To celebrate LGBT+ History Month 2023 we are delving into the lives of three gay artists whose poetic landscapes offered an escape from war-torn Britain. You can see all these works in the exhibition 'Changing Times: A Century of Modern British Art' until the 16th April 2023. The exhibition brings together almost one hundred works from two important collections: Bedford's own Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Collection and the Ingram Collection of Modern British Art.
Artists featured in this Curation:
John Minton (1917–1957), Samuel Palmer (1805–1881), John Craxton (1922–2009), Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980) and
John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
7 artworks
© Royal College of Art / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
The Hop Pickers 1945
John Minton (1917–1957)
Watercolour, pen, gouache & chalk on paper
H 26 x W 33.5 cm
The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
Image credit: The Higgins Bedford
The Bellman 1881
Samuel Palmer (1805–1881)
Watercolour, bodycolour with gum arabic & pencil on paper
H 17.2 x W 23.9 cm
The Higgins Bedford
© estate of John Craxton. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
John Craxton (1922–2009)
Black crayon & coloured chalk on paper
H 30.5 x W 50.8 cm
The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
© estate of Graham Sutherland. Image credit: The Higgins Bedford
Trees under Mynedd Pen Cyrm 1939
Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)
Pen & watercolour on paper
H 29.8 x W 22.4 cm
The Higgins Bedford
© the estate of Keith Vaughan. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
The Garden at Ashton Gifford 1942
John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
Pen & ink, wash, crayon & gouache on paper
H 34.3 x W 47 cm
The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
© the estate of Keith Vaughan. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
Figure Throwing at a Wave 1950
John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
Gouache on paper
H 14 x W 16.5 cm
The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
© estate of John Craxton. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
Greek Dancer 1952
John Craxton (1922–2009)
Hand-coloured linocut on paper
H 21 x W 16 cm
The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
