A collection of paintings showing a range of human celebration throughout history.

11 artworks
Dinner Party
© the artist. Image credit: Nuffield College, University of Oxford

Dinner Party

Julie Held (b.1958)

Oil on canvas

H 122 x W 92 cm

Nuffield College, University of Oxford

VE Street Party, 1945
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Stockport Heritage Services

VE Street Party, 1945 1992

Mary Cottrell

Oil on canvas

H 44 x W 53.8 cm

Stockport Heritage Services

Study for 'The Birthday Party'
Image credit: Falmouth Art Gallery

Study for 'The Birthday Party'

Thomas Cooper Gotch (1854–1931)

Oil on canvas

H 50.8 x W 61 cm

Falmouth Art Gallery

Garden Party in the Grounds of Holland Park, 1870s*
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Holland Park

Garden Party in the Grounds of Holland Park, 1870s* 1994–1995

Mao Wenbiao (b.1950)

Oil on canvas

H 290 x W 190 cm

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Holland Park

Glencora
Image credit: Gloucester Museums Service Art Collection

Glencora

Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)

Oil on canvas

H 43 x W 71 cm

Gloucester Museums Service Art Collection

Dancing
© the artist's estate. Image credit: The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate

Dancing c.1929

Marie Hartley (1905–2006)

Oil on canvas

H 67.5 x W 90 cm

The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate

Padstow May Day
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Padstow Museum

Padstow May Day 1961

Harry Batt

Oil on board

H 37 x W 59 cm

Padstow Museum

Banquet in the Thames Tunnel
Image credit: Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Banquet in the Thames Tunnel c.1827

George Jones (1786–1869) (attributed to)

Oil on board

H 37.5 x W 32.5 cm

Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Festival of Muharram, Udiapur, Rajasthan, India
Image credit: The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Festival of Muharram, Udiapur, Rajasthan, India 1879

Marianne North (1830–1890)

Oil on paper

H 35.5 x W 25.2 cm

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

'Coal', A Celebration
© the artist. Image credit: Sheffield Hallam University

'Coal', A Celebration 1993

Joe Scarborough (b.1938)

Oil on canvas

H 98 x W 100 cm

Sheffield Hallam University

Wedding Dance in the Open Air
Image credit: The Holburne Museum

Wedding Dance in the Open Air 1607-1614

Pieter Brueghel the younger (1564/1565–1637/1638)

Oil on panel

H 36.6 x W 49.1 cm

The Holburne Museum