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Working Drawing, Double Square 1980 1980 Natalie Dower (b.1931)

Working Drawing, Double Square 1980 1980 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Whiteishwhiteishness 2003 Estelle Thompson (b.1960)

Whiteishwhiteishness 2003 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Untitled Drawing 1982 Henry Mundy (1919–2019)

Untitled Drawing 1982 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Untitled 1991 Michael Finn (1921–2002)

Untitled 1991 Falmouth Art Gallery
Untitled 1988–1989 James Hugonin (b.1950)

Untitled 1988–1989 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Untitled 1973 Ken Donaldson (b.1949)

Untitled 1973 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Untitled 1990 Henry Mundy (1919–2019)

Untitled 1990 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Untitled 1989–1992 Marco Valdivia (b.1947)

Untitled 1989–1992 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Untitled 1987 Jo Salter (b.1959)

Untitled 1987 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Three Unit Relief/Painting 1973 Malcolm Edward Hughes (1920–1997)

Three Unit Relief/Painting 1973 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
The New Creation, Awakening 1887 Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852–1936)

The New Creation, Awakening 1887 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Spirit of the Age 2001 Daniel Sturgis (b.1966)

Spirit of the Age 2001 University of Warwick
Spiral Vine Tendril Border on Late First Century Mosaic mid-1960s Evelyn Baker (b.1940)

Spiral Vine Tendril Border on Late First Century Mosaic mid-1960s Fishbourne Roman Palace
Screenplay 1967 R. B. Kitaj (1932–2007)

Screenplay 1967 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Saint Lawrence 1440–1470 Bonifazio Bembo (c.1420–1482) (attributed to)

Saint Lawrence 1440–1470 Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
Red Tent 2002 Susan Allison

Red Tent 2002 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Red Over Yellow, 18.9.73 1973 John Hoyland (1934–2011)

Red Over Yellow, 18.9.73 1973 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Puppet Magic 1989 Pauline Hadlow

Puppet Magic 1989 Surrey Heath Museum
Portrait of an Unidentified Mayor of Darwen 19th C unknown artist

Portrait of an Unidentified Mayor of Darwen 19th C Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
Portrait of a Gentleman 1717 John Linton

Portrait of a Gentleman 1717 Orleans House Gallery
Porphyro's Love Gift for Madeline 1977 Patricia Lesley Ann Faulkner (b.1946)

Porphyro's Love Gift for Madeline 1977 Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
Phaestos – Green 1965–1966 John Golding (1929–2012)

Phaestos – Green 1965–1966 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Pattern on a Persian Carpet 1981 Kate Rose (b.1948)

Pattern on a Persian Carpet 1981 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Parkland Scenes 2007 Barrington Barber (b.1934)

Parkland Scenes 2007 Queen Mary's Hospital
Painting No. 5iii 1982 Christine Hatt (b.1954)

Painting No. 5iii 1982 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Oda a los Mapuches 1994 Marco Valdivia (b.1947)

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

Oda a Tehuiriche 1994 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Never Ending Story 2007 Staff and Patients of the Forget-Me-Not Centre

Never Ending Story 2007 Victoria Centre
Milan c.1967 David Saunders (b.1936)

Milan c.1967 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Martyrdom 1981 Ken Oliver (b.1948)

Martyrdom 1981 County Hall, Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection
Kiss My Arse 1994 Gerard Hemsworth (1945–2021)

Kiss My Arse 1994 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
It's Nice to Be Nice II 1969 Rosie Lee (b.1935)

It's Nice to Be Nice II 1969 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Garden in the Snow, Fenton House, Hampstead 1987 Susan Wilson (b.1951)

Garden in the Snow, Fenton House, Hampstead 1987 National Trust, Fenton House
Garden Scene 2005 Barrington Barber (b.1934)

Garden Scene 2005 Queen Mary's Hospital
Forever Changes 2007 Staff and Patients of the Forget-Me-Not Centre

Forever Changes 2007 Victoria Centre
Flower Border with Trees 1970s Ivor Powell (1910–1983)

Flower Border with Trees 1970s Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Floating I 1963 Jack Smith (1928–2011)

Floating I 1963 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Flag for Pericles 1967 Tony Carter (1943–2016)

Flag for Pericles 1967 Usher Gallery
Drawing 1971 (Untitled, Blue/Green) 1971 Peter Joseph (1929–2020)

Drawing 1971 (Untitled, Blue/Green) 1971 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