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'Taking the trouble to sound it' 1970 Rita Donagh (b.1939)

'Taking the trouble to sound it' 1970 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
12.8.69 1969 John Murphy (b.1945)

12.8.69 1969 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
20.5.68 1968 John Hoyland (1934–2011)

20.5.68 1968 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
A Golden Ornament II 1992 Soh Siew Kiat

A Golden Ornament II 1992 The New Art Gallery Walsall
A. B. B. 1976 Trevor Sutton (b.1948)

A. B. B. 1976 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Abstract (Black) 1997 Russell Beighton (b.1974)

Abstract (Black) 1997 Coventry University
Active Intervals (Sound) 1970 Jack Smith (1928–2011)

Active Intervals (Sound) 1970 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Activities on a White Window Grid 1976 Michael Perton (1935–1996)

Activities on a White Window Grid 1976 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
All the Blue Changes 1982 Ian Robertson (b.1957)

All the Blue Changes 1982 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Amundesen III 1997 Blair Anderson (b.1967)

Amundesen III 1997 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Analysis of a Wave Pattern 1973 Michael Kidner (1917–2009)

Analysis of a Wave Pattern 1973 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Blue c.1962 Russell Platt (1920–2015)

Blue c.1962 The University of York
Border Series: Easement II 1975 Ian Stephenson (1934–2000)

Border Series: Easement II 1975 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Border Series: Easement VI 1975 Ian Stephenson (1934–2000)

Border Series: Easement VI 1975 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Brief Alphabet, Triptych 1966 Richard Smith (1931–2016)

Brief Alphabet, Triptych 1966 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Brown Colour with Grey/Black Border 1979 Peter Joseph (1929–2020)

Brown Colour with Grey/Black Border 1979 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Canon 1958 Cecil Stephenson (1889–1965)

Canon 1958 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Channel, 1972 1972 Alan Charlton (b.1948)

Channel, 1972 1972 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
City of London 1927 Arthur Segal (1875–1944)

City of London 1927 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Dark Blue/Black Border No. 37 1978 Peter Joseph (1929–2020)

Dark Blue/Black Border No. 37 1978 Southampton City Art Gallery
Dark Ochre with Black Border 1973 Peter Joseph (1929–2020)

Dark Ochre with Black Border 1973 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Double Green Dropped Initial 1968–1969 Gordon House (1932–2004)

Double Green Dropped Initial 1968–1969 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Drawing 1971 (Untitled, Blue/Green) 1971 Peter Joseph (1929–2020)

Drawing 1971 (Untitled, Blue/Green) 1971 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Flag for Pericles 1967 Tony Carter (1943–2016)

Flag for Pericles 1967 Usher Gallery
Floating I 1963 Jack Smith (1928–2011)

Floating I 1963 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Flower Border with Trees 1970s Ivor Powell (1910–1983)

Flower Border with Trees 1970s Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Forever Changes 2007 Staff and Patients of the Forget-Me-Not Centre

Forever Changes 2007 Victoria Centre
Garden Scene 2005 Barrington Barber (b.1934)

Garden Scene 2005 Queen Mary's Hospital
Garden in the Snow, Fenton House, Hampstead 1987 Susan Wilson (b.1951)

Garden in the Snow, Fenton House, Hampstead 1987 National Trust, Fenton House
It's Nice to Be Nice II 1969 Rosie Lee (b.1935)

It's Nice to Be Nice II 1969 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Kiss My Arse 1994 Gerard Hemsworth (1945–2021)

Kiss My Arse 1994 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Martyrdom 1981 Ken Oliver (b.1948)

Martyrdom 1981 County Hall, Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection
Milan c.1967 David Saunders (b.1936)

Milan c.1967 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Never Ending Story 2007 Staff and Patients of the Forget-Me-Not Centre

Never Ending Story 2007 Victoria Centre
Oda a Tehuiriche 1994 Marco Valdivia (b.1947)

Oda a Tehuiriche 1994 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Oda a los Mapuches 1994 Marco Valdivia (b.1947)

Oda a los Mapuches 1994 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Painting No. 5iii 1982 Christine Hatt (b.1954)

Painting No. 5iii 1982 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Parkland Scenes 2007 Barrington Barber (b.1934)

Parkland Scenes 2007 Queen Mary's Hospital
Pattern on a Persian Carpet 1981 Kate Rose (b.1948)

Pattern on a Persian Carpet 1981 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Phaestos – Green 1965–1966 John Golding (1929–2012)

Phaestos – Green 1965–1966 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre