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Seated Female Nude mid-20th C Ray Howard-Jones (1903–1996)

Seated Female Nude mid-20th C National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff
Nude Study 1953 Donald Pass (1930–2010)

Nude Study 1953 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Seated Nude c.1930–1933 Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)

Seated Nude c.1930–1933 Guildhall Art Gallery
Salt Water 1902 Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863–1937)

Salt Water 1902 Usher Gallery
Standing Figure 1959 Denise Rooum (b.1929)

Standing Figure 1959 Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
Shell 2007 Linda Ingham (b.1964)

Shell 2007 Franklin College
Woman with Swan I 1989 Julie Held (b.1958)

Woman with Swan I 1989 Keele University Art Collection
Standing Male Nude c.1956 Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008)

Standing Male Nude c.1956 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Eve Sue Ryland (b.1955)

Eve The Museum in the Park
Portrait of a Youth 1877 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Portrait of a Youth 1877 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Untitled c.1956 Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008)

Untitled c.1956 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
The Bane 1931 Bernard Fleetwood-Walker (1893–1965)

The Bane 1931 Birmingham Museums Trust
Photographer Harry Holland (b.1941)

Photographer Newport Museum and Art Gallery
Torso Study at Allhays, Talland Bay, Proposed Study for 'Leda and the Swan' 1945 Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978)

Torso Study at Allhays, Talland Bay, Proposed Study for 'Leda and the Swan' 1945 Sir Francis Cook Gallery
Sleepwalker 1978 Maggi Hambling (b.1945)

Sleepwalker 1978 Norfolk Museums Service
Reclining Nude 1977 Antonin Karel Bartl (1912–1998)

Reclining Nude 1977 Usher Gallery
African Girl No. 2 1965 Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)

African Girl No. 2 1965 Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Study for 'Aquamarine' c.1927 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Study for 'Aquamarine' c.1927 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Eleanor, Nude 1970 Kenneth Newton (1933–1984)

Eleanor, Nude 1970 Falmouth Art Gallery
Nude Study Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Nude Study Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Untitled 1998 John Smisson (b.1976)

Untitled 1998 Falmouth University
Boy Bathing c.1886 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Boy Bathing c.1886 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Female Nude c.1971 Robert Barnes (b.1947)

Female Nude c.1971 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Nude with a White Towel 1945 Georges van Houten (1888–1964)

Nude with a White Towel 1945 Examination Schools, University of Oxford
Lady Dressing Georges van Houten (1888–1964)

Lady Dressing Examination Schools, University of Oxford
Seated Nude Woman 1952 Adam Robson (1928–2007)

Seated Nude Woman 1952 Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh)
Male Model with Towel 1950 Alexander Cree (1929–2014)

Male Model with Towel 1950 Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh)
At the Pond 1925 John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961)

At the Pond 1925 Perth & Kinross Council
Study of a Male Nude William Etty (1787–1849)

Study of a Male Nude Ludlow Library & Museum Resource Centre
The Panama Hat Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)

The Panama Hat University of Aberdeen
Adam and Eve 1964 Hans Feibusch (1898–1998)

Adam and Eve 1964 Pallant House Gallery
Wolverhampton Dream 2000 Peter Howson (b.1958)

Wolverhampton Dream 2000 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Serb and Muslim 1994 Peter Howson (b.1958)

Serb and Muslim 1994 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
The Flight of Boreas with Oreithyia 1893 Charles William Mitchell (1854–1903)

The Flight of Boreas with Oreithyia 1893 Blyth Library
Orpheus and Pan Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch (1869–1958)

Orpheus and Pan Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
Seated Nude 1972–1973 William Menzies Coldstream (1908–1987)

Seated Nude 1972–1973 Pallant House Gallery
The Toilet of Venus 1929 Duncan Grant (1885–1978) and Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)

The Toilet of Venus 1929 Southampton City Art Gallery
Female Nude 1988 Kay Vinson (b.1965)

Female Nude 1988 UCL Art Museum
Female Figure Seated 1922 Allan Gwynne-Jones (1892–1982)

Female Figure Seated 1922 UCL Art Museum
The Bath 1922 David Bomberg (1890–1957)

The Bath 1922 York Art Gallery