The University of Liverpool's art collections are displayed within Alfred Waterhouse's redbrick building that opened in 1892. Gifts and bequests, including works from Liverpool School of art graduates, have enhanced considerably its 20th Century collection, and Freud’s Paddington Interior, Harry Diamond is cited as its most important British painting from the period. There are many other particular strengths within its holdings, from the Tropical Fantasy set of paintings on a desert island theme for the professor of architecture at Liverpool University, Charles Reilly painted by Mary Adshead to an excellent group of works by Hungarian artist George Mayer-Marton, Senior Lecturer in Painting at Liverpool College of Art.

Artists featured in this Curation: Lucian Freud (1922–2011), Mary Adshead (1904–1995), Arnold Auerbach (1898–1978), Gillian Ayres (1930–2018), Millicent Emily Ayrton (1913–2000), Adrian Berg (1929–2011), Mavis Blackburn (1923–2005), Frank Bowling (b.1934), Marjorie Brooks (1904–1980), George Anthony Butler (1927–2010), and 39 more See all

49 artworks

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Lucian Freud (1922–2011)

Paddington Interior, Harry Diamond (1924–2009) 1970
Lucian Freud (1922–2011)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 71 cm
University of Liverpool

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Mary Adshead (1904–1995)

A London Evening 1933
Mary Adshead (1904–1995)
Oil on canvas
H 142 x W 243 cm
University of Liverpool

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Arnold Auerbach (1898–1978)

Still Life
Arnold Auerbach (1898–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 38 x W 49 cm
University of Liverpool

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Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Fountain
Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)
Acrylic on canvas
H 230 x W 175 cm
University of Liverpool

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Millicent Emily Ayrton (1913–2000)

Yalta, Crimea
Millicent Emily Ayrton (1913–2000)
Oil on board
H 62 x W 90 cm
University of Liverpool

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Adrian Berg (1929–2011)

Gloucester Lodge, Regent's Park, London, April
Adrian Berg (1929–2011)
Oil on canvas
H 107 x W 107 cm
University of Liverpool

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Mavis Blackburn (1923–2005)

Ashburton, Devon
Mavis Blackburn (1923–2005)
Acrylic on board
H 84 x W 107 cm
University of Liverpool

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Frank Bowling (b.1934)

Clutch
Frank Bowling (b.1934)
Acrylic on paper
H 24 x W 27 cm
University of Liverpool

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Marjorie Brooks (1904–1980)

Portrait of Mrs Cécile M. G. Dorward (1911–2004) 1940
Marjorie Brooks (1904–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 90.1 x W 69.7 cm
University of Liverpool

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George Anthony Butler (1927–2010)

Pier Head, Liverpool
George Anthony Butler (1927–2010)
Oil on canvas
H 64 x W 76 cm
University of Liverpool

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Image credit: University of Liverpool

David Young Cameron (1865–1945)

Loch Naver, Sutherlandshire
David Young Cameron (1865–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 80 cm
University of Liverpool

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Cecil Collins (1908–1989)

Head
Cecil Collins (1908–1989)
Oil on canvas
H 25 x W 17.5 cm
University of Liverpool

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Robert Colquhoun (1914–1962)

Woman with a Goat
Robert Colquhoun (1914–1962)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 75 cm
University of Liverpool

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Peter Corbett (b.1952)

Homage to Sam Walsh 1991
Peter Corbett (b.1952)
Oil on cotton
H 92 x W 92 cm
University of Liverpool

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Dennis Creffield (1931–2018)

Petworth Park: Autumn Equinox, Sunset 1991
Dennis Creffield (1931–2018)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 132.1 cm
University of Liverpool

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Robyn Denny (1930–2014)

Wardrop I, 1961
Robyn Denny (1930–2014)
Oil on canvas
H 244 x W 198 cm
University of Liverpool

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George James Drought (b.1940)

Barricade Building
George James Drought (b.1940)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 96 cm
University of Liverpool

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Ronald Ossory Dunlop (1894–1973)

The Hard, Mersea Island, Essex
Ronald Ossory Dunlop (1894–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 98.4 x W 123.4 cm
University of Liverpool

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Edward Desmond Farmer (1917–1999)

Windmill
Edward Desmond Farmer (1917–1999)
Oil on panel
H 49.5 x W 59.9 cm
University of Liverpool

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Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)

Oriel Ross – Third Portrait 1931
Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
Bronze
H 65 x W 43 x D 32 cm
University of Liverpool

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Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

Gogglehead 1967
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Bronze
H 51 x W 35 x D 35 cm
University of Liverpool

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Edward Irvine Halliday (1902–1984)

Seascape
Edward Irvine Halliday (1902–1984)
Oil on panel
H 40 x W 29.5 cm
University of Liverpool

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John Hart (1921–1996)

Curtain on Waking 1958
John Hart (1921–1996)
Oil on board
H 122 x W 244 cm
University of Liverpool

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Adrian Henri (1932–2000)

Debris II
Adrian Henri (1932–2000)
Oil on board
H 122 x W 152 cm
University of Liverpool

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Augustus John (1878–1961)

Sir Charles Herbert Reilly (1874–1948), Roscoe Chair of Architecture, University of Liverpool (1904–1933)
Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 49 x W 39 cm
University of Liverpool

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Phillip King (1934–2021)

Heart 1988
Phillip King (1934–2021)
Bronze
H 39.5 x W 28 x D 24 cm
University of Liverpool

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Christopher Le Brun (b.1951)

Underworld 1979
Christopher Le Brun (b.1951)
Oil on canvas
H 268 x W 165 cm
University of Liverpool

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David Leverett (1938–2020)

Red Ribbons
David Leverett (1938–2020)
Acrylic on canvas
H 185 x W 185 cm
University of Liverpool

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Georg Mayer-Marton (1897–1960)

Austrian Landscape 1955
Georg Mayer-Marton (1897–1960)
Oil on board
H 59.7 x W 79.7 cm
University of Liverpool

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Image credit: University of Liverpool

Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)

Cookham Dean, Berkshire c.1930
Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 70 x W 90 cm
University of Liverpool

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David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)

Carpet Market
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on board
H 84 x W 110 cm
University of Liverpool

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John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)

The Alder
John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 56 x W 72 cm
University of Liverpool

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Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)

San Francesco, Assisi, Italy
Charles Oppenheimer (1875–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 57 x W 90 cm
University of Liverpool

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William Charles Penn (1877–1968)

Stanley Reed (1908–1978)
William Charles Penn (1877–1968)
Oil on board
H 39.7 x W 24.4 cm
University of Liverpool

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Anne Estelle Rice (1877–1959)

Spring, Regent's Park, London
Anne Estelle Rice (1877–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 59 x W 71 cm
University of Liverpool

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Bridget Riley (b.1931)

Study for 'Ra' 1980
Bridget Riley (b.1931)
Gouache & pencil
H 110 x W 82.5 cm
University of Liverpool

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The Right Honourable Charles Booth (1840–1916)

Image credit: University of Liverpool

William Rothenstein (1872–1945)

The Right Honourable Charles Booth (1840–1916)
William Rothenstein (1872–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 125 x W 100 cm
University of Liverpool

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Image credit: University of Liverpool

Adrian Scott Stokes (1854–1935)

Early Spring in the Austrian Tyrol
Adrian Scott Stokes (1854–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 70 x W 85 cm
University of Liverpool

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Daphne Todd (b.1947)

Disused Cement Works, Castel del Fels 1976 or before
Daphne Todd (b.1947)
Oil on board
H 84.8 x W 87 cm
University of Liverpool

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William Tucker (b.1935)

Horse IV 1986
William Tucker (b.1935)
Bronze
H 87 x W 67 x D 33 cm
University of Liverpool

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Euan Uglow (1932–2000)

Nude, 12 Vertical Positions from the Eye
Euan Uglow (1932–2000)
Oil on board
H 244 x W 91.5 cm
University of Liverpool

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William Utermohlen (1933–2007)

Trenchcoat 1968
William Utermohlen (1933–2007)
Oil on canvas
H 118 x W 76 cm
University of Liverpool

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Elisabeth Vellacott (1905–2002)

The Cellist with a Cat 1991
Elisabeth Vellacott (1905–2002)
Tempera on panel
H 65 x W 76 cm
University of Liverpool

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Sam Walsh (1934–1989)

William Burroughs (1914–1997)
Sam Walsh (1934–1989)
Oil on board
H 91 x W 91 cm
University of Liverpool

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Charles Alexander Wells (1898–1989)

Mount Pleasant
Charles Alexander Wells (1898–1989)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 34 cm
University of Liverpool

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Jack Coburn Witherop (1906–1984)

Portreath, Cornwall 1956
Jack Coburn Witherop (1906–1984)
Tempera on panel
H 55.8 x W 68 cm
University of Liverpool

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Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)

Far Shore, 1963
Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 183 x W 122 cm
University of Liverpool

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Frederick Yates (1922–2008)

Cornwall, Summer '75
Frederick Yates (1922–2008)
Oil on board
H 88 x W 123 cm
University of Liverpool

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Richard Young (1921–2003)

Morning Interior 1957
Richard Young (1921–2003)
Oil on panel
H 131 x W 180 cm
University of Liverpool

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Edward Irvine Halliday (1902–1984)
Adrian Scott Stokes (1854–1935)
Anne Estelle Rice (1877–1959)
William Tucker (b.1935)
Peter Corbett (b.1952)
Millicent Emily Ayrton (1913–2000)
Frank Bowling (b.1934)
William Rothenstein (1872–1945)
Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)
Bridget Riley (b.1931)
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