The Usher Gallery opened in Lincoln in a purpose-built gallery in 1927 and is named after a local jeweller James Ward Usher (1845-1921) who generously bequeathed his collection and a sum of money to build a gallery. Its 20th Century Collection has developed thanks to gifts from the Contemporary Art Society (including works by Sickert, Lowry, Frost and Wynter), the Dora M. Bond Bequest (a husband and wife collection: works by Hitchens, Potter and Redpath) and the J.R. Hesham Trust; James Reginald Hesham was a Lincoln-born businessman who donated works by Grant, Munnings and Piper.

Artists featured in this Curation: Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976), Anna Airy (1882–1964), Craigie Ronald John Aitchison (1926–2009), John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983), Frederick Appleyard (1874–1963), Barbara Balmer (1929–2017), Antonin Karel Bartl (1912–1998), Vanessa Bell (1879–1961), George Alfred Boden (1888–1956), Boyd & Evans (b.1944 & b.1945), and 46 more See all

56 artworks

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Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)

Britain at Play 1943
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 45.7 x W 61 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Anna Airy (1882–1964)

Children Blackberrying
Anna Airy (1882–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 76.2 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Craigie Ronald John Aitchison (1926–2009)

The Tree 1968
Craigie Ronald John Aitchison (1926–2009)
Oil on canvas
H 25.2 x W 20.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983)

Still Life 1958
John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 45.7 x W 63.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Frederick Appleyard (1874–1963)

Cleethorpes Foreshore, Lincolnshire 1930
Frederick Appleyard (1874–1963)
Oil on panel
H 51 x W 61 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Barbara Balmer (1929–2017)

Deserted Cemetery 1995
Barbara Balmer (1929–2017)
Oil on canvas
H 120 x W 151 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Antonin Karel Bartl (1912–1998)

Portrait of an Architect
Antonin Karel Bartl (1912–1998)
Oil on board
H 70 x W 53.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)

Zinnias 1943
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 61.2 x W 50.3 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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George Alfred Boden (1888–1956)

Breton Oxcart
George Alfred Boden (1888–1956)
Oil on board
H 61 x W 81 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Boyd & Evans (b.1944 & b.1945)

Looking Out 1974
Boyd & Evans (b.1944 & b.1945)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 121.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Peter Brannan (1926–1994)

Street Scene
Peter Brannan (1926–1994)
Oil on panel
H 41 x W 50.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)

Taffy Roberts 1952
John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)
Oil on board
H 109.2 x W 84 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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John Brown (1887–1966)

November Sky
John Brown (1887–1966)
Oil on panel
H 25.5 x W 35.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Clive Richard Browne (1901–1991)

St Mary's Church, Stow, Lincolnshire c.1950
Clive Richard Browne (1901–1991)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 61 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Sydney William Carline (1888–1929)

Village by Lake Orta, Italy
Sydney William Carline (1888–1929)
Oil on canvas
H 64 x W 71 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Jean Cooke (1927–2008)

Not Waving, Just Painting 1996
Jean Cooke (1927–2008)
Oil on canvas
H 45 x W 45 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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John Downton (1906–1991)

Child with Roses c.1936
John Downton (1906–1991)
Tempera on brass
H 42.8 x W 29.1 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Ian Fleming (1906–1994)

Danger Point, Arbroath 1949
Ian Fleming (1906–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 61.5 x W 91.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Terry Frost (1915–2003)

Autumn Rings Andeuze, September 1971 1983
Terry Frost (1915–2003)
Acrylic on canvas
H 164.2 x W 164.2 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Duncan Grant (1885–1978)

The Wool Staple in Medieval Lincoln c.1957
Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
Oil on wood
H 77 x W 105 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Katherine Hartnell (1886–1970)

Still Life
Katherine Hartnell (1886–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 74.4 x W 61 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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John Hassall (1868–1948)

A Tank in Action
John Hassall (1868–1948)
Oil on canvas
H 101.7 x W 152 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Benjamin Haughton (1865–1924)

Winter Morning on the Otter
Benjamin Haughton (1865–1924)
Oil on panel
H 32 x W 39 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Julie Held (b.1958)

The Swimmer (Cosham Painting) 1996
Julie Held (b.1958)
Oil on canvas
H 175 x W 143 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)

Autumn Painting 1945
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 52.5 x W 104.8 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Francis Edwin Hodge (1882–1949)

Preparation for the Ballet 1939
Francis Edwin Hodge (1882–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 127 x W 102 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Henry Holzer (1907–2007)

Summer Evening after Rain before 1971
Henry Holzer (1907–2007)
Oil on board
H 15.5 x W 20 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Lynton Harold Lamb (1907–1977)

Nude
Lynton Harold Lamb (1907–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 50.7 x W 68.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Patricia Laing (b.1928)

Cornish Fishing Boat
Patricia Laing (b.1928)
Oil on canvas
H 53.4 x W 73.2 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)

Hop-Pickers c.1938
Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 65.5 x W 76 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Roy de Maistre (1894–1968)

Flowers
Leroy Leveson Laurent Joseph de Maistre (1894–1968)
Oil on board
H 60 x W 50 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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George Henry Grenville Manton (1855–1932)

Miss Dorothy Brook 1918
George Henry Grenville Manton (1855–1932)
Oil on canvas
H 274 x W 170 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Charles James McCall (1907–1989)

Maquillage
Charles James McCall (1907–1989)
Oil on canvas
H 55.2 x W 46.2 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Anne Norwich (1929–2020)

Reading 1973
Anne Norwich (1929–2020)
Acrylic on canvas
H 61 x W 50.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Henning Nyberg (1903–1964)

Plaice
Henning Nyberg (1903–1964)
Oil on panel
H 51 x W 61 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Charles Pears (1873–1958)

Moonlight Barque
Charles Pears (1873–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 127 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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John Piper (1903–1992)

Octagonal Church, Hartwell, Buckinghamshire 1939
John Piper (1903–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 55.8 x W 40.7 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Mary Potter (1900–1981)

Spring Landscape 1933
Mary Potter (1900–1981)
Oil on wood panel
H 50.6 x W 60.8 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

Sweethearts
Anne Redpath (1895–1965)
Oil & crayon on board
H 54.6 x W 63.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Shani Rhys James (b.1953)

Lead White 1995
Shani Rhys James (b.1953)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 91.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Herbert Rollett (1872–1932)

Blue Sky
Herbert Rollett (1872–1932)
Oil on panel
H 22 x W 27 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997)

View of Lincoln Cathedral
Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997)
Oil on board
H 31.5 x W 41.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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William Shackleton (1872–1933)

Winter Sunrise, Malham, Yorkshire 1924
William Shackleton (1872–1933)
Oil on paper
H 19 x W 28 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)

Nude Figure Reclining 1912
Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 40.9 x W 51.2 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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David T. Smith (1920–1999)

Bombing Up
David T. Smith (1920–1999)
Oil on canvas
H 41 x W 51 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)

Interior with Nude c.1944–1945
Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
Oil on panel
H 50.5 x W 63.3 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Walter James Steggles (1908–1997)

Boston, Lincolnshire
Walter James Steggles (1908–1997)
Oil on panel
H 18.8 x W 33.3 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Kathleen Tyson (1898–1982)

Westwell exhibited 1936
Kathleen Tyson (1898–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 64.7 x W 76 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Leon Underwood (1890–1975)

Still Life 1930
Leon Underwood (1890–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 61 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Italo Violante (b.1916)

I Sassi, Matera, Italy 1974
Italo Violante (b.1916)
Oil on board
H 30 x W 40 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Harry White (active 20th C)

Sporting Pink
Harry White (active 20th C)
Oil on board
H 76 x W 60 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Geoffrey Wilson (1920–2010)

The Green Umbrella
Geoffrey Wilson (1920–2010)
Oil on board
H 48.5 x W 57 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Erich Wolfsfeld (1884–1956)

Caravan Resting
Erich Wolfsfeld (1884–1956)
Oil on panel
H 115.5 x W 113 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Ernest J. Worrall (1898–1972)

Limekilns 1933
Ernest J. Worrall (1898–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 71.5 x W 92 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)

Sandspoor III c.1961
Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 152.5 x W 122 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)

Mediaeval Lincoln
Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 77 x W 102 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Walter James Steggles (1908–1997)
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Kathleen Tyson (1898–1982)
Francis Edwin Hodge (1882–1949)
Benjamin Haughton (1865–1924)
Julie Held (b.1958)
John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983)
Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Ian Fleming (1906–1994)
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