Founded in 1889 as The Whitworth Institute and Park in memory of the industrialist Sir Joseph Whitworth for 'the perpetual gratification of the people of Manchester', The Whitworth has a collection of 60,000 artworks with in the 20th Century both European artists including Ernst Barlach and Giorgio de Chirico represented alongside an exemplary collection of Modern British artists.
Artists featured in this Curation:
Jacob Epstein (1880–1959),
Michael Andrews (1928–1995),
Kenneth Armitage (1916–2002),
Francis Bacon (1909–1992),
Ernst Barlach (1870–1938),
Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021),
David Bomberg (1890–1957),
Derek Boshier (1937–2024),
Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003),
Patrick Caulfield (1936–2005),
and 48 more
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Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1978), Prunella Clough (1919–1999), Stephen Conroy (b.1964), Alan Davie (1920–2014), John Downton (1906–1991), Mary Fedden (1915–2012), Paul Feiler (1918–2013), Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947), Lucian Freud (1922–2011), Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993), Terry Frost (1915–2003), Harold Gilman (1876–1919), Spencer Gore (1878–1914), Dora Gordine (1895–1991), Karl Hagedorn (1889–1969), Maggi Hambling (b.1945), Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975), Gertrude Hermes (1901–1983), Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979), Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017), James Dickson Innes (1887–1914), Ronald Brooks Kitaj (1932–2007), Peter Lanyon (1918–1964), John Latham (1921–2006), Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986), Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976), Theodore Major (1908–1999), Kenneth Martin (1905–1984), Henry Moore (1898–1986), Paul Nash (1889–1946), Ben Nicholson (1894–1982), Uli Nimptsch (1897–1977), Peter Phillips (b.1939), John Piper (1903–1992), Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944), Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982), Patrick Procktor (1936–2003), Bridget Riley (b.1931), Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942), Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959), Stanley Spencer (1891–1959), Ian Stephenson (1934–2000), Thomas Swimmer (1932–1983), John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977), Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949), Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997), Christopher Wood (1901–1930) and
Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)
58 artworks
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Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
Genesis 1929–1931
Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
Serravezza marble
H 162.5 x W 83.8 x D 78.7 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Michael Andrews (1928–1995)
The Blue and Yellow of the Yacht Club 1969
Michael Andrews (1928–1995)
Oil on hardboard
H 61 x W 61 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© The estate of Michael Andrews / Tate Images. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Kenneth Armitage (1916–2002)
Little Monitor 1961
Kenneth Armitage (1916–2002)
Bronze
H 30.5 x W 38.1 x D 14.3 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© Kenneth Armitage Foundation / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Francis Bacon (1909–1992)
Lucian Freud 1951
Francis Bacon (1909–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 198.3 x W 137.1 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Ernst Barlach (1870–1938)
The Procuress 1920
Ernst Barlach (1870–1938)
Bronze
H 46.5 x W 21 x D 23.2 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)
Still Life with Flowers 1972
Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)
Oil on canvas
H 127.1 x W 127.1 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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David Bomberg (1890–1957)
Composition with Figures 1912–1913
David Bomberg (1890–1957)
Oil on wood
H 41 x W 32.8 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Derek Boshier (b.1937)
Megaloxenophobia 1962
Derek Boshier (1937–2024)
Oil on canvas
H 142 x W 75.8 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003)
Beast XXI 1959
Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003)
Bronze
H 31.8 x W 27.9 x D 99.1 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Patrick Caulfield (1936–2005)
Smokeless Coal Fire 1969
Patrick Caulfield (1936–2005)
Acrylic on canvas
H 152.5 x W 91.5 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1978)
The Philosopher 1927
Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 116.7 x W 89.5 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
Anchor and Float 1951
Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
Oil on canvas
H 48.9 x W 34.3 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Stephen Conroy (b.1964)
The Red Room 1987–1988
Stephen Conroy (b.1964)
Oil on canvas
H 137.8 x W 122.5 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Alan Davie (1920–2014)
Elephant's Eyeful 1960
Alan Davie (1920–2014)
Oil on board
H 121.8 x W 152.4 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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John Downton (1906–1991)
Girl Conducting c.1950
John Downton (1906–1991)
Tempera on board
H 45.5 x W 30.4 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Mary Fedden (1915–2012)
Fruit at Christmas 2002
Mary Fedden (1915–2012)
Oil on canvas
H 20 x W 26 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© the estate of Mary Fedden / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Paul Feiler (1918–2013)
Overlapping Forms Brown 1964
Paul Feiler (1918–2013)
Oil on canvas
H 45.7 x W 61 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947)
Châteaudun, Street Scene 1901
Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947)
Oil on board
H 48 x W 38 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Lucian Freud (1922–2011)
Man's Head (Self Portrait I) 1963
Lucian Freud (1922–2011)
Oil on canvas
H 53.3 x W 50.8 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Cat 1960
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Bronze
H 15.6 x W 19.4 x D 10.1 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Terry Frost (1915–2003)
Blue, Red and Black 1958
Terry Frost (1915–2003)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 64 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Harold Gilman (1876–1919)
Nude on a Bed 1911–1912
Harold Gilman (1876–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 62.2 x W 51 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Spencer Gore (1878–1914)
Spring in North London, 2 Houghton Place 1912
Spencer Gore (1878–1914)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 40.7 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Dora Gordine (1895–1991)
Crouching Female Figure: 'Flawless'
Dora Gordine (1895–1991)
Bronze
H 35.5 x W 23 x D 16.8 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Karl Hagedorn (1889–1969)
A Wash Stand 1913
Karl Hagedorn (1889–1969)
Oil on canvas
H 52 x W 44.5 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Maggi Hambling (b.1945)
Max as Godot's Vladimir 1981
Maggi Hambling (b.1945)
Oil on canvas
H 167.6 x W 121.9 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)
Torso 1930
Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)
Burmese wood
H 33.7 x W 9 x D 9.8 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Gertrude Hermes (1901–1983)
Bird in Hand 1931
Gertrude Hermes (1901–1983)
Lignum vitae wood
H 39.8 x W 20.1 x D 13.4 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Green Chestnut with Larch
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 65.5 x W 99.2 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)
Interior at Oakwood Court 1978–1983
Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)
Oil on wood
H 81.3 x W 137.2 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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James Dickson Innes (1887–1914)
Collioure 1911
James Dickson Innes (1887–1914)
Oil on canvas
H 32.9 x W 40.9 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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R. B. Kitaj (1932–2007)
Trout for Factitious Bait 1965
Ronald Brooks Kitaj (1932–2007)
Oil on canvas
H 152 x W 212 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Peter Lanyon (1918–1964)
Glide Path 1964
Peter Lanyon (1918–1964)
Oil & plastic collage on canvas
H 152.4 x W 121.7 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
1954, photograph by Gilbert Adams (1906–1996)
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John Latham (1921–2006)
P(n)2:5/12 1964
John Latham (1921–2006)
Acrylic on canvas
H 94 x W 217 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)
Olive Flowers
Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 68.8 x W 50.8 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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L.S. Lowry (1887–1976)
Industrial Scene 1965
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 56 x W 86.3 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Theodore Major (1908–1999)
Wigan Street
Theodore Major (1908–1999)
Oil on board
H 52 x W 75 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Oscillation c.1967
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Wood
H 16.3 x W 8.7 x D 4.2 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Henry Moore (1898–1986)
Upright Motive: Maquette No. 12 1955
Henry Moore (1898–1986)
Bronze
H 36.7 x W 11.9 x D 11.9 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© The Henry Moore Foundation. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024 / www.henry-moore.org. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Paul Nash (1889–1946)
Whiteleaf Cross 1931
Paul Nash (1889–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 53.7 x W 76.1 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
1946 (window in Cornwall) 1946
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
Oil, pencil, charcoal & surface scratching on canvas
H 49.5 x W 59.7 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Uli Nimptsch (1897–1977)
A Woman Seated on a Bench Washing Her Foot 20th C
Uli Nimptsch (1897–1977)
Bronze
H 17 x W 12.5 x D 9.2 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Peter Phillips (b.1939)
Composition No. 8 1972
Peter Phillips (b.1939)
Acrylic on canvas
H 93 x W 113.5 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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John Piper (1903–1992)
Abstract Construction 1934
John Piper (1903–1992)
Oil, sand & wood on board
H 51.4 x W 61.5 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)
View in the Dart Valley, Devon 1922
Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 64.9 x W 53.4 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)
The Deanery, Westminster 1941
Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)
Oil on board
H 86.4 x W 111.6 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Patrick Procktor (1936–2003)
Single Figure in a Landscape 1963
Patrick Procktor (1936–2003)
Oil on canvas
H 192.6 x W 198.2 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Bridget Riley (b.1931)
Search 1966
Bridget Riley (b.1931)
Acrylic on board
H 89.4 x W 89.4 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
The Façade, St Jacques, Dieppe 1899–1900
Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 53.8 x W 45.3 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959
Reclining Nude 1925–1930
Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 30.8 x W 61 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Soldiers Washing 1927
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 69.4 x W 46.1 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© the estate of Stanley Spencer. All rights reserved / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Ian Stephenson (1934–2000)
Screened Painting I 1966
Ian Stephenson (1934–2000)
Oil & enamel on canvas
H 213.4 x W 304.5 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Thomas Swimmer (1932–1983)
Abstract Town and Bridge 1959
Thomas Swimmer (1932–1983)
Oil on board
H 28.7 x W 61 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
Green Bathers 1952
John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 91.7 x W 71.3 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
Coquillages 1926
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889–1949)
Tempera on board
H 53.5 x W 39.5 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
View from the Artist's Window, Putney 1950
Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
Oil on canvas
H 91.7 x W 66.2 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
Fishing Boats, Finistère 1929
Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 53.8 x W 65.1 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)
Earth's Riches 1958
Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 91.2 x W 61.1 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester