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Abstract Expressionism
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Dove Cottage, Grasmere Norman Wilkinson (1878–1971)

Dove Cottage, Grasmere National Railway Museum
Woman Writing at a Desk John Lessore (b.1939)

Woman Writing at a Desk The University of York
Many Happy Returns of the Day 1856 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Many Happy Returns of the Day 1856 The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
Hong Kong Interior 1960 Madeleine Joyce Pearson (1910–1989)

Hong Kong Interior 1960 Derbyshire & Derby School Library Service
Conversation Piece 1950 Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907–1996)

Conversation Piece 1950 Royal Cornwall Museum
Estate Staff in a Servants' Hall Nicholas Condy (1793–1857)

Estate Staff in a Servants' Hall Mount Edgcumbe House
A Scene from 'The Careless Husband' Philippe Mercier (1689–1760)

A Scene from 'The Careless Husband' York Museums Trust
Interior with Young Woman Washing Pots Hendrik Martensz. Sorgh (1609/1611–1670)

Interior with Young Woman Washing Pots York Museums Trust
Forty Nights 5 2001 Sarah Beddington (b.1964)

Forty Nights 5 2001 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Forty Nights 4 2001 Sarah Beddington (b.1964)

Forty Nights 4 2001 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Monsieur et Madame Beylac 1974 Peter de Francia (1921–2012)

Monsieur et Madame Beylac 1974 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Le lecteur 1733–1756 Hubert François Bourguignon Gravelot (1699–1773)

Le lecteur 1733–1756 York Museums Trust
Tavern Scene 19th C unknown artist

Tavern Scene 19th C York Museums Trust
Jean and Susan 1956 John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)

Jean and Susan 1956 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Victory in Europe/The Greens 1945 1981 Anthony Green (b.1939)

Victory in Europe/The Greens 1945 1981 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Study for 'Many Happy Returns of the Day' 1854 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Study for 'Many Happy Returns of the Day' 1854 York Museums Trust
Dining Recess 1972 Patrick Caulfield (1936–2005)

Dining Recess 1972 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
A Lunch Party 1961 Timothy Behrens (1937–2017)

A Lunch Party 1961 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Table Manners 1983 Gerard Hemsworth (b.1945)

Table Manners 1983 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Two Musicians c.1954 Ceri Giraldus Richards (1903–1971)

Two Musicians c.1954 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre