Always associated foremost with its Summer Exhibition, the Royal Academy of Arts in London has had a collection ever since its founding in 1768. Artworks have often been given by the artists themselves, especially their diploma work on being elected a Member of the Royal Academy. Now with a collection of approaching 1,000 paintings and 350 sculptures, along with 25,000 prints and drawings, it has naturally one of the strongest collections of Modern British Art in the United Kingdom. Part Two: Bill Jacklin to Edward Wolfe.

Artists featured in this Curation: Bill Jacklin (b.1943), Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961), Gerald Festus Kelly (1879–1972), Eric Henri Kennington (1888–1960), Phillip King (1934–2021), Harold Knight (1874–1961), Laura Knight (1877–1970), Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980), Henry Lamb (1883–1960), Maurice Lambert (1901–1964), and 55 more
65 artworks
  • Bill Jacklin (b.1943)

    The Rink 3pm 1992
    Bill Jacklin (b.1943)
    Oil on canvas
    H 127.3 x W 137.1 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Rink 3pm
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961)

    Portrait of a Young Man c.1928/1929
    Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 46.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Portrait of a Young Man
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Gerald Festus Kelly (1879–1972)

    Jane XXX 1930
    Gerald Festus Kelly (1879–1972)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 63.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Jane XXX
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Eric Henri Kennington (1888–1960)

    Abd-al-Rahman 1921
    Eric Henri Kennington (1888–1960)
    Pastel on green-toned paper
    H 49.4 x W 55.8 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Abd-al-Rahman
    © courtesy of the family of the artist. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Phillip King (1934–2021)

    Span 1967
    Phillip King (1934–2021)
    Steel
    H 250 x W 540 x D 480 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Span
    © Phillip King. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Harold Knight (1874–1961)

    Ethel Bartlett c.1937
    Harold Knight (1874–1961)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 51.1 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Ethel Bartlett
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Laura Knight (1877–1970)

    A Misty Sunrise 1956
    Laura Knight (1877–1970)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76 x W 96 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    A Misty Sunrise
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980)

    Uli Nimptsch (1897–1977), RA 1957
    Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980)
    Oil on canvas
    H 92 x W 73 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Uli Nimptsch (1897–1977), RA
    © Foundation Oskar Kokoschka/DACS 2024. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Henry Lamb (1883–1960)

    Henrietta Reading 1949
    Henry Lamb (1883–1960)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.8 x W 61 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Henrietta Reading
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Maurice Lambert (1901–1964)

    Carving in Paros Marble c.1937
    Maurice Lambert (1901–1964)
    Marble
    H 45.1 x W 78.2 x D 47 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Carving in Paros Marble
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • John Lavery (1856–1941)

    The Van Dyck Room, Wilton 1920
    John Lavery (1856–1941)
    Oil on canvas
    H 63.5 x W 76 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Van Dyck Room, Wilton
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Edward Le Bas (1904–1966)

    Girl in Blue Armchair c.1954
    Edward Le Bas (1904–1966)
    Oil on board
    H 68.4 x W 76.2 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Girl in Blue Armchair
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Gilbert Ledward (1888–1960)

    Earth Rests 1930
    Gilbert Ledward (1888–1960)
    Roman stone
    H 82 x W 158 x D 39 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Earth Rests
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)

    Station Approach 1962
    Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
    Oil on board
    H 40.7 x W 50.9 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Station Approach
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • William MacTaggart (1903–1981)

    Autumn 1973 (?)
    William MacTaggart (1903–1981)
    Oil on canvas
    H 108 x W 78 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Autumn
    © by permission of the artist's family. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Charles Mahoney (1903–1968)

    Barnyard 1950s–1960s (?)
    Charles Mahoney (1903–1968)
    Oil on canvas
    H 406 x W 356 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Barnyard
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Harrington Mann (1864–1937)

    Lesson Time 1908
    Harrington Mann (1864–1937)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.2 x W 63.3 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Lesson Time
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Leonard McComb (1930–2018)

    Sergeant Bert Bowers 1991
    Leonard McComb (1930–2018)
    Oil on canvas
    H 140 x W 91.4 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Sergeant Bert Bowers
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992)

    The Couple 1934
    F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992)
    Cherry wood
    H 74 x W 26 x D 18 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Couple
    © copyright of the FE McWilliam Estate. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Robert Medley (1905–1994)

    The Rough Field 1962
    Robert Medley (1905–1994)
    Oil on canvas
    H 99 x W 114.3 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Rough Field
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Paul Ayshford Methuen (1886–1974)

    Camden Crescent, Bath c.1959
    Paul Ayshford Methuen (1886–1974)
    Oil on canvas
    H 57.1 x W 76.2 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Camden Crescent, Bath
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Edward Middleditch (1923–1987)

    Sea Flower I 1974
    Edward Middleditch (1923–1987)
    Oil on canvas
    H 142.6 x W 185.3 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Sea Flower I
    © the estate of Edward Middleditch, courtesy James Hyman Gallery, London. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Dhruva Mistry (b.1957)

    Spatial Diagram – 2 1988–1990
    Dhruva Mistry (b.1957)
    Bronze
    H 42 x W 31 x D 21 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Spatial Diagram – 2
    © the artist. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Walter Thomas Monnington (1902–1976)

    Piediluco c.1923–1926
    Walter Thomas Monnington (1902–1976)
    Oil on panel
    H 42.5 x W 60.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Piediluco
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Claude Grahame Muncaster (1903–1974)

    Shipyard at Palma in Majorca c.1946
    Claude Grahame Muncaster (1903–1974)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.3 x W 101.8 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Shipyard at Palma in Majorca
    © by kind permission of Claude Muncaster's estate. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Alfred James Munnings (1878–1959)

    Kilkenny Horse Fair c.1925
    Alfred James Munnings (1878–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 64.3 x W 76.9 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Kilkenny Horse Fair
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)

    The Barn, Wormingford 1954
    John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)
    Oil on canvas
    H 66 x W 82.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Barn, Wormingford
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Paul Nash (1889–1946)

    Marching at Night 1918
    Paul Nash (1889–1946)
    Lithograph on paper
    H 51.3 x W 42.4 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Marching at Night
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Algernon Cecil Newton (1880–1968)

    The Regent's Park Canal, Paddington 1930
    Algernon Cecil Newton (1880–1968)
    Oil on canvas
    H 182.8 x W 274.6 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Regent's Park Canal, Paddington
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Uli Nimptsch (1897–1977)

    James Fitton (1899–1982), RA 1970
    Uli Nimptsch (1897–1977)
    Bronze & marble
    H 35 x W 20.3 x D 38.1 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    James Fitton (1899–1982), RA
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Sidney Nolan (1917–1992)

    Self Portrait 1986
    Sidney Nolan (1917–1992)
    Enamel spray on canvas
    H 183 x W 160.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Self Portrait
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • John Scorror O'Connor (1913–2004)

    Moon and Round Pool c.1960
    John Scorror O'Connor (1913–2004)
    Oil on canvas
    H 77 x W 102 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Moon and Round Pool
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • William Orpen (1878–1931)

    Le Chef de l'Hotel Chatham, Paris c.1921
    William Orpen (1878–1931)
    Oil on canvas
    H 127 x W 102.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Le Chef de l'Hotel Chatham, Paris
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)

    The Silken World of Michelangelo 1967
    Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)
    Colour screenprint on paper
    H 38 x W 25.3 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Silken World of Michelangelo
    © trustees of the Paolozzi Foundation, licensed by DACS 2024. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)

    The Man Between 1978–1980
    Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
    Oil & gouache on unstretched canvas
    H 64.8 x W 208.3 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Man Between
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Bertram Priestman (1868–1951)

    Near Wareham, Dorset 1923
    Bertram Priestman (1868–1951)
    Oil on canvas
    H 64.5 x W 77.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Near Wareham, Dorset
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Dod Procter (1892–1972)

    Jamaican Girl c.1956–1960
    Dod Procter (1892–1972)
    Oil on board
    H 30 x W 24.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Jamaican Girl
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

    Cliffside, Portugal c.1965
    Anne Redpath (1895–1965)
    Oil on board
    H 63.5 x W 75 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Cliffside, Portugal
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)

    Combat before 1966
    William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60.1 x W 76.2 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Combat
    © estate of John David Roberts. By courtesy of The William Roberts Society. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Leonard Henry Rosoman (1913–2012)

    Jumping Figure: Mojave Desert 1970
    Leonard Henry Rosoman (1913–2012)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 41.4 x W 51.4 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Jumping Figure: Mojave Desert
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Walter Westley Russell (1867–1949)

    Studland Beach late 1930s
    Walter Westley Russell (1867–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45.7 x W 64 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Studland Beach
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Harry Rutherford (1903–1985)

    Camden Town Street 1935
    Harry Rutherford (1903–1985)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71.6 x W 92 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Camden Town Street
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Eric Schilsky (1898–1974)

    Helöise c.1936
    Eric Schilsky (1898–1974)
    Bronze
    H 50 x W 27 x D 23 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Helöise
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • William Scott (1913–1989)

    Still Life with Pears c.1956
    William Scott (1913–1989)
    Oil on canvas
    H 46 x W 61 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Still Life with Pears
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)

    Santa Maria della Salute, Venice c.1901
    Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 56 x W 46 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • John Rattenbury Skeaping (1901–1980)

    Female Torso c.1960
    John Rattenbury Skeaping (1901–1980)
    Wood
    H 64.8 x W 34.3 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Female Torso
    © The estate of John Skeaping / Tate Images. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Wilhelm Josef Soukop (1907–1995)

    Meditation c.1969
    Wilhelm Josef Soukop (1907–1995)
    Terracotta
    H 38 x W 31 x D 25 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Meditation
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)

    The Old Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 1943 1979
    Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
    Oil on board
    H 80.2 x W 99.4 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Old Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 1943
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)

    An Artist's Progress 1959
    Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)
    Oil on canvas
    H 269.2 x W 563 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    An Artist's Progress
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

    The Farm Gate 1950
    Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 91.5 x W 58.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts

  • Adrian Scott Stokes (1854–1935)

    Lago Maggiore c.1920
    Adrian Scott Stokes (1854–1935)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60.5 x W 92 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Lago Maggiore
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Alfred Reginald Thomson (1894–1979)

    Between Ops c.1945
    Alfred Reginald Thomson (1894–1979)
    Oil on canvas
    H 91.5 x W 71.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Between Ops
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

    Labyrinth Julian's Bowyer 1974
    Joe Tilson (1928–2023)
    Elm
    H 249 x W 219 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Labyrinth Julian's Bowyer
    © DACS 2024. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Donald Chisholm Towner (1903–1985)

    The Embankment, Westminster 1934
    Donald Chisholm Towner (1903–1985)
    Oil on canvas
    H 58.5 x W 75 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Embankment, Westminster
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Julian Trevelyan (1910–1988)

    Driftwood Relief 1975
    Julian Trevelyan (1910–1988)
    Wood
    H 50.8 x W 60 x D 6.3 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Driftwood Relief
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

    July Sun 1913
    Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)
    Oil on canvas
    H 53.4 x W 43.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    July Sun
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (1901–1979)

    Long-eared Owl 1955
    Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (1901–1979)
    Wood engraving
    H 35.7 x W 16.5 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Long-eared Owl
    © estate of C. F. Tunnicliffe, OBE, RA. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Maria Elena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992)

    Pervenche 1959
    Maria Elena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992)
    Oil on canvas
    H 81 x W 100 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Pervenche
    © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Edward Felix Wakeford (1914–1973)

    The Mall 1950s (?)
    Edward Felix Wakeford (1914–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.7 x W 51.1 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Mall
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Ethel Walker (1861–1951)

    Flora Robson c.1933/1934
    Ethel Walker (1861–1951)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 51 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Flora Robson
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)

    The Silence 1965
    Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
    Oil on board
    H 91.5 x W 122 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    The Silence
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Anthony Whishaw (b.1930)

    Bullfight with Falling Picador 1951–1952
    Anthony Whishaw (b.1930)
    Oil on canvas
    H 102 x W 129 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Bullfight with Falling Picador
    © the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Kyffin Williams (1918–2006)

    German Girl c.1963
    Kyffin Williams (1918–2006)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 51 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    German Girl
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Terrick John Williams (1860–1936)

    St Michael's Mount, Cornwall 1933
    Terrick John Williams (1860–1936)
    Oil on canvas
    H 51.2 x W 61.2 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    St Michael's Mount, Cornwall
    Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

  • Edward Wolfe (1897–1982)

    Marbella 1972
    Edward Wolfe (1897–1982)
    Oil on canvas laid on board
    H 41 x W 51.2 cm
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Marbella
    © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts