Pallant House Gallery in Chichester has been referred to by the Guardian as 'Second only to the Tate for Modern British Art'. Largely formed of donations from a series of collectors, namely Walter Hussey, Charles Kearley and Sir Colin Wilson and MJ Long, Lady Wilson, it combines the story of Modern British Art alongside artworks by major artists working in France and beyond in the Twentieth Century, and is brought together in an 18th Century Queen Anne townhouse with a contemporary extension. Part One, covering from Josef Albers to Peter Ilsted.

Artists featured in this Curation: Josef Albers (1888–1976), Robert Adams (1917–1984), Jankel Adler (1895–1949), Eileen Agar (1899–1991), Michael Andrews (1928–1995), John Armstrong (1893–1973), Frank Helmuth Auerbach (1931–2024), Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004), Vanessa Bell (1879–1961), Franta Belsky (1921–2000), and 47 more
57 artworks
  • Josef Albers (1888–1976)

    Variant IX 64–200 1966
    Josef Albers (1888–1976)
    Screenprint on paper
    H 25.8 x W 35.8 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Variant IX 64–200
    © The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn and DACS, London 2023. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Robert Adams (1917–1984)

    Rising Movement No. 2 1962
    Robert Adams (1917–1984)
    Bronzed steel
    H 59.5 x W 91 x D 15.7 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Rising Movement No. 2
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Jankel Adler (1895–1949)

    Reclining Nude 1940s
    Jankel Adler (1895–1949)
    Oil on board
    H 30.5 x W 63.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Reclining Nude
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Eileen Agar (1899–1991)

    Black Flower 1981
    Eileen Agar (1899–1991)
    Ink on paper
    H 21.5 x W 25.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Black Flower
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Michael Andrews (1928–1995)

    Colony Room I 1962
    Michael Andrews (1928–1995)
    Oil on board
    H 120 x W 182.8 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Colony Room I
    © The estate of Michael Andrews / Tate Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • John Armstrong (1893–1973)

    The Open Door 1930
    John Armstrong (1893–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 89.2 x W 77.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    The Open Door
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Frank Helmuth Auerbach (b.1931)

    Reclining Model in the Studio I 1963
    Frank Helmuth Auerbach (1931–2024)
    Oil on board
    H 61 x W 77.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Reclining Model in the Studio I
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004)

    Snow At Wharfdale II 1957 1957
    Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004)
    Oil on canvas
    H 49.1 x W 74.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Snow At Wharfdale II 1957
    © Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)

    Angelica 1934
    Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
    Oil on hardboard
    H 13 x W 13 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Angelica
    © estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Franta Belsky (1921–2000)

    John Piper (1903–1992) 1987
    Franta Belsky (1921–2000)
    Resin
    H 40.5 x W 25 x D 21 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    John Piper (1903–1992)
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Adrian Berg (1929–2011)

    Second Lake, Sheffield Park, Sussex Weald, 27 August 2002 2002
    Adrian Berg (1929–2011)
    Oil on canvas
    H 633 x W 750 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Second Lake, Sheffield Park, Sussex Weald, 27 August 2002
    © estate of Adrian Berg. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Peter Blake (b.1932)

    The Beatles 1962 1963–1968
    Peter Blake (b.1932)
    Cryla acrylic on hardboard
    H 122 x W 91 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    The Beatles 1962
    © Peter Blake. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • David Bomberg (1890–1957)

    Ronda Bridge, Spain 1935
    David Bomberg (1890–1957)
    Oil on panel
    H 31.5 x W 40.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Ronda Bridge, Spain
    © the estate of David Bomberg. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947)

    Femme assise dans sa baignoire (Woman Seated in Her Bathtub) 1942
    Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947)
    Lithograph on paper
    H 24.8 x W 32 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Femme assise dans sa baignoire (Woman Seated in Her Bathtub)
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Pauline Boty (1938–1966)

    Untitled (Seascape with Boats and Island) c.1960
    Pauline Boty (1938–1966)
    Collage on paper
    H 39.2 x W 46.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Untitled (Seascape with Boats and Island)
    © Courtesy of the Pauline Boty Estate. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Georges Braque (1882–1963)

    The Bird 1946
    Georges Braque (1882–1963)
    Colour lithograph on paper
    H 80 x W 100 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    The Bird
    © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Percy Brown (1911–1996)

    Tall Abstract Bronze (Series Ten Bronze)
    Percy Brown (1911–1996)
    Bronze
    H 56.8 x W 26.5 x D 19 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Tall Abstract Bronze (Series Ten Bronze)
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Anthony Caro (1924–2013)

    Leaf Pool 1996–2000
    Anthony Caro (1924–2013)
    Paper
    H 30 x W 60 x D 11 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Leaf Pool
    © The Estate of Anthony Caro. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Patrick Caulfield (1936–2005)

    Juan Gris (1887–1927) 1963
    Patrick Caulfield (1936–2005)
    Household paint on board
    H 122 x W 122 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Juan Gris (1887–1927)
    © the estate of Patrick Caulfield. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Eduardo Chillida (1924–2002)

    Untitled
    Eduardo Chillida (1924–2002)
    Etching on paper
    H 20.5 x W 13.4 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Untitled
    © Zabalaga-Leku, DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Prunella Clough (1919–1999)

    Brown Wall 1964
    Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
    Oil on canvas
    H 111 x W 101 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Brown Wall
    © estate of Prunella Clough. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • William Menzies Coldstream (1908–1987)

    The Opera House, Rimini, Interior (Bomb Damaged Theatre, Italy) c.1944
    William Menzies Coldstream (1908–1987)
    Oil on canvas
    H 81.6 x W 59.7 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    The Opera House, Rimini, Interior (Bomb Damaged Theatre, Italy)
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bridgeman Images

  • Cecil Collins (1908–1989)

    Fête gallante 1951
    Cecil Collins (1908–1989)
    Oil on canvas
    H 82.5 x W 122 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Fête gallante
    © Tate / Tate Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • John Albert Cooper (1894–1943)

    Three Prima Donnas 1934
    John Albert Cooper (1894–1943)
    Oil on hardboard
    H 12.6 x W 18 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Three Prima Donnas
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Raymond James Coxon (1896–1997)

    Cumberland 1934
    Raymond James Coxon (1896–1997)
    Oil on board
    H 10.4 x W 13 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Cumberland
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • John Craxton (1922–2009)

    Greek Fisherman 1946
    John Craxton (1922–2009)
    Oil on board
    H 145 x W 200 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Greek Fisherman
    © estate of John Craxton. All rights reserved, DACS 2023. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Dennis Creffield (1931–2018)

    Petworth: South End from the East 1991–1992
    Dennis Creffield (1931–2018)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.2 x W 86.4 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Petworth: South End from the East
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • André Derain (1880–1954)

    Nature morte au pichet de grés (Still Life with Stoneware Jug) 1910
    André Derain (1880–1954)
    Pencil & watercolour on paper
    H 14.5 x W 13 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Nature morte au pichet de grés (Still Life with Stoneware Jug)
    © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Raoul Dufy (1877–1953)

    Le cirque (The Circus)
    Raoul Dufy (1877–1953)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 45 x W 56.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Le cirque (The Circus)
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)

    Chesil Beach, Dorset 1979
    Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
    Oil on board
    H 25.4 x W 45.1 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Chesil Beach, Dorset
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bridgeman Images

  • Merlyn Oliver Evans (1910–1973)

    The Lock 1942
    Merlyn Oliver Evans (1910–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 154 x W 128 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    The Lock
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Mary Fedden (1915–2012)

    Still Life with an Artichoke 1972
    Mary Fedden (1915–2012)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.5 x W 61 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Still Life with an Artichoke
    © the estate of Mary Fedden / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Hans Feibusch (1898–1998)

    At the Feet of Christ on the Cross
    Hans Feibusch (1898–1998)
    Oil on board
    H 91.6 x W 122.2 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    At the Feet of Christ on the Cross
    © The Estate of Hans Feibusch / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Paul Feiler (1918–2013)

    Boskenna
    Paul Feiler (1918–2013)
    Oil on canvas
    H 20 x W 25 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Boskenna
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Emil Filla (1882–1953)

    Homme assis tenant un journal (Seated Man with a Newspaper) 1920
    Emil Filla (1882–1953)
    Oil & sand on canvas
    H 78.3 x W 36.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Homme assis tenant un journal (Seated Man with a Newspaper)
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Peter de Francia (1921–2012)

    A Diary of our Times
    Peter de Francia (1921–2012)
    Oil on canvas
    H 183 x W 140 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    A Diary of our Times
    © estate of Peter de Francia, courtesy James Hyman Gallery, London. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Sam Francis (1923–1994)

    Composition 1957
    Sam Francis (1923–1994)
    Watercolour & gouache on paper
    H 77 x W 56.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Composition
    © Sam Francis Foundation, California / DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Lucian Freud (1922–2011)

    Unripe Tangerine 1946
    Lucian Freud (1922–2011)
    Oil on board
    H 8.9 x W 8.9 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Unripe Tangerine
    © Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Terry Frost (1915–2003)

    Black and White Movement 1954
    Terry Frost (1915–2003)
    Oil on board
    H 76 x W 40.6 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Black and White Movement
    © estate of Terry Frost. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • William Gear (1915–1997)

    Landscape 1951
    William Gear (1915–1997)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45.5 x W 54.8 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Landscape
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

    Near Swanage, Dorset 1916
    Mark Gertler (1891–1939)
    Oil on board
    H 24 x W 36.2 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Near Swanage, Dorset
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Albert Gleizes (1881–1953)

    Paysage près de Paris (Landscape Near to Paris) 1908
    Albert Gleizes (1881–1953)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 20.3 x W 31 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Paysage près de Paris (Landscape Near to Paris)
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Spencer Gore (1878–1914)

    The Garden Path, Garth House 1910
    Spencer Gore (1878–1914)
    Oil on canvas
    H 41 x W 50.8 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    The Garden Path, Garth House
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Henryk Gotlib (1890–1966)

    Fireside Nude 1940s
    Henryk Gotlib (1890–1966)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.4 x W 50.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Fireside Nude
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Duncan Grant (1885–1978)

    Bathers by the Pond 1920–1921
    Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.5 x W 91.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Bathers by the Pond
    © Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Juan Gris (1887–1927)

    Le guéridon (The Pedestal) 1921
    Juan Gris (1887–1927)
    Lithograph on paper
    H 33.5 x W 26.1 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Le guéridon (The Pedestal)
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Richard Hamilton (1922–2011)

    Swingeing London '67 1967–1968
    Richard Hamilton (1922–2011)
    Oil & relief silkscreen on photo & board
    H 60.8 x W 79.5 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Swingeing London '67
    © estate of Richard Hamilton. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Henri Hayden (1883–1970)

    Cubist 1919
    Henri Hayden (1883–1970)
    Oil on canvas
    H 27.1 x W 35 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Cubist
    © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988)

    Composition (Leda) 1934
    Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988)
    Oil on sculpted board
    H 8.9 x W 10.2 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Composition (Leda)
    © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)

    Single Form (Nocturne) 1968
    Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)
    Irish black marble on teak base
    H 67 x W 35 x D 14 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Single Form (Nocturne)
    © Bowness. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Anthony Hill (1930–2020)

    Relief Construction
    Anthony Hill (1930–2020)
    Perspex, metal & paper
    H 40.5 x W 40.6 x D 4.2 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Relief Construction
    © Anthony Hill. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)

    La truite aux pommes vapeur 1934
    Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)
    Oil on panel
    H 9.2 x W 12.9 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    La truite aux pommes vapeur
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)

    Curved Barn (The Barn) 1922
    Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
    Oil on canvas
    H 66 x W 98 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Curved Barn (The Barn)
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)

    Grantchester Road 1975
    Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)
    Oil on wood
    H 124.5 x W 145 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Grantchester Road
    © Howard Hodgkin. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947)

    Spanish Peasants 1934
    Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947)
    Oil on plywood
    H 15.4 x W 12.8 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Spanish Peasants
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Lilian Holt (1898–1983)

    Spirit of Ronda, Andalucia, Spain 1955
    Lilian Holt (1898–1983)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90 x W 120 cm
    Pallant House Gallery
    Spirit of Ronda, Andalucia, Spain
    © the artist's family. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  • Peter Ilsted (1861–1933)

    Sunshine in an Interior 1920
    Peter Ilsted (1861–1933)
    Colour mezzotint on paper
    Pallant House Gallery
    Sunshine in an Interior
    Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester