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Standing Male Nude c.1956 Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008)

Standing Male Nude c.1956 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Hop-Pickers c.1938 Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)

Hop-Pickers c.1938 Usher Gallery
Ruined Cottage, Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire 1952 Stanley Herbert Gill (1912–2000)

Ruined Cottage, Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire 1952 Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
Biddulph Moor 1957 Jack Simcock (1929–2012)

Biddulph Moor 1957 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
South Facade, Wedgwood, Barlaston 1970s Maurice Wade (1917–1991)

South Facade, Wedgwood, Barlaston 1970s Wedgwood Museum
Hospitality, Haven Lane 1985 Charles Anthony Shiels (1947–2012)

Hospitality, Haven Lane 1985 Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Le Havre de Grâce 1939 Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)

Le Havre de Grâce 1939 Manchester Art Gallery
The Balustrade 1949 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

The Balustrade 1949 Newlyn Art Gallery
River Scene with Punt 1909 James Billingsley (active 1881–1932)

River Scene with Punt 1909 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
Bayham Abbey, near Tunbridge Wells 1836 William Collins (1788–1847)

Bayham Abbey, near Tunbridge Wells 1836 Victoria and Albert Museum
Pole and Two Sand Piles 1950 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Pole and Two Sand Piles 1950 Newlyn Art Gallery
Untitled c.1995 Shani Ali (b.1971)

Untitled c.1995 Falmouth University
Rose and Joe Skinner, the Last of the Midlands Narrow Boat Folk 1967 Colin William Dick (b.1929)

Rose and Joe Skinner, the Last of the Midlands Narrow Boat Folk 1967 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Bourne Street, Mow Cop 1962 Jack Simcock (1929–2012)

Bourne Street, Mow Cop 1962 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Apostleship 1991 Joseph Davie (b.1965)

Apostleship 1991 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Beach Tent 1970 Jack Knox (1936–2015)

Beach Tent 1970 City Art Centre
Sleeping Fairground 1979 Barbara Balmer (1929–2017)

Sleeping Fairground 1979 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Stonehaven Harbour, Aberdeenshire 1994 Nigel Grounds (b.1962)

Stonehaven Harbour, Aberdeenshire 1994 University of Aberdeen
Beach Scene Philip Hubert Le Bas (b.1925)

Beach Scene County Hall, Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection
Venice: Campo San Vio (Across the Grand Canal) 2002 David Reeve Fowkes (1919–2011)

Venice: Campo San Vio (Across the Grand Canal) 2002 The University of York
Male Nude 1956 Charles W. Fliess (1899–1956)

Male Nude 1956 Dudley Museums Service
Portrait of a Tilter c.1850–1870 unknown artist

Portrait of a Tilter c.1850–1870 The Corn Exchange, Much Wenlock
White Fence and Pillar 1966 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

White Fence and Pillar 1966 Newlyn Art Gallery
Crovie, Aberdeenshire 1998 John McKinnon Crawford (1931–2005)

Crovie, Aberdeenshire 1998 University of Aberdeen
Railway Kids 1984 John Woodward Lines (b.1938)

Railway Kids 1984 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
The White Jug 1940 Michael Ayrton (1921–1975)

The White Jug 1940 Keele University Art Collection
Corporation Street, Rugby 1973 Marjorie Elizabeth Hammond (1920–1986)

Corporation Street, Rugby 1973 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
View of Cremyll, 1913 Augusta Prideaux (1864–1956)

View of Cremyll, 1913 Mount Edgcumbe House
Dutch Boat, Hayle Harbour Dorothy Bayley (active 1928–1967)

Dutch Boat, Hayle Harbour St Ives Guildhall
Conservatory, Backhouse Park, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear c.1950 Marjorie Arnfield (1930–2001)

Conservatory, Backhouse Park, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear c.1950 The Old Court House
Winter Sun No. 1 1961–1962 Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963)

Winter Sun No. 1 1961–1962 Birmingham Museums Trust
The Sunshade 1964 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

The Sunshade 1964 Newlyn Art Gallery
Almería, Spain 1951 Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)

Almería, Spain 1951 Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
The Scarecrow (The Half-Wit) 1940 Cândido Portinari (1903–1962)

The Scarecrow (The Half-Wit) 1940 The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
Railway Siding 1954 Robin Armstrong

Railway Siding 1954 Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
Pastoral 1887 Thomas Hope McLachlan (1845–1897)

Pastoral 1887 Darlington Library
Grand Canal, Venice 1954 Eric Atkinson (b.1928)

Grand Canal, Venice 1954 Loughborough University
Italian City c.1960 John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge (1905–1983)

Italian City c.1960 New College, University of Oxford
Division Street Fire Station, Sheffield, Pole Drop Axel Muller

Division Street Fire Station, Sheffield, Pole Drop National Emergency Services Museum
A Gondolier c.1700–1710 Luca Carlevarijs (1663–1730)

A Gondolier c.1700–1710 Victoria and Albert Museum