Pallant House Gallery is home to a world-class collection of Modern British, international and contemporary art of over 4,300 items including over 3,000 works on paper, almost 400 paintings, over 80 studio ceramics and some 153 sculptures. The permanent collection has grown from a number of significant gifts and bequests together telling a story of collecting and passion for art within a shared narrative of art history through works of Post-Impressionism to Cubism, and Neo-classicism to contemporary art.


Art Unlocked is an online talk series by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. This Curation is based on a talk by Simon Martin, Director of Pallant House Gallery, on 26th May 2021. You can find a recording at: https://youtu.be/017w0u6ym3E

6 artworks
Danseuse No. 5
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2023. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

Danseuse No. 5 1915/1916

Gino Severini (1883–1966)

Oil on canvas

H 93.3 x W 74 cm

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Henry Thomas
Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

Henry Thomas 1934–1935

Glyn Warren Philpot (1884–1937)

Oil on canvas

H 52.5 x W 36.4 cm

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1946 (Still Life – Cerulean)
© Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

1946 (Still Life – Cerulean) 1946

Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)

Oil on canvas over board

H 61.5 x W 63 cm

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Single Form (Nocturne)
© Bowness. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

Single Form (Nocturne) 1968

Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)

Irish black marble on teak base

H 67 x W 35 x D 14 cm

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Swingeing London '67
© estate of Richard Hamilton. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

Swingeing London '67 1967–1968

Richard Hamilton (1922–2011)

Oil & relief silkscreen on photo & board

H 60.8 x W 79.5 cm

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The Architects
© the estate of R. B. Kitaj. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

The Architects 1981

Ronald Brooks Kitaj (1932–2007)

Oil on canvas

H 153 x W 122.2 cm

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