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Arthur and Aegle in the Happy Valley, (detail), 1849, oil on canvas by John Martin (1789–1854), Laing Art Gallery

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Pointillist Abstract. oil & crushed eggshells (?) on canvas by Martin Hodder (active 1970s). © the copyright holder. Image credit: Exhall Grange Specialist School & Science College

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Deep Divine Sky 1. 2021, photographic print on aluminium by Sekai Machache (b.1989). © the artist. Image credit: Sekai Machache. Courtesy of The Fleming Collection

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A detail from 'Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear'. 1889, oil on canvas by Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Image credit: The Courtauld

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Train Landscape. 1940, watercolour on paper (collage) by Eric Ravilious (1903–1942). Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Works on Paper. (detail), 2009, acrylic gouache on paper by Peter McDonald (b.1973). © the artist & Kate MacGarry Gallery. Image credit: Government Art Collection

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  • Kitchen, Bert, b.1940

    © the artist. Image credit: Rochdale Arts & Heritage Service

    Cobalt Towers
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    Bert Kitchen

    b.1940

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    © ARS, NY and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Glyndebourne Archive Collection

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    1980

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    Spanish Lady. 1950, oil on canvas by Tirzah Garwood (1908–1951). Private collection. © the artist's estate. Image credit: courtesy of Fleece Press

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    1927–1991