Sikhs | Art UK

Artists featured in this Curation: William Menzies Coldstream (1908–1987), Steve Joyce (b.1956), Marcel Watkins, Peter Milner (b.1951), unknown artist, Edward Eugene Louis Mortelmans (1915–2008), John Leslie Berry (1920–2009), Elias Cosmas Henriques (1889–1940), Kirkpatrick Ltd, James Rannie Swinton (1816–1888), and 23 more See all

44 artworks

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Subedar Jagat Singh, 2/11 Sikhs c.1943–1945
William Menzies Coldstream (1908–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 91.4 x W 68.5 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Image credit: Bridgeman Images
War Memorial for Sikh Soldiers 2019
Steve Joyce (b.1956) and Marcel Watkins (active 2019) and Peter Milner (b.1951)
Corten steel & granite

© the copyright holders. Image credit: Paul Francis / Art UK
Three Portraits of Kings, Princes or Generals
unknown artist
Gouache & oxidised gold on paper (?)
H 49 x W 31.6 cm
Wellcome Collection

Image credit: Wellcome Collection
Sepoy (acting Naik, Later Jemadar) Nand Singh (1914–1947), 1st Battalion 11th Sikh Regiment, Winning the Victoria Cross at the Arakan, Burma, 12 March 1944 c.1948
Edward Eugene Louis Mortelmans (1915–2008)
Oil on canvas
H 42.2 x W 76 cm
National Army Museum

© the copyright holder. Image credit: National Army Museum
A Sikh: Atma Singh 1943
John Leslie Berry (1920–2009)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Chattri Monument 1920
Elias Cosmas Henriques (1889–1940) and Kirkpatrick Ltd (founded 1855)

Image credit: Lawrence Suss / Art UK
Rifleman Mangal Singh, 2/6 Rajput Rifles c.1943–1945
William Menzies Coldstream (1908–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 60.9 x W 48.2 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Image credit: Bridgeman Images
'God is One' (Sikh Symbol)
unknown artist
Bronze
H 14.5 x W 15.5 x D 7 cm
Watford Museum

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Rana Ranjit Singh on a Horse with Three Attendants 19th C (?)
unknown artist
Gouache, pen & ink on paper (?)
H 32.3 x W 23 cm
Wellcome Collection

Image credit: Wellcome Collection
Colonel (later General Sir) Dighton MacNaghten Probyn (1833–1924), CB, VC, and Honorary ADC to the Viceroy of India and HM’s Indian Cavalry, 1867 c.1867
James Rannie Swinton (1816–1888)
Oil on canvas
H 239.7 x W 148.2 cm
National Army Museum

Image credit: National Army Museum
Nanak: Journeys 2006
Arpana Caur (b.1954)
Oil on canvas
H 151 x W 120.5 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum

© the artist. Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
A Sikh Man with a Halo Sitting on a Chair 19th C (?)
unknown artist
Gouache, pen & ink on paper (?)
H 15 x W 9.5 cm
Wellcome Collection

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A Sikh and His Wife c.1840
unknown artist
Gouache & gold on paper (?)
H 39 x W 29.2 cm
Wellcome Collection

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A Sikh Soldier with His Wife Offering Him Betel Leaves c.1840
unknown artist
Gouache & gold on paper (?)
H 39.1 x W 29.5 cm
Wellcome Collection

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A Sikh Man Riding in an Elaborate Domed Carriage Pulled by Two Oxen 19th C (?)
unknown artist
Gouache on paper (?)
H 16.9 x W 28.8 cm
Wellcome Collection

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Ganda Singh, a Sikh Chaprasi (messenger) of Colonel Wilmer’s Topographical No. 14 Survey Party 1894
Gertrude Ellen Burrard (1860–1928)
Oil on canvas
H 62.6 x W 46.8 cm
National Army Museum

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Sikh Man with a Falcon on Horseback, Identified as Guru Gobind Singh
unknown artist
Pencil & watercolour on paper (?)
H 34 x W 20.7 cm
Wellcome Collection

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Sir Donald McLeod (1810–1872), Governor of the Punjab, Receiving the Respect of the Sikh Elders 1870 (?)
unknown artist
Gouache on paper (?)
H 24 x W 28.2 cm
Wellcome Collection

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Sikh Memorial 2019
Jaydeep Apte (b.1985)
Indian bronze & Yorkshire stone
H 183 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: David Wright / Art UK
Two Sikh Men Dueling with Wooden Swords 19th C (?)
unknown artist
Watercolour & gouache on mica (?)
H 17.5 x W 14.5 cm
Wellcome Collection

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The Community Kitchen for All (Free Community Meals) 2001
Gurbux Singh Theathi (b.1923)
Acrylic on panel
H 173 x W 357 cm
Derby Museums

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A Sikh (?) Woman in a Bright Orange Dress Holding an Umbrella and Walking 19th C (?)
unknown artist
Gouache, pen & ink on paper
H 13.9 x W 7.2 cm
Wellcome Collection

Image credit: Wellcome Collection
Squadron Leader Mahinder Singh Pujji (1918–2010) 2014
Douglas Jennings (b.1966)

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Ganda Singh, a Sikh Chaprasi (messenger) of Colonel Wilmer's Topographical No. 14 Survey Party 1894
Gertrude Ellen Burrard (1860–1928)
Oil on canvas
H 59.9 x W 50.8 cm
National Army Museum

Image credit: National Army Museum
Nirmal Dhindsa Singh (1933–1996) 1995
Trevor Hodgkison (b.1928)
Oil on canvas
H 120 x W 75.5 cm
Derby Civic Treasures

© the artist. Image credit: Derby Civic Treasures
Hospital Waiting Room 1982
Michael Salaman (1911–1987)
Oil on board
H 60 x W 120.5 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
Lions of the Great War 2018
Luke Perry (b.1983)
Bronze
H 300 cm

© the artist. Image credit: Rose Akeroyd / Art UK
Sikh Soldier and Wife Outside Barracks c.1840
unknown artist
Gouache, gold & gum arabic on paper (?)
H 36.5 x W 26.8 cm
Wellcome Collection

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Guru Gobind Singh
Amoca Singh (active 20th C)
Oil on canvas
H 92 x W 77 cm
Glasgow Life Museums

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Rana Singh 1949
Ivor Llewelyn Stradling (1910–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 60 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Havildar Ajmer Singh 1943
William Menzies Coldstream (1908–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 79.1 x W 56.5 cm
Tate

Image credit: Tate
Princess Helen Randis Singh
Edwin Long (1829–1891)
Oil on canvas
H 31.2 x W 24.1 cm
Sheffield Museums

Image credit: Sheffield Museums
Maharajah Duleep Singh 1854
Richard James Lane (1800–1872)
Lithograph on paper
H 54 x W 29.6 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London

Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London
Maharajah Duleep Singh 1854 or after
Daniel John Pound (1820–1894)
Line & stipple engraving on paper
H 30 x W 20 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London

Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London
Maharajah Duleep Singh (1838–1893) 1997–1998
Denise Dutton and Castle Fine Arts
Bronze & granite
H 200 x W 223 x D 66 cm

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Robert H Taylor / Art UK
Professor Ajit Singh (1940–2015), Fellow (from 1965) 1997
James Martin Prentis (1923–2006)
Bronze & wood
H 36.5 x W 21 x D 25 cm
Queens' College, University of Cambridge

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Havildar Gurbakhsh Singh, IDSM 1945
Leslie Cole (1910–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 69.8 x W 46.9 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Sri Ganga Singh Bahadur (1880–1943), the Maharaja of Bikaner, Statesman 1918–1930
James Guthrie (1859–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 111.2 x W 86.8 cm
National Galleries of Scotland

Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland
Risaldar Sirdar Sahib Narain Singh, 6th Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers c.1936
Maxwell Fawcett
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 46 cm
National Army Museum

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Manmohan Singh (b.1932), Alumnus of St John's College, Prime Minister of India 2008
Sanjay Bhattacharyya (b.1958)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 50 cm
St John's College, University of Cambridge

© the copyright holder. Image credit: St John's College, University of Cambridge
Page 140: Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Punjab, with His Wife and Child, Accompanied by His Secondary Wives
unknown artist
Gouache & oxidised gold on paper (?)
H 24.8 x W 33.3 cm
Wellcome Collection

Image credit: Wellcome Collection
Narada 19th C (?)
Indian School
Gouache on paper (?)
H 17.5 x W 12 cm
Wellcome Collection

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Page 101: Guru Nanak Attended by His Musician and Holy Man
unknown artist
Gouache & oxidised gold on paper (?)
H 26.7 x W 21.5 cm
Wellcome Collection

Image credit: Wellcome Collection
Copy of Painting inside the Caves of Ajanta 1872–1873
John Griffiths (1837–1918) and Students from the Bombay School of Art
Oil on canvas
H 190 x W 244 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum

Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London