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Gardening 1960–1963 Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)

Gardening 1960–1963 Birmingham Museums Trust
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex James Boswell (1906–1971)

Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex Dudley Museums Service
Shoreham Beach, West Sussex 1955 James Boswell (1906–1971)

Shoreham Beach, West Sussex 1955 Derbyshire & Derby School Library Service
Gramophone 1964–1966 Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)

Gramophone 1964–1966 Swindon Art Gallery
Composition 1972 Geneviève Asse (b.1923)

Composition 1972 The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Interior at Oakwood Court 1978–1983 Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)

Interior at Oakwood Court 1978–1983 The Whitworth
Four Part Painting 1985 Jean Spencer (1942–1998)

Four Part Painting 1985 Birmingham Museums Trust
Four Part Painting 1985 Jean Spencer (1942–1998)

Four Part Painting 1985 Birmingham Museums Trust
Wardrop I, 1961 Robyn Denny (1930–2014)

Wardrop I, 1961 Victoria Gallery & Museum
Greystone 1953 Peter Lanyon (1918–1964)

Greystone 1953 The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Backing Wind, November 1961 1961 Peter Lanyon (1918–1964)

Backing Wind, November 1961 1961 British Council Collection
Glide Path 1964 Peter Lanyon (1918–1964)

Glide Path 1964 The Whitworth
View from the Blue III 1970 Robyn Denny (1930–2014)

View from the Blue III 1970 Senate House, University of London
Catalan Blue 1967 John McLean (b.1939)

Catalan Blue 1967 University of St Andrews
Untitled 1974 John McLean (b.1939)

Untitled 1974 Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
Professor Alan Chalmers Lendrum (1906–1994) 1986 Rozelle Horne Morrocco (1926–2002)

Professor Alan Chalmers Lendrum (1906–1994) 1986 University of Dundee, Tayside Medical History Museum Art Collection
Untitled VII Stephen Buckley (b.1944)

Untitled VII Milton Keynes University Hospital
Untitled VII Stephen Buckley (b.1944)

Untitled VII Milton Keynes University Hospital
Untitled VII Stephen Buckley (b.1944)

Untitled VII Milton Keynes University Hospital
Tarantara 1970 Stephen Buckley (b.1944)

Tarantara 1970 Reading Museum & Town Hall
Curemount 1989 Stephen Buckley (b.1944)

Curemount 1989 Swindon Art Gallery
Untitled 78 1978 Stephen Buckley (b.1944)

Untitled 78 1978 Swindon Art Gallery
Above and Below 1971 Jack Smith (1928–2011)

Above and Below 1971 The Fitzwilliam Museum
Refugees: '... pray ye that your fight be not in the winter...' Matthew XXIV, 20 1945 Mary Kessell (1914–1977)

Refugees: '... pray ye that your fight be not in the winter...' Matthew XXIV, 20 1945 IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Sea Rise and Fall 1959 Jack Smith (1928–2011)

Sea Rise and Fall 1959 Kirklees Museums and Galleries
Rilla 1964 Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)

Rilla 1964 Portsmouth Museums and Visitor Services
Sandspoor IV 1962 Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)

Sandspoor IV 1962 Birmingham Museums Trust
Child Walking with Wicker Stool 1954 Jack Smith (1928–2011)

Child Walking with Wicker Stool 1954 Birmingham Museums Trust
A Girl with Grasses c.1936–1946 Mary Kessell (1914–1977)

A Girl with Grasses c.1936–1946 Birmingham Museums Trust
Night Landscape with Moon 1965 Mary Kessell (1914–1977)

Night Landscape with Moon 1965 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Composition Mary Kessell (1914–1977)

Composition Swindon Art Gallery
Bottles III 1959 Jack Smith (1928–2011)

Bottles III 1959 County Hall, Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection
Cock's Head 1953 Jack Smith (1928–2011)

Cock's Head 1953 Royal College of Art
Roundabout 1953 Jack Smith (1928–2011)

Roundabout 1953 Royal College of Art
Kayak 1961 Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)

Kayak 1961 British Council Collection
Images Moving out onto Space I 1960–1965 Bryan Wynter (1915–1975)

Images Moving out onto Space I 1960–1965 The Whitworth
They Go unto the Rocks Mary Kessell (1914–1977)

They Go unto the Rocks Newnham College, University of Cambridge
The Pink Shirt 1956 Jack Smith (1928–2011)

The Pink Shirt 1956 Museums Sheffield
George Dallas John Medina (1720–1796)

George Dallas The Signet Library
Sir James Gibson-Craig (1765–1850) Colvin Smith (1795–1875)

Sir James Gibson-Craig (1765–1850) The Signet Library