This June 2021 Curation highlights twelve Art Detective discoveries in public collections across the UK.


Unfortunately we can only highlight the work of a few individuals and give a flavour of the kind of updates we receive every week. Thank you to everyone who contributes!

Artists featured in this Curation: Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959), Adrian Keith Graham Hill (1895–1977), John Alfred Gray (1857–1929), Fermo Ghisoni (c.1505–1575), Elsie McNaught (1886–1987), Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (1901–1979), Kaspar Kaltenmoser (1806–1867), Catherine Ouless (1879–1961), John Varley I (1778–1842), Raphaël Nannini (1852–1925), and 2 more
12 artworks
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Roald Dahl (1916–1990)
© by permission of the copyright holder. Image credit: City of London Corporation

Roald Dahl (1916–1990) c.1944

Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)

Oil on canvas

H 61 x W 44 cm

City of London Corporation

Mary Grant Lang Eley, née Anderson (1893–1980) in Red Cross Uniform
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Glencoe and North Lorn Folk Museum

Mary Grant Lang Eley, née Anderson (1893–1980) in Red Cross Uniform 1917

Adrian Keith Graham Hill (1895–1977)

Oil on board

H 32.7 x W 24 cm

Glencoe and North Lorn Folk Museum

Patient, Aged 45, with Myxoedema
Image credit: Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums

Patient, Aged 45, with Myxoedema 1887

John Alfred Gray (1857–1929)

Oil on canvas

H 45.5 x W 35.5 cm

Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums

Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga (1505–1563)
Image credit: Blairs Museum

Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga (1505–1563) c.1555

Fermo Ghisoni (c.1505–1575)

Oil on canvas

H 95.7 x W 72 cm

Blairs Museum

Lake Dinas
© the copyright holder. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

Lake Dinas c.1919

Elsie McNaught (1886–1987)

Oil on board

H 25.4 x W 34.9 cm

The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

Self Portrait
© estate of C. F. Tunnicliffe, OBE, RA. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

Self Portrait 1929

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (1901–1979)

Oil on canvas

H 24 x W 19.5 cm

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

The Fortune Teller (A Family Group at a Spinning Wheel)
Image credit: South Lanarkshire Council

The Fortune Teller (A Family Group at a Spinning Wheel) 1845

Kaspar Kaltenmoser (1806–1867)

Oil on canvas

H 37 x W 28.8 cm

South Lanarkshire Council

Christine Burrows, Principal (1910–1919)
© the artist's estate. Image credit: St Hilda's College, University of Oxford

Christine Burrows, Principal (1910–1919) 1927

Catherine Ouless (1879–1961)

Oil on canvas

H 90 x W 70 cm

St Hilda's College, University of Oxford

Ruined Abbey
Image credit: Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

Ruined Abbey

John Varley I (1778–1842)

Pencil & wash on paper

H 20 x W 28.5 cm

Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

Pope Leo XIII (1810–1903)
Image credit: Abbotsford, The Home of Sir Walter Scott

Pope Leo XIII (1810–1903)

Raphaël Nannini (1852–1925) (possibly)

Marble

H 25 x W 21 x D 13 cm

Abbotsford, The Home of Sir Walter Scott

Cumberland Market
Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery

Cumberland Market c.1913

Geoffrey Nelson (1893–1943)

Oil on canvas

H 50 x W 73 cm

Ferens Art Gallery

Telephone Booth
© the copyright holder. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Telephone Booth c.1982

Paul Kirkwood (active 1980s)

Oil on canvas

H 91 x W 124.5 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

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  • The Fortune Teller (A Family Group at a Spinning Wheel)
    Kaspar Kaltenmoser (1806–1867)
  • Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833–1885)
    Catherine Ouless (1879–1961)
  • Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga (1505–1563)
    Fermo Ghisoni (c.1505–1575)
  • Mary Grant Lang Eley, née Anderson (1893–1980) in Red Cross Uniform
    Adrian Keith Graham Hill (1895–1977)
  • Patient, Aged 45, with Myxoedema
    John Alfred Gray (1857–1929)
  • Cumberland Market
    Geoffrey Nelson (1893–1943)
  • Nude, Fitzroy Street, No. 1
    Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
  • Telephone Booth
    Paul Kirkwood
  • Lake Dinas
    Elsie McNaught (1886–1987)
  • Pope Leo XIII (1810–1903)
    Raphaël Nannini (1852–1925)
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