1978)

    Girl Knitting
    Patricia Preece (1894–1966) or Dorothy Hepworth (1894–1978)
    Oil on canvas
    H 48 x W 38 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Girl Knitting
    © the copyright holder & © the copyright holder. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • George Leslie Hunter (1877–1931)

    Still Life
    George Leslie Hunter (1877–1931)
    Oil on canvas
    H 54 x W 44.4 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Still Life
    Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Alfred Janes (1911–1999)

    Mumbles Gone West 1957
    Alfred Janes (1911–1999)
    Oil on canvas
    H 110.5 x W 83.8 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Mumbles Gone West
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Colin Jones (1928–1967)

    Charlotte Porter
    Colin Jones (1928–1967)
    Oil on board
    H 75 x W 55 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Charlotte Porter
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Gerald Festus Kelly (1879–1972)

    D. D. V (a); Nude Study; The Little Model; Petite modèle Anglaise
    Gerald Festus Kelly (1879–1972)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61.5 x W 74.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    D. D. V (a); Nude Study; The Little Model; Petite modèle Anglaise
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Laura Knight (1877–1970)

    The Grand Parade; Charivari 1928
    Laura Knight (1877–1970)
    Oil on canvas
    H 99 x W 125 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    The Grand Parade; Charivari
    © reproduced with permission of the estate of Dame Laura Knight, DBE, RA / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Heinz Koppel (1919–1980)

    Lovers' Lane
    Heinz Koppel (1919–1980)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60.3 x W 100.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Lovers' Lane
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Stanley Cornwell Lewis (1905–2009)

    The Harbour and Fishmarket, Brixham, Devon 1940
    Stanley Cornwell Lewis (1905–2009)
    Oil on board
    H 33 x W 41 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    The Harbour and Fishmarket, Brixham, Devon
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • L. S. Lowry (1887–1976)

    Francis Street, Salford 1957
    Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
    Oil on canvas
    H 39 x W 49.3 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Francis Street, Salford
    © The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Robert Medley (1905–1994)

    The Top Floor 1929
    Robert Medley (1905–1994)
    Oil on canvas
    H 85.5 x W 77 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    The Top Floor
    © the estate of Robert Medley, courtesy of James Hyman Gallery, London. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • John Minton (1917–1957)

    Two Fishermen 1949
    John Minton (1917–1957)
    Oil on canvas
    H 74.8 x W 54.3 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Two Fishermen
    © Royal College of Art / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Cedric Morris (1889–1982)

    Flowers
    Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)
    Oil on canvas
    H 120.5 x W 89.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Flowers
    © trustees of the Cedric Lockwood Morris Estate/Foundation / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)

    February Sunshine, Kirkcudbright
    Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)
    Oil on canvas
    H 84 x W 109 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    February Sunshine, Kirkcudbright
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • John Scorror O'Connor (1913–2004)

    Burnt October exhibited 1965
    John Scorror O'Connor (1913–2004)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76 x W 101.2 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Burnt October
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • John Petts (1914–1991)

    Pen yr Oleu Wen
    John Petts (1914–1991)
    Oil on canvas
    H 69.7 x W 84.2 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Pen yr Oleu Wen
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Peter Prendergast (1946–2007)

    Purple with Red Foreground; The Hill from Tan-y-Graig
    Peter Prendergast (1946–2007)
    Acrylic on paper
    H 54 x W 72 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Purple with Red Foreground; The Hill from Tan-y-Graig
    © estate of Peter Prendergast. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Gwilym Prichard (1931–2015)

    Thorn Trees, Anglesey
    Gwilym Prichard (1931–2015)
    Oil on canvas
    H 80 x W 149 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Thorn Trees, Anglesey
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Shani Rhys James (b.1953)

    Studio; Self Portrait 1993
    Shani Rhys James (b.1953)
    Oil on canvas
    H 178 x W 229 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Studio; Self Portrait
    © Shani Rhys James. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Ceri Richards (1903–1971)

    Blue Figures 1949
    Ceri Giraldus Richards (1903–1971)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 91.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Blue Figures
    © estate of Ceri Richards. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Will Roberts (1907–2000)

    Reading Room
    Will Roberts (1907–2000)
    Oil on canvas
    H 74.5 x W 99.7 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Reading Room
    © Will Roberts' estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Michael Rothenstein (1908–1993)

    Self Portrait
    Michael Rothenstein (1908–1993)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60 x W 49 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Self Portrait
    © Estate of Michael Rothenstein. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Stanley Royle (1888–1961)

    Winter; Tickhill Yorkshire 1949
    Stanley Royle (1888–1961)
    Oil on board
    H 60 x W 50.2 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Winter; Tickhill Yorkshire
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • William Scott (1913–1989)

    Six Open Forms 1971
    William Scott (1913–1989)
    Oil on canvas
    H 107 x W 122.6 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Six Open Forms
    © estate of William Scott 2025. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

    Sausage Shop 1951
    Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 49.2 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Sausage Shop
    © the estate of Stanley Spencer. All rights reserved / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Julian Trevelyan (1910–1988)

    Goatherd 1959
    Julian Trevelyan (1910–1988)
    Oil on canvas
    H 39 x W 49.5 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Goatherd
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Fred Uhlman (1901–1985)

    Welsh Hills 1958
    Fred Uhlman (1901–1985)
    Oil on canvas
    H 59.7 x W 90.2 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Welsh Hills
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Edward Wadsworth (1889–1949)

    Anticyclone 1943
    Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
    Egg tempera on panel
    H 49.5 x W 60 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Anticyclone
    Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Evan Walters (1893–1951)

    Boy with Leaf
    Evan Walters (1893–1951)
    Oil on canvas
    H 59 x W 50 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Boy with Leaf
    Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Carel Weight (1908–1997)

    'My mother groaned, my father wept, As into the dangerous world I leapt'
    Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
    Oil on canvas
    H 48 x W 59 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    'My mother groaned, my father wept, As into the dangerous world I leapt'
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Charles Wheeler (1892–1974)

    Aspiration 1910–1945
    Charles Thomas Wheeler (1892–1974)
    Pentelic marble
    H 38 x W 44 x D 95 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Aspiration
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Norman Wilkinson (1878–1971)

    Oystercatcher's Nest
    Norman Wilkinson (1878–1971)
    Oil on canvas
    H 59.5 x W 79.8 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Oystercatcher's Nest
    © Norman Wilkinson Estate. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Christopher Williams (1873–1934)

    Cader Idris
    Christopher Williams (1873–1934)
    Oil on canvas
    H 28.8 x W 49 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Cader Idris
    Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Claudia Williams (b.1933)

    Family by the Sea 1958
    Claudia Williams (1933–2024)
    Oil on board
    H 61 x W 50.2 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Family by the Sea
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Kyffin Williams (1918–2006)

    Cwm Pennant 1950
    Kyffin Williams (1918–2006)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50 x W 67.2 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Cwm Pennant
    © Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Terrick John Williams (1860–1936)

    Evening; Mousehole, Cornwall
    Terrick John Williams (1860–1936)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 73 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Evening; Mousehole, Cornwall
    Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Nan Youngman (1906–1995)

    Steelworks, Ebbw Vale 1951
    Nan Youngman (1906–1995)
    Oil on board
    H 59.7 x W 80 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    Steelworks, Ebbw Vale
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1898–1991)

    'Les Sylphides'
    Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1898–1991)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60.2 x W 72.7 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    'Les Sylphides'
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  • Ernest Zobole (1927–1999)

    The Valley No. 5
    Ernest Zobole (1927–1999)
    Oil on hardboard
    H 151.5 x W 122 cm
    Newport Museum and Art Gallery
    The Valley No. 5
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Newport Museum and Art Gallery

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    Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1898–1991)
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