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Curation inspired by Europeana's Discovering Europe season

Artists featured in this Curation: Eggert Gudmundsson (1906–1983), Jacqueline Stanley (b.1928), Johannes Frederik Hulk (1829–1911), Harold Gilman (1876–1919), Robin Darwin (1910–1974), Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931), Eduards F. Kalniņš (1904–1988), D. K., Chana Kowalska (1904–1942), Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925), and 60 more
75 artworks
  • Pingvellir, Iceland 1935
    Eggert Gudmundsson (1906–1983)
    Oil on canvas laid on board
    H 52.7 x W 80.4 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Pingvellir, Iceland
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Warrington Square, Dublin
    Jacqueline Stanley (b.1928)
    Oil on panel
    H 43.5 x W 49 cm
    The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
    Warrington Square, Dublin
    © the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

  • Amsterdam Canal Scene, The Netherlands
    Johannes Frederik Hulk (1829–1911)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 100 cm
    Doncaster Deaf Trust
    Amsterdam Canal Scene, The Netherlands
    © Doncaster Deaf Trust. Image credit: Doncaster Deaf Trust

  • Canal Bridge, Flekkefjord c.1913
    Harold Gilman (1876–1919)
    Oil on canvas
    H 46.4 x W 61.5 cm
    Tate
    Canal Bridge, Flekkefjord
    Image credit: Tate

  • From the Town Hall, Stockholm 1936
    Robin Darwin (1910–1974)
    Oil on canvas
    H 80 x W 59.1 cm
    Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
    From the Town Hall, Stockholm
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

  • Lake Keitele 1905
    Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931)
    Oil on canvas
    H 53 x W 66 cm
    The National Gallery, London
    Lake Keitele
    Image credit: The National Gallery, London

  • The First Snow 1937
    Eduards F. Kalniņš (1904–1988)
    Oil on canvas
    H 79.5 x W 98.8 cm
    Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
    The First Snow
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives



  • Krakow Market, Poland 2005
    D. K. (active 2005)
    Oil on canvas
    H 22 x W 27.3 cm
    Anglo-Polish Organisation
    Krakow Market, Poland
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Anglo-Polish Organisation

  • The Bridge 1937
    Chana Kowalska (1904–1942)
    Oil on paper
    H 58.5 x W 47 cm
    Ben Uri Collection
    The Bridge
    Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

  • Mydlow Village, Poland 1907
    Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60 x W 79 cm
    Southampton City Art Gallery
    Mydlow Village, Poland
    Image credit: Southampton City Art Gallery

  • Osakeyhtiö Toppila 1951
    Aale Hakava (1909–1995)
    Oil on canvas
    H 72.5 x W 92.5 cm
    Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre
    Osakeyhtiö Toppila
    © DACS 2023. Image credit: Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre

  • Forest in Finland early 1870s
    Berndt Lindholm (1841–1914)
    Oil on canvas
    H 148.5 x W 223 cm
    Walker Art Gallery
    Forest in Finland
    Image credit: Walker Art Gallery

  • Rye Field, Sweden
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on wood
    H 27.9 x W 35.5 cm
    Alfred East Art Gallery Permanent Collection
    Rye Field, Sweden
    © estate of Stephen Bone. All rights reserved, DACS 2023. Image credit: Alfred East Art Gallery Permanent Collection

  • Lofoten, Norway, Mountains 2005
    Charles Bezzina (b.1950)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 92 cm
    Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
    Lofoten, Norway, Mountains
    © the artist. Image credit: Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge

  • Svendborg Harbour, Denmark 1934
    Martin Bloch (1883–1954)
    Oil on canvas on board
    H 69 x W 79 cm
    Ben Uri Collection
    Svendborg Harbour, Denmark
    © Martin Bloch Trust. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

  • The Church of Ramsau 1832
    Wilhelm Ferdinand Bendz (1804–1832)
    Oil on paper
    H 28.9 x W 24.5 cm
    Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
    The Church of Ramsau
    Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

  • Black Forest 1988–1989
    Louis Emery (1918–1993)
    Oil on canvas
    H 178 x W 115.4 cm
    Birmingham Museums Trust
    Black Forest
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Birmingham Museums Trust

  • Kurfürstendamm, Berlin, Germany
    Martin Bloch (1883–1954)
    Oil on canvas
    H 81.3 x W 99.1 cm
    Leeds Museums and Galleries
    Kurfürstendamm, Berlin, Germany
    © Martin Bloch Trust. Image credit: Bridgeman Images

  • Schloss Schleissheim, near Munich (II) c.1920
    Winston Spencer Churchill (1874–1965)
    Oil on canvas board
    H 35.5 x W 50.5 cm
    National Trust, Chartwell
    Schloss Schleissheim, near Munich (II)
    © The Churchill Heritage Ltd. Image credit: National Trust Images

  • Concarneau, France 1910
    Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)
    Oil on board
    H 45.7 x W 37.5 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Concarneau, France
    © Estate of Alfred Aaron Wolmark. All rights reserved, DACS 2023. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • Street View in Bielany
    Ewa Tudorska (b.1954)
    Oil on board
    H 48.4 x W 63.2 cm
    Ealing Local History Centre
    Street View in Bielany
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Ealing Local History Centre

  • Tychy, Poland
    unknown artist
    Oil on board
    H 12 x W 16.5 cm
    Halton Borough Council
    Tychy, Poland
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Halton Borough Council

  • Prague, Nostalgia 1938
    Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980)
    Oil on canvas
    H 56 x W 76 cm
    National Galleries of Scotland
    Prague, Nostalgia
    © Foundation Oskar Kokoschka/DACS 2024. Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

  • Kiev, Vinnitsa, Kal'disao, Ukraine 1957
    Fedor Z. Konovalyuk (1890–1984)
    Oil on cardboard
    H 32 x W 23 cm
    Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery
    Kiev, Vinnitsa, Kal'disao, Ukraine
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery

  • Souvenir of the Danube, View in Hungary c.1868–1874
    Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874)
    Oil on canvas
    H 128.7 x W 180 cm
    The Bowes Museum
    Souvenir of the Danube, View in Hungary
    Image credit: The Bowes Museum

  • Night Scene in Capri 1931
    Marcel Ronay (1910–1998)
    Oil on canvas
    H 74 x W 39.5 cm
    Ben Uri Collection
    Night Scene in Capri
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

  • Parliament Building, Budapest 2011
    Kevin Lancelot Dunn (b.1962)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 41 x W 50.5 cm
    The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
    Parliament Building, Budapest
    © the artist. Image credit: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

  • Lake near the Spa, Ballynahinch 1977
    Desmond Turner (1923–2011)
    Oil on canvas
    H 51 x W 61 cm
    Queen's University Belfast
    Lake near the Spa, Ballynahinch
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Queen's University Belfast

  • Belfast Landscape towards Cavehill from Bedford House 2005
    Colin Davidson (b.1968)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76 x W 102 cm
    Queen's University Belfast
    Belfast Landscape towards Cavehill from Bedford House
    © the artist. Image credit: Queen's University Belfast

  • Campo San Stin, Venice
    Bernardo Bellotto (1722–1780)
    Oil on canvas
    H 62 x W 99 cm
    National Trust, Penrhyn Castle
    Campo San Stin, Venice
    Image credit: National Trust Images

  • Panel from London and North Eastern Railway Steamer SS 'Prague' 1930
    Jaroslav Šetelík (1881–1955)
    Oil on canvas
    H 160.6 x W 114.4 cm
    National Railway Museum

  • Dark Afternoon, Transylvania, Romania c.1962
    Hanna Weil (1921–2011)
    Oil on board
    H 69 x W 106.5 cm
    Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Art Collections
    Dark Afternoon, Transylvania, Romania
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Art Collections

  • Brusen, Bulgaria 1911
    Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934)
    Oil on board
    H 15.4 x W 34.3 cm
    Leeds Museums and Galleries
    Brusen, Bulgaria
    Image credit: Leeds Museums and Galleries

  • Hafen, La Ciotat 1929
    Arthur Segal (1875–1944)
    Oil on canvas
    H 68.5 x W 88.3 cm
    Ben Uri Collection
    Hafen, La Ciotat
    Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

  • Village Street c.1915
    Maurice Utrillo (1883–1955)
    Oil on canvas
    H 53 x W 76.6 cm
    Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
    Village Street
    © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

  • Butrinto, Albania 1861
    Edward Lear (1812–1888)
    Oil on canvas
    H 34.3 x W 54.6 cm
    Yale Center for British Art

  • Famagusta Harbour, Cyprus 1943
    Georgios Polybius Georghiou (1901–1972)
    Oil on board
    H 125 x W 151 cm
    National Trust, Chartwell
    Famagusta Harbour, Cyprus
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: National Trust Images

  • Paphos, Cyprus 1987
    Joanne Hodgen (b.1964)
    Oil on canvas
    H 121.5 x W 182 cm
    University of Reading Art Collection
    Paphos, Cyprus
    © the artist. Image credit: University of Reading Art Collection

  • The Mosque of Suleiman of Istanbul mid-20th C
    Jessie G. Galloway (active 1930–1980)
    Oil on board
    H 50.7 x W 60.4 cm
    Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
    The Mosque of Suleiman of Istanbul
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries

  • Banja Luka 1998
    Kevic
    Acrylic on wood
    H 52 x W 70 cm
    Royal Military Police Museum
    Banja Luka
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Military Police Museum

  • Belgrade, Serbia 1952
    Milorad-Bata Mihajlović (1923–2011)
    Oil on canvas
    H 114 x W 155 cm
    Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
    Belgrade, Serbia
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

  • View of Dubrovnik, Croatia
    Sushila Singh (1904–1999)
    Oil on board
    H 61 x W 76 cm
    Hinchingbrooke School
    View of Dubrovnik, Croatia
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Hinchingbrooke School

  • Sunrise, Split 1938
    Ann Margaret Tooth (1912–1989)
    Oil on plywood
    H 59.1 x W 78.8 cm
    UCL Culture
    Sunrise, Split
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: UCL Culture

  • Sarajevo, Bosnia 1922
    Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
    Oil on board
    H 24.7 x W 28.6 cm
    Roebuck Collection

  • Lake Garda 1859
    George Clarkson Stanfield (1828–1878)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50 x W 75.5 cm
    Torre Abbey Museum
    Lake Garda
    Image credit: Torre Abbey Museum

  • Souvenir of Istria
    Kenneth Roberts (1932–1995)
    Oil on board
    H 63 x W 75 cm
    Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
    Souvenir of Istria
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

  • Monastery on the Island of Santorini, Greece 1934
    Nicholas of Greece (1872–1938)
    Oil on board
    H 37.5 x W 46.5 cm
    National Trust, Anglesey Abbey
    Monastery on the Island of Santorini, Greece
    Image credit: National Trust Images

  • Sunrise on the Parthenon, Athens 1933
    Nicholas of Greece (1872–1938)
    Oil on millboard
    H 37.5 x W 45.7 cm
    Birmingham Museums Trust
    Sunrise on the Parthenon, Athens
    Image credit: Birmingham Museums Trust

  • Boats at St Paul's Bay, Malta 1991
    David McClure (1926–1998)
    Oil on board
    H 68.5 x W 53.5 cm
    Art in Healthcare
    Boats at St Paul's Bay, Malta
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Art in Healthcare

  • Rocky Scene in Sicily c.1930
    Winston Spencer Churchill (1874–1965)
    Oil on canvas
    H 63.5 x W 76 cm
    National Trust, Chartwell
    Rocky Scene in Sicily
    © The Churchill Heritage Ltd. Image credit: National Trust Images

  • The Quay at Naples 1886
    Edoardo de Martino (1838–1912)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.5 x W 26.6 cm
    Sudley House
    The Quay at Naples
    Image credit: Sudley House

  • Campo Vaccino, Rome
    Hendrik Frans van Lint (1684–1763)
    Oil on canvas
    H 44 x W 69 cm
    Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
    Campo Vaccino, Rome
    Image credit: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

  • Little Venice
    Louis Ginnett (1875–1946)
    Oil on canvas
    H 32 x W 42 cm
    Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft
    Little Venice
    Image credit: Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft

  • Grand Canal, Venice 18th C
    Italian (Venetian) School
    Oil on canvas
    H 34.3 x W 50.8 cm
    National Trust for Scotland, Brodie Castle
    Grand Canal, Venice
    Image credit: National Trust for Scotland, Brodie Castle

  • Church in Salzburg, Austria 1962
    Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978)
    Tempera on board
    H 29.5 x W 39.5 cm
    Sir Francis Cook Collection
    Church in Salzburg, Austria
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Sir Francis Cook Collection

  • Cold Day, Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria 1945
    Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)
    Oil on board
    H 36 x W 42.3 cm
    Brighton & Hove Museums
    Cold Day, Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Brighton & Hove Museums

  • Gorge near Gloggnitz in Austria 1962
    Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978)
    Tempera on board
    H 32 x W 40 cm
    Sir Francis Cook Collection
    Gorge near Gloggnitz in Austria
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Sir Francis Cook Collection

  • Luxembourg 1930–1950
    Noel Harry Leaver (1889–1951)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 50.8 x W 35.6 cm
    Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum
    Luxembourg
    Image credit: Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum

  • View from Messines Ridge, Belgium 2014
    Robert Perry (b.1944)
    Oil on board
    H 58.5 x W 83 cm
    Staffordshire Museum & Art Collection
    View from Messines Ridge, Belgium
    © the artist. Image credit: Staffordshire Archives & Heritage

  • A Bridge at Bruges, Belgium
    Louise Pickard (1865–1928)
    Oil on canvas
    H 54 x W 65 cm
    Ferens Art Gallery
    A Bridge at Bruges, Belgium
    Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery

  • View in Rotterdam
    Simon van der Ley (active 1840–1860)
    Oil on panel
    H 35.6 x W 30.1 cm
    Argyll and Bute Council
    View in Rotterdam
    Image credit: Argyll and Bute Council

  • In Provence, France 1919
    Alfred Henry Robinson Thornton (1863–1939)
    Oil on canvas
    H 44.6 x W 54 cm
    The Wilson
    In Provence, France
    Image credit: The Cheltenham Trust and Cheltenham Borough Council

  • Landscape in Provence
    Frederick John Pym Gore (1913–2009)
    Oil on canvas
    H 70.5 x W 50.5 cm
    Government Art Collection
    Landscape in Provence
    © estate of Frederick Gore. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Government Art Collection

  • Quai des Chartrons, Bordeaux c.1949
    Keith Baynes (1887–1977)
    Oil on canvas
    H 35.6 x W 45.7 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Quai des Chartrons, Bordeaux
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
    C. K. Brown
    Acrylic on board
    H 51 x W 76 cm
    Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
    Image credit: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Wetterhorn
    William Callow (1812–1908)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 18 x W 25 cm
    The Alpine Club Collection
    Wetterhorn
    Image credit: The Alpine Club Collection

  • Lake Geneva with Sailing Boats 1855
    François Bocion (1828–1890)
    Oil on millboard
    H 25.4 x W 49 cm
    Paintings Collection
    Lake Geneva with Sailing Boats
    Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

  • Feux d'artifices sur la principauté (Fireworks over the Principality) 1970
    Danielle Baron (b.1944)
    Oil on canvas
    H 25.1 x W 60.7 cm
    Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
    Feux d'artifices sur la principauté (Fireworks over the Principality)
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Worthing Museum and Art Gallery

  • Street of Flowers – Barcelona
    James Kay (1858–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
    Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
    Street of Flowers – Barcelona
    Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

  • La Giralda, Seville
    Eduardo Roldan (1926–2017)
    Oil on board
    H 22 x W 14.5 cm
    The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
    La Giralda, Seville
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

  • Costa de Caparica, Portugal 1957
    P. Müller
    Oil on canvas
    H 60 x W 84 cm
    Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection
    Costa de Caparica, Portugal
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

  • Town Scene in Lisbon 16th C
    Northern European School
    Oil on canvas
    H 65 x W 95 cm
    Society of Antiquaries of London
    Town Scene in Lisbon
    Image credit: Society of Antiquaries of London

  • Gibraltar from Algeciras 1902
    Alfred East (1844–1913)
    Oil on canvas
    H 102.2 x W 153 cm
    Walker Art Gallery
    Gibraltar from Algeciras
    Image credit: Walker Art Gallery

  • Sierra Tejada
    Bruce Killeen (1926–2014)
    Oil on canvas
    H 91 x W 120.5 cm
    RWA (Royal West of England Academy)
    Sierra Tejada
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: RWA (Royal West of England Academy)