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20th Century spotlight: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

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The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery opened in 2008, following the development of the University of Leeds Collection over the best part of a century, initially under Sir Michael Sadler, the Vice Chancellor in the 1920s, then the Eric Gregory Fellowships and finally under Quentin Bell, Professor of Fine Art in the late 1950s. The Burtons are part of the Burton clothing business that originated in Leeds. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.

Artists featured in this Curation: Kenneth Armitage (1916–2002), Quentin Bell (1910–1996), John Randall Bratby (1928–1992), Reg Butler (1913–1981), William Henry Chattaway (1927–2019), Dennis Creffield (1931–2018), John Currie (1883–1914), Alan Davie (1920–2014), Lionel Maurice de Sausmarez (1915–1969), Valentine Dobrée (1894–1974), and 31 more
41 artworks
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  • Kenneth Armitage (1916–2002)

    Linked Figures 1949 & cast 1960
    Kenneth Armitage (1916–2002)
    Bronze
    W 15.1 x D 9.3 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Linked Figures
    © Kenneth Armitage Foundation / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Quentin Bell (1910–1996)

    Levitating Woman c.1982
    Quentin Bell (1910–1996)
    Ceramic
    W 31 x D 11.5 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Levitating Woman
    © Estate of Quentin Bell. All rights reserved. DACS 2025. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • John Bratby (1928–1992)

    Kitchen 1965
    John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)
    Oil on board
    H 121.7 x W 152.2 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Kitchen
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Reg Butler (1913–1981)

    Standing Female Figure 1966
    Reg Butler (1913–1981)
    Bronze on stone base
    W 12.5 x D 12.5 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Standing Female Figure
    © estate of Reg Butler. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • William Henry Chattaway (1927–2019)

    Walking Figure 1968 & cast 1989
    William Henry Chattaway (1927–2019)
    Bronze
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Walking Figure
    © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2025. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Dennis Creffield (1931–2018)

    Chessmen c.1966
    Dennis Creffield (1931–2018)
    Oil on canvas
    H 62.9 x W 75.6 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Chessmen
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • John Currie (1883–1914)

    Seamstresses 1913
    John Currie (1883–1914)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90.2 x W 59.7 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Seamstresses
    Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Alan Davie (1920–2014)

    Opus 20 D: Tell Me of That Colourful Night 1958
    Alan Davie (1920–2014)
    Oil on paper
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Opus 20 D: Tell Me of That Colourful Night
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Lionel Maurice de Sausmarez (1915–1969)

    'Whitelocks' 1955
    Lionel Maurice de Sausmarez (1915–1969)
    Oil on canvas
    H 69 x W 100 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    'Whitelocks'
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Valentine Dobrée (1894–1974)

    Still Life
    Valentine Dobrée (1894–1974)
    Oil & collage on board
    H 72.6 x W 56 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Still Life
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Malcolm Drummond (1880–1945)

    Chelsea Public Library 1920
    Malcolm Drummond (1880–1945)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60.3 x W 49.2 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Chelsea Public Library
    Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • John Elwyn (1916–1997)

    The Sawmill III 1965
    John Elwyn (1916–1997)
    Oil on canvas
    H 34.2 x W 34.2 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    The Sawmill III
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)

    Albert Einstein (1879–1955) 1933
    Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
    Bronze
    W 26 x D 26 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
    © The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein / Tate Images. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Roger Fry (1866–1934)

    Nina Hamnett (1890–1956) 1917
    Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934)
    Oil on canvas
    H 137.2 x W 91.4 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Nina Hamnett (1890–1956)
    Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Eric Gill (1882–1940)

    Christ Driving the Moneychangers from the Temple 1921–1923
    Eric Gill (1882–1940)
    Portland stone
    W 481.1 x D 22.6 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Christ Driving the Moneychangers from the Temple
    Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Duncan Grant (1885–1978)

    Farm Buildings at Charleston, East Sussex 1920s
    Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
    Oil on canvas
    H 46.4 x W 50.5 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Farm Buildings at Charleston, East Sussex
    © Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Eggert Gudmundsson (1906–1983)

    Icelandic Painting
    Eggert Gudmundsson (1906–1983)
    Oil on board
    H 43.4 x W 68 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Icelandic Painting
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Nina Hamnett (1890–1956)

    Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson (b.1882) 1917
    Nina Hamnett (1890–1956)
    Oil on canvas
    H 63.5 x W 48.3 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson (b.1882)
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Patrick Heron (1920–1999)

    Images in Red : August – September 1958 1958
    Patrick Heron (1920–1999)
    Oil on canvas
    H 183 x W 91.2 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Images in Red : August – September 1958
    © the estate of Patrick Heron. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)

    Reeded Boat 1961
    Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
    Oil on canvas
    H 55 x W 142.2 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Reeded Boat
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Augustus John (1878–1961)

    Welsh Landscape 1911–1914
    Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961)
    Oil on board
    H 30.5 x W 38.1 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Welsh Landscape
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Percy Hague Jowett (1882–1955)

    A Yorkshire Farm c.1925
    Percy Hague Jowett (1882–1955)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.8 x W 61 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    A Yorkshire Farm
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Jacob Kramer (1892–1962)

    The Jew (Meditation) 1916
    Jacob Kramer (1892–1962)
    Oil on canvas
    H 101.6 x W 76.2 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    The Jew (Meditation)
    © estate of John David Roberts. By courtesy of the William Roberts Society. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Marie Walker Last (1917–2017)

    Sheltering Hill 1992
    Marie Walker Last (1917–2017)
    Oil on canvas
    H 102.5 x W 152.5 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Sheltering Hill
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Rupert Lee (1867–1959)

    Polar Bears 1921
    Rupert Lee (1887–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 50.7 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Polar Bears
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)

    Hop-Pickers
    Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)
    Oil on canvas
    H 49.5 x W 59.7 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Hop-Pickers
    Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)

    Raiders Overhead
    Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)
    Oil on board
    H 91.5 x W 71.1 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Raiders Overhead
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992)

    Lying Down Figure/Reclining Figure VI 1961
    F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992)
    Bronze
    W 69.2 x D 37.5 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Lying Down Figure/Reclining Figure VI
    © copyright of the FE McWilliam Estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)

    Portrait of a Girl (The Artist's Sister) 1919
    Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.2 x W 50.8 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Portrait of a Girl (The Artist's Sister)
    Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Ivan Meštrović (1883–1962)

    Head of an Angel (hand) 1916
    Ivan Meštrović (1883–1962)
    Wood
    W 41 x D 10 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Head of an Angel (hand)
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Denis Mitchell (1912–1993)

    Treen 1957
    Denis Adeane Mitchell (1912–1993)
    Polished bronze
    W 9 x D 5.5 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Treen
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)

    1951 (goblets) 1951
    Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
    Oil, pencil & wash on board
    H 27.3 x W 32.4 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    1951 (goblets)
    © the estate of Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)

    Green Abstract c.1948
    Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45.6 x W 48.3 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Green Abstract
    © estate of Victor Pasmore. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Ernest Procter (1886–1935)

    The Virgin of the Harbour 1915
    Ernest Procter (1886–1935)
    Oil on canvas
    H 81.3 x W 61 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    The Virgin of the Harbour
    Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • William Scott (1913–1989)

    Still Life 1955 or 1956
    William Scott (1913–1989)
    Oil on canvas
    H 86.6 x W 111.7 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Still Life
    © estate of William Scott 2025. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Matthew Smith (1879–1959)

    Reclining Nude: The Mauve Chemise 1924
    Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 53 x W 71 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Reclining Nude: The Mauve Chemise
    © by permission of the copyright holder. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

    The Art Class 1929
    Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
    Oil on canvas
    H 110 x W 151 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    The Art Class
    © the estate of Stanley Spencer. All rights reserved / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Philip Sutton (b.1928)

    Snape Landscape 1958
    Philip Sutton (b.1928)
    Oil on canvas
    H 39.7 x W 60 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Snape Landscape
    © the artist. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Paul Sérusier (1864–1927)

    Le café 1907
    Paul Sérusier (1864–1927)
    Oil on canvas
    H 54.6 x W 64.8 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Le café
    Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Victor Vasarely (1908–1997)

    Iaca 1955–1957
    Victor Vasarely (1908–1997)
    Oil on canvas
    H 129 x W 80 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Iaca
    © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2025. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Alfred Wolmark (1877–1961)

    Fishing Boats c.1910
    Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)
    Oil on composite bond of canvas manufactured on millboard
    H 44.5 x W 35.6 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Fishing Boats
    © Estate of Alfred Aaron Wolmark. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

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  • Pas de deux
    Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)
  • Bore Sul
    John Elwyn (1916–1997)
  • James Kirkup (1918–2009), Gregory Fellow in Poetry at the University of Leeds (1950–1952)
    Lionel Maurice de Sausmarez (1915–1969)
  • John Banting
    Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)
  • The Flat-Iron Building, New York
    Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)
  • Eye, Nose and Cheek
    F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992)
  • The Gold Jacket
    Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)
  • Ariel and Prospero
    Eric Gill (1882–1940)
  • The Snowstorm: Spiral Motif in Black and White
    Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
  • The Day of Atonement
    Jacob Kramer (1892–1962)
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