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A reminder that not all fireworks and bonfires are linked to 5th November, but some do.

53 artworks
  • Fireworks 1972
    Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004)
    Oil on hardboard
    H 17.8 x W 25.4 cm
    Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust
    Fireworks
    © Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. Image credit: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust

  • Firework Display, Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome 1768–1778
    Pietro Fabris (active c.1740–1804)
    Oil on canvas
    H 72.5 x W 92 cm
    Government Art Collection
    Firework Display, Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome
    Image credit: Government Art Collection

  • River Scene with a Bonfire, Moonlight 18th C
    Aert van der Neer (1603–1677) (style of)
    Oil on panel
    H 21.2 x W 29.4 cm
    The Bowes Museum
    River Scene with a Bonfire, Moonlight
    Image credit: The Bowes Museum

  • Hampstead Heath, with a Bonfire c.1822
    John Constable (1776–1837)
    Oil on canvas
    H 27 x W 32.1 cm
    Yale Center for British Art

  • Queen Victoria's Arrival in Edinburgh c.1850
    John Wilson Carmichael (1799–1868)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71.1 x W 116.8 cm
    York Museums Trust

  • Autumn Leaves 1856
    John Everett Millais (1829–1896)
    Oil on canvas
    H 104.3 x W 74 cm
    Manchester Art Gallery
    Autumn Leaves
    Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

  • Fireworks 1867
    J. S. Holmes (active 1850–1867)
    Oil on board
    H 40 x W 58 cm
    Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service
    Fireworks
    Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

  • A Farmer Burning Leaves, Ashridge Park 1870
    unknown artist
    Oil on canvas
    H 63 x W 74 cm
    Hertfordshire County Council
    A Farmer Burning Leaves, Ashridge Park
    Image credit: Hertfordshire County Council

  • Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge c.1872–5
    James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903)
    Oil on canvas
    H 68.3 x W 51.2 cm
    Tate
    Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge
    Image credit: Tate

  • Nocturne: Black and Gold - The Fire Wheel 1875
    James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903)
    Oil on canvas
    H 54.3 x W 76.2 cm
    Tate
    Nocturne: Black and Gold - The Fire Wheel
    Image credit: Tate

  • Stephenson Centenary Festival 1881
    Edgar G. Brown
    Oil on board
    H 35.4 x W 25.5 cm
    Chesterfield Museum & Art Gallery
    Stephenson Centenary Festival
    Image credit: Chesterfield Museum & Art Gallery

  • Fireworks, Cremorne Gardens before 1877
    Walter Greaves (1846–1930)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 76 cm
    The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
    Fireworks, Cremorne Gardens
    Image credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

  • Lindisfarne Castle and Abbey, Holy Island, by Moonlight 1877
    John Moore of Ipswich (1821–1902)
    Oil on canvas
    H 101.5 x W 127 cm
    National Trust, Lindisfarne Castle
    Lindisfarne Castle and Abbey, Holy Island, by Moonlight
    Image credit: National Trust Images

  • In the Fields 1886
    Frederick Hall (1860–1948)
    Oil on canvas
    H 80.5 x W 38 cm
    Penlee House Gallery & Museum
    In the Fields
    Image credit: Penlee House Gallery & Museum

  • Jubilee Bonfire on Hampstead Heath 1897
    Robert Finlay McIntyre (c.1846–1906)
    Oil on card
    H 26.2 x W 35.2 cm
    Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre
    Jubilee Bonfire on Hampstead Heath
    Image credit: Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre

  • Street Scene late 19th C
    unknown artist
    Oil on canvas
    H 51 x W 76 cm
    The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
    Street Scene
    Image credit: The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate

  • Watching the Fireworks at Saint-Cloud, France
    Charles Conder (1868–1909)
    Oil on canvas
    H 46.5 x W 60.7 cm
    Sheffield Museums
    Watching the Fireworks at Saint-Cloud, France
    Image credit: Sheffield Museums

  • Landscape with Bonfires
    unknown artist
    Oil on cardboard
    H 24.5 x W 34.5 cm
    National Trust, Shaw's Corner
    Landscape with Bonfires
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: National Trust Images

  • Burning Autumn Leaves 1902
    George Cartlidge (1868–1961)
    Oil on canvas
    H 27 x W 35 cm
    The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
    Burning Autumn Leaves
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

  • On the East Heath, Hampstead, London 1907
    Francis Colmer (1873–1967)
    Oil on canvas
    H 46 x W 39.4 cm
    Wycombe Museum
    On the East Heath, Hampstead, London
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Wycombe Museum

  • A Firework Display at the Crystal Palace 1908
    Frederick George Cotman (1850–1920)
    Oil on canvas
    H 24.2 x W 39.2 cm
    Bromley Historic Collections
    A Firework Display at the Crystal Palace
    Image credit: Bromley Historic Collections

  • Fireworks in Hyde Park, London, on Peace Night, 26 July 1919 1919
    Joseph W. Simpson (1879–1939)
    Oil on board
    H 38.8 x W 61.8 cm
    Museum of London
    Fireworks in Hyde Park, London, on Peace Night, 26 July 1919
    Image credit: Museum of London

  • Firework Display in Hyde Park, London 1919
    Charles William Wyllie (1853–1923)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.5 x W 60.5 cm
    Museum of London
    Firework Display in Hyde Park, London
    Image credit: Museum of London

  • The Bonfire
    Félix Pissarro (1874–1897)
    Oil on canvas
    H 46.2 x W 55.1 cm
    Manchester Art Gallery
    The Bonfire
    Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

  • 1929 (fireworks) 1929
    Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
    Oil on wood
    H 29.5 x W 46 cm
    The Pier Arts Centre
    1929 (fireworks)
    © Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: The Pier Arts Centre

  • Carnival Night, Memorial Park, Coventry 1937
    Walter Ashworth (1883–1952)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.9 x W 61.5 cm
    Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
    Carnival Night, Memorial Park, Coventry
    Image credit: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

  • Street Bonfire
    unknown artist
    Oil on board
    H 61 x W 92 cm
    University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection
    Street Bonfire
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

  • The Bonfire
    Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906–1988)
    Oil on canvas
    H 56 x W 67.5 cm
    Government Art Collection
    The Bonfire
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Government Art Collection

  • Bonfires in the Paragon, Blackheath 1951
    Derek Cooper
    Oil on canvas
    H 36 x W 46 cm
    Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust
    Bonfires in the Paragon, Blackheath
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust

  • HMS 'Corunna' and 'Agincourt' at Hastings, East Sussex, during the Coronation Celebrations 1953
    Arthur Spencer Roberts (1920–1997)
    Oil on canvas
    H 41 x W 50 cm
    Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
    HMS 'Corunna' and 'Agincourt' at Hastings, East Sussex, during the Coronation Celebrations
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Hastings Museum and Art Gallery

  • Coronation Fireworks 1953
    Frederick John Pym Gore (1913–2009)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60.8 x W 82.8 cm
    Government Art Collection
    Coronation Fireworks
    © estate of Frederick Gore. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Government Art Collection

  • Burning the Leaves 1955
    Mary Potter (1900–1981)
    Oil on canvas
    H 70 x W 80 cm
    Museum & Art Swindon
    Burning the Leaves
    © estate of Mary Potter. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

  • Men of Straw 1957
    Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
    Oil on wood
    H 50.8 x W 101.6 cm
    Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
    Men of Straw
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

  • Firework Reflections, Versailles, France 1964
    Stuart Robinson (b.1914)
    Acrylic on board
    H 106 x W 76 cm
    Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
    Firework Reflections, Versailles, France
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

  • Burning Mountain (Bonfire) 1964
    Kenneth Cozens (1920–2000)
    Oil on canvas
    H 118.5 x W 80.9 cm
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
    Burning Mountain (Bonfire)
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

  • 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

  • The Gondoliers and Fireworks 1970s
    Leonard Henry Rosoman (1913–2012)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45.2 x W 42 cm
    Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
    The Gondoliers and Fireworks
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

  • Bonfire 1974
    Mary Potter (1900–1981)
    Oil on canvas
    H 101.6 x W 151.8 cm
    Tate
    Bonfire
    © estate of Mary Potter. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Tate

  • Bonfire Night 1975
    Frederick C. Johnston (d.1983)
    Oil on board
    H 49 x W 74 cm
    Chenderit School
    Bonfire Night
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Chenderit School

  • Bonfire Study 1976
    Boyle Family (active since mid-20th C)
    Coal, wood, stones, ash & earth on fibreglass
    H 182 x W 182 x D 6.5 cm
    Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
    Bonfire Study
    © Boyle Family. All rights reserved, DACS 2024 . Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London

  • Fireworks over Cyfarthfa Castle
    Peter Price
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 101 x W 80.6 cm
    Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust
    Fireworks over Cyfarthfa Castle
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust

  • Bonfire Party 1989
    Vivienne M. Luxton (b.1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 101.5 x W 121.5 cm
    Stroud District Council
    Bonfire Party
    © the artist. Image credit: Stroud District Council

  • Gathered Leaves Burning 1992
    Philip Braham (b.1959)
    Oil on paper
    H 40.6 x W 54.7 cm
    Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
    Gathered Leaves Burning
    © the artist. Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

  • The East Garden, Kingston Lacy, Dusk, Bonfire after the Storm 1990
    Pip Todd Warmoth (b.1962)
    Oil on board
    H 38 x W 25 cm
    National Trust, Kingston Lacy
    The East Garden, Kingston Lacy, Dusk, Bonfire after the Storm
    © the artist . Image credit: National Trust Images

  • Fireworks 1994
    Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004)
    Oil on canvas
    H 68.4 x W 88.8 cm
    Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust
    Fireworks
    © Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. Image credit: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust

  • Fireworks at Queen's Festival
    Joseph McWilliams (1938–2015)
    Oil on board
    H 51 x W 51 cm
    Queen's University Belfast
    Fireworks at Queen's Festival
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Queen's University Belfast

  • Boys at the Bonfire
    Betty Brown (b.1956)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 25.4 x W 30.5 cm
    Royal Ulster Academy Diploma Collection
    Boys at the Bonfire
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Ulster Academy Diploma Collection

  • Winter Bonfire 2003
    David Hillhouse (1945–2013)
    Acrylic on gessoed MDF
    H 41.5 x W 38 cm
    Grosvenor Museum
    Winter Bonfire
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Grosvenor Museum

  • Bonfire 2004
    Molly E. Harris (b.1946)
    Acrylic on paper
    H 20 x W 23 cm
    Guernsey Museums and Galleries
    Bonfire
    © the artist. Image credit: Guernsey Museums and Galleries

  • Watching Fireworks (Spain) c.2005
    Mick Rooney (b.1944)
    Oil on canvas
    H 188 x W 134 cm
    Jerwood Collection
    Watching Fireworks (Spain)
    © the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

  • Gateway to Cornwall 2006
    John Dyer (b.1968)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 61 x W 61 cm
    Falmouth Art Gallery
    Gateway to Cornwall
    © courtesy of the John Dyer Gallery. Image credit: Falmouth Art Gallery

  • Firework 2007
    Angela Corbett and Prestwich Creative Living Centre
    Oil on board
    H 19 x W 39 cm
    Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
    Firework
    © the copyright holders. Image credit: Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

  • Bonfire 2009
    Kenny Hunter (b.1962)
    Cast iron
    H 64 x W 120 x D 122 cm
    Yorkshire Sculpture Park
    Bonfire
    © Courtesy of the Artist, Lender and YSP. Image credit: Jonty Wilde, courtesy of YSP