A reminder that not all fireworks and bonfires are linked to 5th November, but some do.
Artists featured in this Curation:
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004),
Pietro Fabris,
Aert van der Neer (1603–1677),
John Constable (1776–1837),
John Wilson Carmichael (1799–1868),
John Everett Millais (1829–1896),
J. S. Holmes,
unknown artist,
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903),
Edgar G. Brown,
and 38 more
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Walter Greaves (1846–1930), John Moore of Ipswich (1821–1902), Frederick Hall (1860–1948), Robert Finlay McIntyre (c.1846–1906), Charles Conder (1868–1909), George Cartlidge (1868–1961), Francis Colmer (1873–1967), Frederick George Cotman (1850–1920), Joseph W. Simpson (1879–1939), Charles William Wyllie (1853–1923), Félix Pissarro (1874–1897), Ben Nicholson (1894–1982), Walter Ashworth (1883–1952), Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906–1988), Derek Cooper, Arthur Spencer Roberts (1920–1997), Frederick John Pym Gore (1913–2009), Mary Potter (1900–1981), Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992), Stuart Robinson (b.1914), Kenneth Cozens (1920–2000), Danielle Baron (b.1944), Leonard Henry Rosoman (1913–2012), Frederick C. Johnston (d.1983), Boyle Family, Peter Price, Vivienne M. Luxton (b.1942), Philip Braham (b.1959), Pip Todd Warmoth (b.1962), Joseph McWilliams (1938–2015), Betty Brown (b.1956), David Hillhouse (1945–2013), Molly E. Harris (b.1946), Mick Rooney (b.1944), John Dyer (b.1968), Angela Corbett, Prestwich Creative Living Centre and
Kenny Hunter (b.1962)
53 artworks
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Fireworks 1972
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004)
Oil on hardboard
H 17.8 x W 25.4 cm
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Autumn Leaves 1856
John Everett Millais (1829–1896)
Oil on canvas
H 104.3 x W 74 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Fireworks 1867
J. S. Holmes (active 1850–1867)
Oil on board
H 40 x W 58 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service
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A Farmer Burning Leaves, Ashridge Park 1870
unknown artist
Oil on canvas
H 63 x W 74 cm
Hertfordshire County Council
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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
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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
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Stephenson Centenary Festival 1881
Edgar G. Brown
Oil on board
H 35.4 x W 25.5 cm
Chesterfield Museum & Art Gallery
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Fireworks, Cremorne Gardens before 1877
Walter Greaves (1846–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 76 cm
The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
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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
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In the Fields 1886
Frederick Hall (1860–1948)
Oil on canvas
H 80.5 x W 38 cm
Penlee House Gallery & Museum
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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
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Street Scene late 19th C
unknown artist
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 76 cm
The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
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Watching the Fireworks at Saint-Cloud, France
Charles Conder (1868–1909)
Oil on canvas
H 46.5 x W 60.7 cm
Sheffield Museums
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Landscape with Bonfires
unknown artist
Oil on cardboard
H 24.5 x W 34.5 cm
National Trust, Shaw's Corner
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Burning Autumn Leaves 1902
George Cartlidge (1868–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 27 x W 35 cm
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
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On the East Heath, Hampstead, London 1907
Francis Colmer (1873–1967)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 39.4 cm
Wycombe Museum
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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
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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
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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
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The Bonfire
Félix Pissarro (1874–1897)
Oil on canvas
H 46.2 x W 55.1 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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1929 (fireworks) 1929
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
Oil on wood
H 29.5 x W 46 cm
The Pier Arts Centre
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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
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Street Bonfire
unknown artist
Oil on board
H 61 x W 92 cm
University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection
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The Bonfire
Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906–1988)
Oil on canvas
H 56 x W 67.5 cm
Government Art Collection
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Bonfires in the Paragon, Blackheath 1951
Derek Cooper
Oil on canvas
H 36 x W 46 cm
Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust
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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
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Coronation Fireworks 1953
Frederick John Pym Gore (1913–2009)
Oil on canvas
H 60.8 x W 82.8 cm
Government Art Collection
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Burning the Leaves 1955
Mary Potter (1900–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 70 x W 80 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
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Men of Straw 1957
Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
Oil on wood
H 50.8 x W 101.6 cm
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
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Firework Reflections, Versailles, France 1964
Stuart Robinson (b.1914)
Acrylic on board
H 106 x W 76 cm
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
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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
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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
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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
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Bonfire 1974
Mary Potter (1900–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 101.6 x W 151.8 cm
Tate
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Bonfire Night 1975
Frederick C. Johnston (d.1983)
Oil on board
H 49 x W 74 cm
Chenderit School
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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
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Fireworks over Cyfarthfa Castle
Peter Price
Acrylic on canvas
H 101 x W 80.6 cm
Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust
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Bonfire Party 1989
Vivienne M. Luxton (b.1942)
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 121.5 cm
Stroud District Council
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Gathered Leaves Burning 1992
Philip Braham (b.1959)
Oil on paper
H 40.6 x W 54.7 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
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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
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Fireworks 1994
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 68.4 x W 88.8 cm
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust
© Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. Image credit: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust
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Fireworks at Queen's Festival
Joseph McWilliams (1938–2015)
Oil on board
H 51 x W 51 cm
Queen's University Belfast
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Boys at the Bonfire
Betty Brown (b.1956)
Acrylic on canvas
H 25.4 x W 30.5 cm
Royal Ulster Academy Diploma Collection
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Winter Bonfire 2003
David Hillhouse (1945–2013)
Acrylic on gessoed MDF
H 41.5 x W 38 cm
Grosvenor Museum
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Bonfire 2004
Molly E. Harris (b.1946)
Acrylic on paper
H 20 x W 23 cm
Guernsey Museums and Galleries
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Watching Fireworks (Spain) c.2005
Mick Rooney (b.1944)
Oil on canvas
H 188 x W 134 cm
Jerwood Collection
© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Jerwood Collection
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Gateway to Cornwall 2006
John Dyer (b.1968)
Acrylic on canvas
H 61 x W 61 cm
Falmouth Art Gallery
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Firework 2007
Angela Corbett and Prestwich Creative Living Centre
Oil on board
H 19 x W 39 cm
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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Bonfire 2009
Kenny Hunter (b.1962)
Cast iron
H 64 x W 120 x D 122 cm
Yorkshire Sculpture Park