Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery was established by the Carlisle Corporation in 1893 and housed in an historic 17th Century town house before more recent extensions into the city Guildhall. The strength within its 20th Century Collection is mainly thanks to an art purchase scheme that ran from 1933 to 1975 which saw the acquisition of two hundred works by mostly contemporary artists for the collection, including Stanley Spencer. The collection has a particular strength in holdings by artists with a connection to Cumbria. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.

Artists featured in this Curation: Sheila Mary Fell (1931–1979), Eileen Bessie Anderson (1888–1974), Leonard Appelbee (1914–2000), Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983), Vanessa Bell (1879–1961), Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906–1988), Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners (1883–1950), Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021), Peter Blake (b.1932), Sandra Blow (1925–2006), and 44 more See all

54 artworks

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Sheila Mary Fell (1931–1979)

Woman in a Cornfield c.1960
Sheila Mary Fell (1931–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 130.4 x W 97.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Eileen Bessie Anderson (1888–1974)

From the Bridge, Northleigh 1920–1930
Eileen Bessie Anderson (1888–1974)
Oil on board
H 45.3 x W 50.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Leonard Appelbee (1914–2000)

Still Life No. 10 1940–1950
Leonard Appelbee (1914–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 61.2 x W 74.7 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983)

Great Gable from High Stile 1946
Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 92.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)

Flowers in a Glass Vase c.1930
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 50.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906–1988)

Brambles 1940–1950
Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906–1988)
Oil on canvas
H 49.5 x W 59.3 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners (1883–1950)

Terraced Garden, Mentone 1925–1930
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners (1883–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 36.4 x W 44.4 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)

White Still Life 1965
Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)
Oil on canvas
H 91.4 x W 91.4 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Peter Blake (b.1932)

Children Reading Comics 1954
Peter Blake (b.1932)
Oil on hardboard
H 36.7 x W 47.1 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Sandra Blow (1925–2006)

Abstract No. 18 c.1966
Sandra Blow (1925–2006)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 151.5 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Robert A. Buhler (1916–1989)

The South of France 1950–1960
Robert Buhler (1916–1989)
Oil on canvas
H 35.7 x W 45.8 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Rodney Joseph Burn (1899–1984)

Thames Road, Chiswick c.1963
Rodney Joseph Burn (1899–1984)
Oil on canvas
H 62.2 x W 75.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani (1887–1964)

Blighty 1918
Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani (1887–1964)
Tempera on paper
H 24.3 x W 32.6 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Peter Coker (1926–2004)

Still Life with Hare 1959
Peter Coker (1926–2004)
Oil on board
H 89.7 x W 119.8 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Jean Cooke (1927–2008)

Mad Self Portrait 1954
Jean Cooke (1927–2008)
Oil on canvas
H 40.1 x W 30 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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William Simpson Cowper (b.1936)

Cumbrian Farmyard c.1955
William Simpson Cowper (b.1936)
Oil on panel
H 147.5 x W 183.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Malcolm Drummond (1880–1945)

Foreshortened Male Nude 1909
Malcolm Drummond (1880–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 29.2 x W 44.7 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906–1960)

Girl and a Birdcage c.1934
Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906–1960)
Oil on paper
H 35.2 x W 26.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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John Duncan (1866–1945)

The Messenger of Tethra 1910
John Duncan (1866–1945)
Tempera on canvas
H 39.3 x W 30.3 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Anne Dunn (b.1929)

Plants – Blue and Green before 1964
Anne Dunn (b.1929)
Oil on canvas
H 99.7 x W 99.5 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Alan Dyer (b.1944)

Boy and Girl in a Park c.1965
Alan Dyer (b.1944)
Oil on canvas
H 91 x W 91 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Merlyn Oliver Evans (1910–1973)

Composition in Red and Green 1963
Merlyn Oliver Evans (1910–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 23.6 x W 40.3 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Mary Fedden (1915–2012)

Still Life with a Black Pot 1958
Mary Fedden (1915–2012)
Oil on canvas
H 49.4 x W 73.3 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Peggy Fitzgerald (active from 1930s–1940)

Self Portrait 1937
Peggy Fitzgerald (active from 1930s–1940)
Oil on canvas
H 49.5 x W 39.4 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Margery Garnett (1896–1977)

Two Whooper Swans in Formation with Nine Pink Footed Geese on Burgh Marsh 1936
Margery Garnett (1896–1977)
Oil on board
H 26.8 x W 34.6 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Through a Cottage Window, Shipley, Sussex

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Charles Ginner (1878–1952)

Through a Cottage Window, Shipley, Sussex 1930–1940
Charles Ginner (1878–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 59.8 x W 44.7 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Lorna Graves (1947–2006)

Animal with Moon c.1987
Lorna Graves (1947–2006)
Bronze
H 16 x W 19.5 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Derrick Greaves (1927–2022)

San Stephano, Italy 1953
Derrick Greaves (1927–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 69 x W 89.6 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Margaret Green (1925–2003)

Party Decorations 1950–1960
Margaret Green (1925–2003)
Oil on board
H 14.8 x W 22 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Peter Greenham (1909–1992)

The Coast of Normandy at Le Touquet c.1967
Peter Greenham (1909–1992)
Oil on board
H 21.8 x W 29.8 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Roger de Grey (1918–1995)

Allotments c.1948
Roger de Grey (1918–1995)
Oil on canvas
H 49.1 x W 59.5 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Colin Graham Frederick Hayes (1919–2003)

Kentish Garden before 1954
Colin Graham Frederick Hayes (1919–2003)
Oil on board
H 49.8 x W 75.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Francis William Helps (1890–1972)

The Orchard 1936
Francis William Helps (1890–1972)
Oil on panel
H 48.8 x W 41.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Edward Holloway (1926–1987)

Miners 1958
Edward Holloway (1926–1987)
Oil on board
H 39.5 x W 49.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Charles John Holmes (1868–1936)

Dufton Pike from Backstone Edge 1911–1916
Charles John Holmes (1868–1936)
Oil on canvas
H 44.9 x W 80.4 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Flavia Irwin (1916–2009)

Aerial 4 before 1975
Flavia Irwin (1916–2009)
Acrylic on canvas
H 118.4 x W 72 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Edward Le Bas (1904–1966)

Head of a Boy 1930–1940
Edward Le Bas (1904–1966)
Oil on panel
H 34.4 x W 24.5 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957)

Pensive Head 1937
Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 60.5 x W 45 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Thomas Esmond Lowinsky (1892–1947)

Miss Jean Brady 1933
Thomas Esmond Lowinsky (1892–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 43 x W 33.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Tom McGuinness (1926–2006)

The Drift 1962
Tom McGuinness (1926–2006)
Oil on board
H 67.7 x W 90.5 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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David Nash (b.1945)

Wood Stove 1982
David Nash (b.1945)
Wood
H 80 x W 30 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)

Dorset Landscape c.1930
John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 49 x W 59.5 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981)

Easter Monday c.1950
Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981)
Oil on panel
H 68.5 x W 68.5 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)

Rue de Poulfenc à Riec 1910
Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 52.5 x W 64.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Gamel Woolsey (1895–1968), Wife of Gerald Brenan (1894–1987)

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Gertrude Mary Powys (1877–1952)

Gamel Woolsey (1895–1968), Wife of Gerald Brenan (1894–1987) 1920–1930
Gertrude Mary Powys (1877–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 64.2 x W 45.3 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Two Girls by a Table Look out on a Starry Night

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Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862–1927)

Two Girls by a Table Look out on a Starry Night 1905
Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862–1927)
Tempera on board
H 17.5 x W 12.6 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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William Rothenstein (1872–1945)

Wych Elm in Winter 1919
William Rothenstein (1872–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 77.2 x W 91 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Elliott Seabrooke (1886–1950)

Flagstaff and Crane, Blackwater 1948
Elliott Seabrooke (1886–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 49.3 x W 67.8 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)

Cotswold Meadows 1920–1930
Gilbert Spencer (1892–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 39.6 x W 45.1 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

Cookham 1914
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 44.8 x W 34.5 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)

December Afternoon 1940–1949
Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
Oil on board
H 99.7 x W 45.7 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852–1936)

Girl Playing a Violin 1912
Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852–1936)
Oil on panel
H 37.1 x W 21.7 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Ethel Walker (1861–1951)

Fish Girl, Robin Hood's Bay 1910–1920
Ethel Walker (1861–1951)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 49.6 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)

Men Leaving Work 1954
Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
Oil on canvas
H 62.8 x W 116.2 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

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William Simpson Cowper (b.1936)
Gertrude Mary Powys (1877–1952)
Colin Graham Frederick Hayes (1919–2003)
Jean Cooke (1927–2008)
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners (1883–1950)
Leonard Appelbee (1914–2000)
Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)
Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)
Charles Ginner (1878–1952)
Margaret Green (1925–2003)
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