Opened in 1850 with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as patrons, Salford Museum & Art Gallery has a large Victorian art collection. For much of the 20th Century it was long associated with artworks by L.S. Lowry before they were transferred to the Lowry Centre in Salford in 2000. However, it would be wrong to think that the 20th Century Collection has been left hollowed out. It has a small but significant body of artworks by artists well-known at a national and regional level.
Artists featured in this Curation:
Marion Elizabeth Adnams (1898–1995),
Eileen Agar (1899–1991),
Michael Ayrton (1921–1975),
Ernst Barlach (1870–1938),
Maxwell Bates (1906–1980),
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961),
John Bold (1895–1979),
Brian Bradshaw (1923–2016),
Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956),
Argent Brierley (1893–1960),
and 59 more
See all
Frank R. Chapman, Margaret G. Chapman, William Harold S. Bunce (1920–1995), Prunella Clough (1919–1999), Robert Colquhoun (1914–1962), Raymond James Coxon (1896–1997), Frederick Cuming (1930–2022), Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971), Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880–1952), Ronald Ossory Dunlop (1894–1973), Cecil Earnshaw, Jacob Epstein (1880–1959), Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992), Edward William Finley (1907–1979), Paula Fischer (1873–1950), Barnett Freedman (1901–1958), Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934), Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993), Harry Phelan Gibb (1870–1948), Charles Ginner (1878–1952), Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968), Duncan Grant (1885–1978), Roger Hampson (1925–1996), Harold Hemingway (1908–1976), Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979), Harry Kingsley (1914–1998), Henry Lamb (1883–1960), Edith Le Breton (1912–1992), Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986), Neville Lewis (1895–1972), Arnold Mason (1885–1963), Robert Medley (1905–1994), John Melville (1902–1986), Malcolm Midwood Milne (1887–1954), Philip Naviasky (1894–1983), Henning Nyberg (1903–1964), Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982), Stella Platt (1913–2011), Rachel Reckitt (1908–1995), Albert Reuss (1889–1975), Harold Riley (1934–2023), William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980), Harry Rutherford (1903–1985), Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942), Jack Simcock (1929–2012), Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942), Harold Steggles (1911–1971), William Strang (1859–1921), William Townsend (1909–1973), Adolphe Valette (1876–1942), Ethel Walker (1861–1951), Kathleen Walne (1915–2011), Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997), Michael Wickham (1909–1995), F. Rodney Williams, Jack Coburn Witherop (1906–1984), Edgar Wood (1860–1935), Harold Workman (1897–1975) and
Richard Wyndham (1896–1948)
69 artworks
-
Marion Elizabeth Adnams (1898–1995)
Variation on Red 1949
Marion Elizabeth Adnams (1898–1995)
Oil on plywood
H 54.5 x W 42 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Eileen Agar (1899–1991)
Room with a View of the Moon 1981
Eileen Agar (1899–1991)
Acrylic on canvas
H 80.2 x W 101 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Michael Ayrton (1921–1975)
Smoke Haze Head 1964
Michael Ayrton (1921–1975)
Oil, acrylic & collage on wood
H 59.5 x W 89 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Ernst Barlach (1870–1938)
Sleeping Peasants 1923
Ernst Barlach (1870–1938)
Earthenware
H 30 x W 41 x D 29 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Maxwell Bates (1906–1980)
A Bedfordshire Inn 1935
Maxwell Bates (1906–1980)
Oil on wood
H 48 x W 37.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Arum and Tulips
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 55 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
John Bold (1895–1979)
Industrial Landscape (Hulme, Manchester in the Sixties)
John Bold (1895–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 62 x W 77 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Brian Bradshaw (1923–2016)
Bolton Parish Church
Brian Bradshaw (1923–2016)
Oil on cardboard
H 60 x W 78 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
Roman Triumph
Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 67 x W 89 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Argent Brierley (1893–1960)
Farm Lane
Argent Brierley (1893–1960)
Oil on canvas
H 43 x W 55 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Frank R. Chapman (active 1909–1970)
Over the Fields to Swinton 1909
Frank R. Chapman (active 1909–1970)
Oil on board
H 60 x W 85 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Margaret G. Chapman (active 1958–1964)
View of Pendlebury 1960
Margaret G. Chapman (active 1958–1964)
Oil on hardboard
H 43 x W 33 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
William Harold S. Bunce (1920–1995)
Bollin Valley: Winter
William Harold S. Bunce (1920–1995)
Oil on board
H 59 x W 97 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
Industrial Landscape 1964
Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
Oil on canvas
H 43 x W 34 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© estate of Prunella Clough. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Robert Colquhoun (1914–1962)
Girl and Pig
Robert Colquhoun (1914–1962)
Oil on canvas
H 68 x W 51 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Raymond James Coxon (1896–1997)
Gunnerside
Raymond James Coxon (1896–1997)
Oil on canvas
H 72 x W 90 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Studio 1978/1979 (?)
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on hardwood
H 97 x W 119 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971)
Abingdon Fair 1927
Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971)
Oil on canvas
H 59.5 x W 75 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880–1952)
Home Guard 1945
Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 80 x W 62 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Ronald Ossory Dunlop (1894–1973)
Mademoiselle Dent
Ronald Ossory Dunlop (1894–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 49.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Cecil Earnshaw (c.1934)
Suburban Scene 1934
Cecil Earnshaw (c.1934)
Oil on canvas
H 39 x W 59.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941)
Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
Bronze
H 51 x W 33 x D 24 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein / Tate Images. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
Unloading Cement, Lyme 1932
Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 58.5 x W 86.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Edward William Finley (1907–1979)
Terraced Houses
Edward William Finley (1907–1979)
Oil on hardboard
H 49.5 x W 61 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Paula Fischer (1873–1950)
Landscape with Lake
Paula Fischer (1873–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 72.5 x W 77.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Barnett Freedman (1901–1958)
A London Street Scene 1930
Barnett Freedman (1901–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 68.5 x W 183 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© V. C. Freedman and descendants. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934)
St Cloud 1929
Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934)
Oil on canvas
H 33 x W 41 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Harbinger Bird I
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Bronze
H 44 x W 20 x D 16 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© The Executors of the Frink Estate and Archive. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Harry Phelan Gibb (1870–1948)
Dartmoor Farm 1931
Harry Phelan Gibb (1870–1948)
Oil on canvas
H 62 x W 75 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Charles Ginner (1878–1952)
Dwarf Sunflowers 1929
Charles Ginner (1878–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 68 x W 50 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)
Mantes-la-Jolie
Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 53.5 x W 43 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
The Bedside Lamp c.1950–1955
Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Roger Hampson (1925–1996)
Hapton Valley Colliery II
Roger Hampson (1925–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 76.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Harold Hemingway (1908–1976)
Sunlight and Mills 1951
Harold Hemingway (1908–1976)
Oil on cardboard
H 58 x W 79 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Spring Flowers
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 51 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Harry Kingsley (1914–1998)
Bury Old Road 1950
Harry Kingsley (1914–1998)
Oil on board
H 43 x W 51.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Henry Lamb (1883–1960)
Tool Inspection 1942
Henry Lamb (1883–1960)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 62 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© estate of Henry Lamb / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Edith Le Breton (1912–1992)
A Salford Street
Edith Le Breton (1912–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 29.5 x W 39.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)
Girl in a Yellow Jumper c.1940–1945
Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 60.5 x W 50 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Neville Lewis (1895–1972)
Fishermen
Neville Lewis (1895–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 75.5 x W 65 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Arnold Mason (1885–1963)
Portrait of an Eastern Girl 1956
Arnold Mason (1885–1963)
Oil on board
H 34 x W 23.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Robert Medley (1905–1994)
Rupert Doone (1903–1966) c.1930
Robert Medley (1905–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 51 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the estate of Robert Medley, courtesy of James Hyman Gallery, London. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
John Melville (1902–1986)
Abstract
John Melville (1902–1986)
Oil on board
H 38 x W 50.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Malcolm Midwood Milne (1887–1954)
Barrow Hill 1939
Malcolm Midwood Milne (1887–1954)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 76 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Philip Naviasky (1894–1983)
Marseille 1938
Philip Naviasky (1894–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 49.5 x W 59.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Henning Nyberg (1903–1964)
Gloxinia
Henning Nyberg (1903–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 41 x W 51 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)
The Chess Players 1925
Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 61.5 x W 78 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Stella Platt (1913–2011)
Hebble End: Hebden Bridge 1963
Stella Platt (1913–2011)
Oil on board
H 50 x W 59 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Rachel Reckitt (1908–1995)
The Farm or House in Catalonia
Rachel Reckitt (1908–1995)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 75 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© The Golsoncott Foundation. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Albert Reuss (1889–1975)
Ironing
Albert Reuss (1889–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 35 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Harold Riley (1934–2023)
The Courtyard
Harold Riley (1934–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 35.5 x W 28 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
The Control Room 1941
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 59.5 x W 70 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© estate of John David Roberts. By courtesy of The William Roberts Society. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Harry Rutherford (1903–1985)
Sunday Afternoon, Hyde
Harry Rutherford (1903–1985)
Oil on hardboard
H 44.5 x W 54.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
Reflected Ornaments c.1909
Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 37 x W 45.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Jack Simcock (1929–2012)
Cottage, Trees and Head 1964
Jack Simcock (1929–2012)
Oil on hardboard
H 34 x W 51 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)
Woman Sewing
Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 61 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Harold Steggles (1911–1971)
Norfolk Landscape
Harold Steggles (1911–1971)
Oil on plywood
H 22 x W 28 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
William Strang (1859–1921)
Bacchante
William Strang (1859–1921)
Oil on canvas
H 72.5 x W 59.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
William Townsend (1909–1973)
The Wet Road
William Townsend (1909–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 61 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Adolphe Valette (1876–1942)
Still Life 1916
Adolphe Valette (1876–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 49 x W 64 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Ethel Walker (1861–1951)
Portrait of a Young Lady
Ethel Walker (1861–1951)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 41 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Kathleen Walne (1915–2011)
Girl with Gloves
Kathleen Walne (1915–2011)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 38.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
Putney Window
Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
Oil on canvas
H 88 x W 97 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Michael Wickham (1909–1995)
Head of a Girl c.1932
Michael Wickham (1909–1995)
Oil on canvas
H 38 x W 33 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
F. Rodney Williams (active 1961–1965)
Patricroft Bridge 1964
F. Rodney Williams (active 1961–1965)
Oil on board
H 59 x W 74 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Jack Coburn Witherop (1906–1984)
Polperro, Cornwall 1948
Jack Coburn Witherop (1906–1984)
Tempera on board
H 59.5 x W 75 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Edgar Wood (1860–1935)
Florence 1921
Edgar Wood (1860–1935)
Oil on board
H 35.5 x W 35.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Harold Workman (1897–1975)
Heath Street, Hampstead 1935
Harold Workman (1897–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 49.5 x W 60 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
-
Richard Wyndham (1896–1948)
The Pink Boat 1938
Richard Wyndham (1896–1948)
Oil on canvas
H 49.5 x W 59.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Explore artists in this Curation
View all 69-
Kathleen Walne (1915–2011)
-
Cecil Earnshaw
-
Maxwell Bates (1906–1980)
-
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979) -
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961) -
Richard Wyndham (1896–1948) -
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022) -
William Strang (1859–1921) -
Harold Steggles (1911–1971) -
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980) - View all 69