Women artists have been overlooked throughout history. Although steps are being taken to redress this imbalance, women remain underrepresented in collections and sometimes it can be difficult to find their works or even to know where to start looking. There are thousands of women artists represented on Art UK, and to give you a place to start exploring their works we have created 26 Curations of women artists, divided up by surname A-Z. The set of Curations contains works by 1,000 female artists in total. You won't find the likes of Frida Kahlo or Hilma af Klint as their works are not in UK public collections (yet), but you will find a wealth of art from works by Eileen Agar to Doris Zinkeisen – and plenty more in between.
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Berthe Morisot (1841–1895)
Portrait of a Woman 1872–1875
Berthe Morisot (1841–1895)
Oil on canvas
H 56 x W 46.1 cm
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
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Dora Maar (1907–1997)
Constellation 1936
Dora Maar (1907–1997)
Photography & coloured ink
H 31.5 x W 49 cm
Rediscovering Art by Women
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Gladys Maccabe (1918–2018)
Flower Seller
Gladys Maccabe (1918–2018)
Oil on board
H 28 x W 38 cm
Northern Ireland Civil Service
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Frances Macdonald (1914–2002)
Building the Mulberry Harbour, London Docks 1944
Frances Macdonald (1914–2002)
Oil on canvas
H 56.1 x W 122 cm
Tate
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Mabel Victoria MacGeorge (1884–1960)
Woodland Scene, Autumn
Mabel Victoria MacGeorge (1884–1960)
Oil on board
H 40.6 x W 50.8 cm
Perth & Kinross Council
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Jessie Macgregor (1847–1919)
In the Reign of Terror 1891
Jessie Macgregor (1847–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 92 x W 72 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Sekai Machache (b.1989)
Deep Divine Sky 3 2021
Sekai Machache (b.1989)
The Fleming Collection
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Kathleen Isabella Metcalf Mackie (1899–1998)
The Market, 1924–1925
Kathleen Isabella Metcalf Mackie (1899–1998)
Oil on canvas
H 43.8 x W 61 cm
Royal Ulster Academy Diploma Collection
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Esther Blaikie Mackinnon (1885–1934)
A Woman
Esther Blaikie Mackinnon (1885–1934)
Oil on canvas
H 51.2 x W 41 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
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Sine MacKinnon (1901–1996)
Les vieilles maisons de la pêche
Sine MacKinnon (1901–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 49 x W 59 cm
Homerton College, University of Cambridge
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Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864–1933)
Sleeping Princess 1908
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864–1933)
Oil & gesso on panel
H 54.2 x W 105 cm
National Trust for Scotland, The Hill House
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Helen Maclaren (b.1898)
Old Barn in Hertfordshire 1934
Helen Maclaren (b.1898)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 100 cm
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
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Ottilie Helen MacLaren (1875–1947)
F. S. Oliver (1864–1934) 1903
Ottilie Helen MacLaren (1875–1947)
Bronze
H 38.6 x W 19.2 x D 25.8 cm
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
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Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904)
Under the Apple Tree 1896–1898
Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904)
Oil on canvas
H 75.2 x W 64.1 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
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Elizabeth Magill (b.1959)
Shaman 2006
Elizabeth Magill (b.1959)
Oil on canvas
H 152.5 x W 182.5 cm
Government Art Collection
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Ailsa Magnus (b.1967)
Another Brick in the Road
Ailsa Magnus (b.1967)
Brick
H 14 x W 10 cm
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Edna Manley (1900–1987)
Eve 1929
Edna Manley (1900–1987)
Mahogany
H 198.5 x W 86 x D 60 cm
Sheffield Museums
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Cathleen Mann (1896–1959)
Sir Matthew Smith 1952
Cathleen Mann (1896–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 90.5 x W 70.2 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
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Elsie March (1884–1974)
Alfred Ward Carter (1872–1954) 1931
Elsie March (1884–1974)
Plaster
H 54 x W 20 x D 22 cm
Bromley Historic Collections
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Margarete Marks (1899–1990)
Asleep on Knee 1923
Margarete Marks (1899–1990)
Pencil on paper
Pallant House Gallery
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Freda Marston (1895–1949)
Flood the Amberley
Freda Marston (1895–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 40.6 x W 59.8 cm
Towner
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Agnes Martin (1912–2004)
Untitled #5 1994
Agnes Martin (1912–2004)
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
H 152.5 x W 152.8 cm
Tate
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Mary Martin (1907–1969)
Spiral Movement 1951–1972
Mary Adela Martin (1907–1969)
Injected moulded fibreglass
H 29 x W 29.4 x D 6.5 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
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Edith Martineau (1842–1909)
Snapdragons
Edith Martineau (1842–1909)
Watercolour on paper
H 29 x W 22 cm
Royal Watercolour Society
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Enid Marx (1902–1998)
Marionette in a Cossack Costume
Enid Marx (1902–1998)
Oil on board
H 35.5 x W 29 cm
Compton Verney
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Louisa Edith Church Maryon (1872–1924)
Echo 1911
Louisa Edith Church Maryon (1872–1924)
Bronze
H 29.8 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Flora Lovell Masson (1898–1960)
Sligachan Sunset, Isle of Skye 1950s
Flora Lovell Masson (1898–1960)
Watercolour on paper
H 29 x W 40 cm
University of Dundee Fine Art Collections
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Louise-Marie-Jeanne Mauduit (1784–1862)
Pauline Bonaparte (1780–1825) 1806
Louise-Marie-Jeanne Mauduit (1784–1862)
Oil on canvas
H 71.9 x W 52.5 cm
The Bowes Museum
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Jeanne du Maurier (1911–1996)
House in Madeira
Jeanne du Maurier (1911–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 50 cm
RWA (Royal West of England Academy)
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Elizabeth Cameron Mawson (1849–1939)
Furness Abbey, Cumbria 1877
Elizabeth Cameron Mawson (1849–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 48.5 x W 58 cm
Stockport Heritage Services
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Marie-Françoise-Constance Mayer (1775–1821)
The Sleep of Venus and Cupid 1806
Marie-Françoise-Constance Mayer (1775–1821)
Oil on canvas
H 96.5 x W 144.5 cm
The Wallace Collection
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Hannah Mayor (1871–1947)
Vase of Flowers c.1925
Hannah Mayor (1871–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 60.9 cm
Pannett Art Gallery
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Patti Mayor (1872–1962)
Self Portrait
Patti Mayor (1872–1962)
Oil on board
H 59 x W 46 cm
Grundy Art Gallery
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Caroline McAdam Clark (b.1947)
Dungeness II
Caroline McAdam Clark (b.1947)
Watercolour on paper
H 30 x W 30 cm
Royal Watercolour Society
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Ursula Vivian McCannell (1923–2015)
Carzac No. 6
Ursula Vivian McCannell (1923–2015)
Oil on board
H 91 x W 61 cm
Government Art Collection
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Mary McCrossan (1865–1934)
Umbrellas and Barges, Venice c.1924–1934
Mary McCrossan (1865–1934)
Oil on canvas
H 60.5 x W 85.4 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Lily Martha Maud McDougall (1875–1958)
The Grand Bouquet
Lily Martha Maud McDougall (1875–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 92 x W 72 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
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Mary McEvoy (1870–1941)
Audrey 1931
Mary McEvoy (1870–1941)
Oil on canvas
H 58 x W 51 cm
Southampton City Art Gallery
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Norah McGuinness (1901–1980)
Estuary Pools 1966
Norah McGuinness (1901–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 50.2 x W 75.8 cm
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
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Alison McKenzie (1907–1982)
The Road to Sorrento 1934
Alison McKenzie (1907–1982)
Woodcut on paper
H 23 x W 16 cm
University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection
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Winifred McKenzie (1905–2001)
House over the Canal, Bath 1948
Winifred McKenzie (1905–2001)
Woodcut on paper
H 24 x W 17 cm
University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection
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Mary E. Tait McKinna (active 1930–1952)
Nasturtiums in a Lustre Jug
Mary E. Tait McKinna (active 1930–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 30.5 x W 35.6 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
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Cherith McKinstry (1928–2004)
Vietnamese Family
Cherith McKinstry (1928–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 56 x W 46 cm
Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
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Abigail McLellan (1969–2009)
Pink Sea Fan 1998
Abigail McLellan (1969–2009)
Acrylic on canvas
H 101.5 x W 101.5 cm
The Fleming Collection
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Ishbel McWhirter (b.1927)
Porth Amlwch / Amlwch Port 1999
Ishbel McWhirter (b.1927)
Pastel ar bapur / pastel on paper
H 48 x W 68 cm
Oriel Môn
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Dorothy Mead (1928–1975)
Industrial Landscape, Evening 1947
Dorothy Mead (1928–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 62 x W 91.5 cm
The British Academy
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Rose Mead (1867–1946)
Barbara Stone c.1940
Rose Mead (1867–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 64 x W 76 cm
West Suffolk Heritage Service
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Dora Meeson (1869–1955)
Members of the Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps: At Work in the Cookhouse, Royal Air Force Camp, Charlton Park 1919
Dora Meeson (1869–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Else Meidner (1901–1987)
Woman with Hat
Else Meidner (1901–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 82 x W 67 cm
Ben Uri Collection
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Sylvia Melland (1906–1993)
Thelma Hulbert
Sylvia Melland (1906–1993)
Oil on canvas
H 64.8 x W 54.5 cm
Southampton City Art Gallery
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Margaret Mellis (1914–2009)
Relief Construction in Wood 1941
Margaret Mellis (1914–2009)
Wood & pencil
H 54.5 x W 57 x D 6 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
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Lindsey Mendick (b.1987)
Tea 2020
Lindsey Mendick (b.1987)
Glazed ceramic
H 22 x W 30 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
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June Mendoza (b.1924)
HRH Princess Anne (b.1950), Royal Colonel-in-Chief (1983) 1983
June Mendoza (1924–2024)
Oil on canvas
H 95 x W 75 cm
The Royal Scots Museum
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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717)
Spider
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717)
Watercolour on paper
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
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Gertrude Alice Meredith Williams (1877–1934)
Vulcan Park War Memorial 1918–1928
Robert Stodart Lorimer (1864–1929) and Alexander Carrick (1882–1966) and Gertrude Alice Meredith Williams (1877–1934)
Pale pink granite & bronze
H 660 cm
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Anna Lea Merritt (1844–1930)
Love Locked Out 1889
Anna Lea Merritt (1844–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 115.6 x W 64.1 cm
Tate
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Sonia Mervyn (1893–1977)
Eric Hope (1915–1999), Hon. RAM 1960s
Sonia Mervyn (1893–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 61 cm
Royal Academy of Music
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Marisa Merz (1926–2019)
Untitled 1969
Marisa Merz (1926–2019)
Steel & nylon
H 29 x W 29 x D 1.4 cm
Tate
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Betty Miller (b.1926)
The Ambulance mid-20th C
Betty Miller (1926–2023)
Bronze
H 16 x W 19 x D 3.2 cm
National Coal Mining Museum for England
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Josephine Haswell Miller (1890–1975)
The House on the Canal c.1935
Josephine Haswell Miller (1890–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 63.6 x W 76.3 cm
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
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Jean Milne (1875–1953)
Woman with Pigtail, Head Bowed 1914
Jean Milne (1875–1953)
Portland stone
H 40.8 cm
Rediscovering Art by Women
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Lisa Milroy (b.1959)
Light Bulbs 1988
Lisa Milroy (b.1959)
Oil on canvas
H 203.4 x W 284.5 cm
Tate
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Marguerite Milward (1873–1953)
Budi
Marguerite Milward (1873–1953)
Plaster
H 48.2 x W 39.5 x D 22.5 cm
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
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Violet Muriel Baber Mimpriss (1895–1987)
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London c.1929
Violet Muriel Baber Mimpriss (1895–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 50 cm
Ferens Art Gallery
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
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Elizabeth (Cannon) Mitchell (1821–1910)
Sunburst Quilt 1875–1899
Elizabeth (Cannon) Mitchell (1821–1910)
Pieced & quilted cotton
H 183 x W 165 cm
American Museum & Gardens
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Maggie Richardson Mitchell (1883–1953)
Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) 1923–1924
Maggie Richardson Mitchell (1883–1953)
Bronze
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
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Ayanda Mji (b.1970)
Cleopatra
Ayanda Mji (b.1970)
Polychrome & part glazed earthenware
H 45 x W 23 x D 23 cm
Royal Shakespeare Company Collection
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Mariquita Jenny Moberly (1855–1937)
A Scene on the River Wandle 1882
Mariquita Jenny Moberly (1855–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 90 cm
Merton Council
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Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907)
Landscape with Windblown Trees
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907)
Oil on board
H 48 x W 39 cm
Somerville College, University of Oxford
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Sylvia Molloy (1914–2008)
Testing for Steel, Kryn and Lahy Steel Founders and Engineers Ltd, Letchworth
Sylvia Molloy (1914–2008)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 92 cm
Garden City Collection
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Clara Montalba (1842–1929)
Old Watch Tower, Amsterdam 1889
Clara Montalba (1842–1929)
Oil on canvas
H 91.3 x W 71.2 cm
Laing Art Gallery
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Hilda Montalba (1846–1919)
Boy Unloading a Venetian Market Boat 1880
Hilda Montalba (1846–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 121.5 x W 86.2 cm
Sheffield Museums
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Elizabeth Montgomery (1902–1993)
Martita Hunt (1900–1969), as Countess Aurelia in 'The Madwoman of Chaillot' by Jean Giraudoux c.1951
Elizabeth Montgomery (1902–1993)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 40.7 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum
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Eleanor Allen Moore (1885–1955)
Self Portrait
Eleanor Allen Moore (1885–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 96.5 x W 85 cm
East Ayrshire Council
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Esther Mary Moore (1857–1934)
At the Gates of the Past c.1897
Esther Mary Moore (1857–1934)
Bronze
H 190 x W 83.8 x D 37 cm
Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Colette Morey de Morand (b.1934)
Almost Before 1988
Colette Morey de Morand (b.1934)
Oil on canvas
H 153 x W 128 cm
The Women’s Art Collection
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Alice Bertha Moreton (1901–1977)
Will C. Penn (1877–1968) 1956
Alice Bertha Moreton (1901–1977)
Bronze
H 31 x W 17 x D 12 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
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Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919)
Night and Sleep 1878
Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 108.8 x W 157.8 cm
De Morgan Collection
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Gwenda Morgan (1908–1991)
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Julia Morley (1917–2008)
Palace Pier, Brighton, East Sussex c.1947
Julia Morley (1917–2008)
Oil on canvas
H 87.6 x W 161.5 cm
Brighton & Hove Museums
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Vera Morosoff (1899–1991)
Portrait 1938
Vera Morosoff (1899–1991)
Oil on canvas
H 72 x W 59 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
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May Morris (1862–1938)
Westward Ho! Embroidery 1885
Jane Morris (1839–1914) and May Morris (1862–1938)
H 65.9 x W 106.1 cm
William Morris Society
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Norma Morris (1936–2004)
Conversation Piece (Conway Street, Birkenhead, Wirral)
Norma Morris (1936–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 103 x W 77 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
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Sarah Morris (b.1967)
Rio (with Palms) [Las Vegas] 2000
Sarah Morris (b.1967)
Household paint on canvas
H 214.1 x W 214.1 cm
Tate
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Arminell Morshead (1889–1966)
Guildford Cattle Market 1920
Arminell Morshead (1889–1966)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 119 cm
Guildford Borough Council
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Mary Morton (1879–1965)
Charles Kennedy Scott (1876–1965) 1925
Mary Morton (1879–1965)
Bronze & marble
H 33 x W 18 x D 27 cm
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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Mary Moser (1744–1819)
Vase of Flowers
Mary Moser (1744–1819)
Oil on canvas
H 72.1 x W 53.6 cm
The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Marlow Moss (1889–1958)
Composition in Yellow, Black and White 1949
Marlow Moss (1889–1958)
Oil paint & wood on canvas
H 50.8 x W 35.6 cm
Tate
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Marjorie Mostyn (1893–1979)
Sunday Evening, St Ives 1950
Marjorie Mostyn (1893–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 49 x W 58 cm
Cornwall Council
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Marie-Louise von Motesiczky (1906–1996)
At the Dressmaker's 1930
Marie-Louise von Motesiczky (1906–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 113 x W 60.1 cm
The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Ursula Moynihan (1912–1995)
Blue Cineraria 1942
Ursula Moynihan (1912–1995)
Oil on canvas
H 38.6 x W 28.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
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Anne Davidson Muir (1875–1951)
Spring Bouquet
Anne Davidson Muir (1875–1951)
Oil on canvas
H 30.5 x W 25.4 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
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Vera Mukhina (1889–1953)
Hewlett Johnson (1874–1966) 1945
Vera Mukhina (1889–1953)
Metal
H 68.6 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
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Brenda Millicent Munson (1931–2003)
Houses and Rooftops through a Doorway, St Peter Port, Guernsey 1976
Brenda Millicent Munson (1931–2003)
Oil on canvas
H 41 x W 56 cm
Guernsey Museums and Galleries
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Gabriele Münter (1877–1962)
Anna Roslund (1891–1941) 1917
Gabriele Münter (1877–1962)
Oil on canvas
H 94 x W 68 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
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Elizabeth Muntz (1894–1977)
Andre Bonnamy (1898–1979)
Elizabeth Muntz (1894–1977)
Bronze
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
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Alison C. Musker (b.1938)
Sobertan
Alison C. Musker (b.1938)
Watercolour on paper
H 29 x W 38 cm
Royal Watercolour Society
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Martha Darley Mutrie (1824–1885)
Roses
Martha Darley Mutrie (1824–1885)
Oil on panel
H 44 x W 34 cm
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
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Ishbel Myerscough (b.1968)
Helen Mirren 1997
Ishbel Myerscough (b.1968)
Oil on board
H 35.1 x W 34.8 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London