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Orange Attack c.1960 Laimonis Mierins (1929–2011)

Orange Attack c.1960 The University of York
Walking in Venice 1979 Michael Ginsborg (b.1943)

Walking in Venice 1979 York Art Gallery
Dordogne I 1964 Michael Seward Snow (1930–2012)

Dordogne I 1964 New County Hall
What's On No. 40 1997 Mike Hoggett (b.1964)

What's On No. 40 1997 Falmouth University
Winter of '47 1972 Jeremy George Jessel (b.1939)

Winter of '47 1972 Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
Untitled c.1992–1993 Linda Eaves (b.1967)

Untitled c.1992–1993 Falmouth University
Xian 1995 Peter Corbett (b.1952)

Xian 1995 Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Corrida 2 James Gavin (b.1928)

Corrida 2 University of Chichester, Otter Gallery
Seed Heads 2005 Caroline Boyfield (b.1962)

Seed Heads 2005 Catmose College
Third Cross of the Station c.1960 Leroy Leveson Laurent Joseph de Maistre (1894–1968)

Third Cross of the Station c.1960 The University of York
What's On No. 15 1997 Mike Hoggett (b.1964)

What's On No. 15 1997 Falmouth University
Crane Abstraction 1966 Will Maclean (b.1941)

Crane Abstraction 1966 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Flickering Grid II 1965 Oliver Bevan (b.1941)

Flickering Grid II 1965 York Art Gallery
Despair 1921 Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson (1887–1941)

Despair 1921 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Red, Green, Violet and White 1968 Michael Kidner (1917–2009)

Red, Green, Violet and White 1968 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Strolling Figures, Statue and Trees c.1967 Richard C. Blomfield (1930–2007)

Strolling Figures, Statue and Trees c.1967 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Untitled Drawing II 1974 Alexander Thomson (b.1942)

Untitled Drawing II 1974 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Sound Tracking towards the Masterwork 1979 Bruce McLean (b.1944)

Sound Tracking towards the Masterwork 1979 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Untitled '77 No. 6 1977 Edwina Leapman (b.1931)

Untitled '77 No. 6 1977 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Variation II 1960 John Wells (1907–2000)

Variation II 1960 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Dewfall 1990 Yuko Shiraishi (b.1956)

Dewfall 1990 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Painting Relief 1961 1961 Richard Lin (b.1933)

Painting Relief 1961 1961 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Crag 1978 Mark Ainsworth (b.1954)

Crag 1978 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
MH/8 1970 Colin Cina (b.1943)

MH/8 1970 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Reds 1973 Basil Beattie (b.1935)

Reds 1973 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Rotated Variations in Relation to a Constant, Series 2, T. C. O. Variations III B4 1980 Trevor Clarke (b.1949)

Rotated Variations in Relation to a Constant, Series 2, T. C. O. Variations III B4 1980 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Untitled (Pink) 1979 Jeanne Croxon (b.1932)

Untitled (Pink) 1979 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Mexico 1963 Peter Lanyon (1918–1964)

Mexico 1963 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Untitled 3mm Blue – November 1995 1995 Peter Davis (b.1972)

Untitled 3mm Blue – November 1995 1995 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Landscape, Hydra 1960–1961 John Craxton (1922–2009)

Landscape, Hydra 1960–1961 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Tense 1967 John Walker (b.1939)

Tense 1967 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
1969 1969 John McLean (1939–2019)

1969 1969 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Exit 1974 Alan Michael Green (1932–2003)

Exit 1974 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Pietà 1964 Leon Julius Vilaincour (b.1923)

Pietà 1964 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Jym in the Studio 1963–1964 Frank Helmuth Auerbach (b.1931)

Jym in the Studio 1963–1964 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
The Whole, The Light 1964 Norman Adams (1927–2005)

The Whole, The Light 1964 Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
Pink on Blue 2001 John Nicol (b.1980)

Pink on Blue 2001 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Kickabout 1959 Graham Boyd (b.1928)

Kickabout 1959 Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
Compulsive Dreamer 1962 Graham Boyd (b.1928)

Compulsive Dreamer 1962 Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
Fourth Layer, Tooley Street 1973 Sean Scully (b.1945)

Fourth Layer, Tooley Street 1973 Ulster Museum