Introducing the Jerwood Collection: A Curator’s Choice was the first exhibition of a year-long residency at The Harley Gallery (https://www.harleygallery.co.uk/). Lara Wardle, Executive Director Jerwood Foundation, chose some of her favourite works from the collection. Many of the works are connected to each other, either through the subject matter depicted, or the artists themselves: some artists taught other artists; some were friends; some related; and others were rivals.


Some of the paintings tell part of the wider Jerwood story: prizes that have been awarded or early career artists that have been supported.


This online curation is a selection of works featured in the main auditorium.

15 artworks
From My Window at Ditchling
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

From My Window at Ditchling c.1925

Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)

Oil on board

H 66 x W 73.6 cm

Jerwood Collection

Saint Francis
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Saint Francis 1993

Craigie Ronald John Aitchison (1926–2009)

Oil on canvas

H 30.5 x W 25.5 cm

Jerwood Collection

The Blue Towel
© the estate of Euan Uglow / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

The Blue Towel 1982

Euan Uglow (1932–2000)

Oil on canvas laid on plywood

H 25 x W 24 cm

Jerwood Collection

Crucifixion
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Crucifixion 1994

Craigie Ronald John Aitchison (1926–2009)

Oil on canvas

H 106.7 x W 96.5 cm

Jerwood Collection

Back Drop
© estate of Prunella Clough. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Back Drop 1993

Prunella Clough (1919–1999)

Oil on canvas

H 155 x W 137 cm

Jerwood Collection

Grand Union Canal
© estate of Prunella Clough. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Grand Union Canal c.1951

Prunella Clough (1919–1999)

Oil on board

H 25.5 x W 32 cm

Jerwood Collection

Frances Rose (2)
© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Frances Rose (2) 1973

Maggi Hambling (b.1945)

Oil on canvas

H 119.5 x W 91.5 cm

Jerwood Collection

Canal Bridge
© The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Canal Bridge 1944

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)

Oil on board

H 47.5 x W 30 cm

Jerwood Collection

Blackbird and Flowers 1952

Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)

Oil on canvas

H 85.8 x W 111.8 cm

Jerwood Collection

Flowers in a Terracotta Pot
© the estate of David Bomberg. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Flowers in a Terracotta Pot 1945

David Bomberg (1890–1957)

Oil on canvas laid on panel

H 73.7 x W 58.5 cm

Jerwood Collection

Saturday Wait
© courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Saturday Wait 2019

Clare Woods (b.1972)

Oil on aluminium

H 100 x W 100 cm

Jerwood Collection

Profile and Brushes
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Profile and Brushes 1984–1985

Roy Oxlade (1929–2014)

Oil on canvas

H 120.2 x W 152 cm

Jerwood Collection

Esme by the Railings
© Courtesy the Artist and Victoria Miro, London. Image credit: Stephen White. Image courtesy of Victoria Miro, London.

Esme by the Railings 2014

Chantal Joffe (b.1969)

Oil on canvas

H 40.5 x W 30.5 cm

Jerwood Collection

Self Portrait with Shut Mouth
© the artist. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Self Portrait with Shut Mouth 2017

Rose Wylie (b.1934)

Hand drawn lithograph on paper

H 63 x W 89 cm

Jerwood Collection

The Evil Eye
© the artist. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

The Evil Eye 2019

Sofia Mitsola (b.1992)

Oil on canvas

H 220 x W 170 cm

Jerwood Collection