Ferens is inviting visitors to help create an online exhibition of Hull’s favourite paintings. Visitors old and new are choosing their favourite painting in the Ferens permanent collection and telling us what it means to them. The exhibition will shape real-life exhibitions in the Gallery in 2021. Here we provide a taster of Ferens Favourites selected by volunteers in April and May 2020. International artists Sabine Jeanne Bieli and Ian McKeever also shared their favourite Ferens paintings. A big thank you to all for their inspired and moving commentaries.
To find out more and participate in Ferens Favourites, visit www.ferensfavourites.co.uk
Artists featured in this Curation:
Euan Uglow (1932–2000),
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959),
Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899),
Jacob de Wit (1695–1754),
Pompeo Massani (1850–1920),
Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942),
Meredith Frampton (1894–1984),
Thomas Jacques Somerscales (1842–1927),
Frans Hals (c.1581–1585–1666),
John McAllister Gray (b.1942),
and 12 more
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Louis le Brocquy (1916–2012), Frederic Leighton (1830–1896), Nicolas Régnier (c.1590–1667), Frederick William Elwell (1870–1958), Elizabeth Southerden Thompson Butler (1846–1933), Kenneth Fowler (b.1955), Giuseppe Cesari (1568–1640), Denis Booth (1916–2001), John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961), Graham Crowley (b.1950), George Kenneth Beaulah (1910–1994) and
William Segar (c.1554–1633)
22 artworks
© the estate of Euan Uglow / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Curled Nude on a Stool 1982–1983
Euan Uglow (1932–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 77.7 x W 100 cm
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© Ferens Art Gallery. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 50.8 cm
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Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
The Lion at Home 1881
Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899)
Oil on canvas
H 162.3 x W 262.3 cm
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Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
The Golden Wedding c.1900
Pompeo Massani (1850–1920)
Oil on canvas
H 18.5 x W 22.3 cm
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Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Boulogne Sands (Children Shrimping) 1891
Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 47.6 x W 57.1 cm
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© the artist's estate. Image credit: Bridgeman Images
A Game of Patience 1937
Meredith Frampton (1894–1984)
Oil on canvas
H 106.7 x W 78.7 cm
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Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
The Lame Duck c.1917
Thomas Jacques Somerscales (1842–1927)
Oil on canvas
H 122.5 x W 184 cm
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Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Portrait of a Young Woman c.1660
Frans Hals (c.1581–1585–1666)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 55.5 cm
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
John McAllister Gray (b.1942)
Oil on canvas
H 208 x W 248 cm
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© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon c.1869
Frederic Leighton (1830–1896)
Oil on canvas
H 150 x W 75.5 cm
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Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Saint Sebastian Tended by the Holy Irene 1650s
Nicolas Régnier (c.1590–1667)
Oil on canvas
H 171.5 x W 219.4 cm
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© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
In a Bar 1943
Frederick William Elwell (1870–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 82 x W 62.5 cm
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Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Elizabeth Southerden Thompson Butler (1846–1933)
Oil on canvas
H 86.7 x W 104.5 cm
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© the artist. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
The Exhibition 1983
Kenneth Fowler (b.1955)
Oil on hardboard
H 89.6 x W 101.6 cm
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1983, oil on hardboard by Kenneth Fowler (b.1955)
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The Transfiguration c.1620
Giuseppe Cesari (1568–1640)
Oil on panel
H 88.3 x W 58.9 cm
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© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
© The Fergusson Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council, Scotland. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Beau Site (Margaret Morris, 1891–1980, the Dancer) 1923
John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 76.5 x W 66 cm
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© Graham Crowley, courtesy of Beaux Arts. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Vincent Galloway (1894–1977) 1970
George Kenneth Beaulah (1910–1994)
Oil on board
H 30.4 x W 25.6 cm
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Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
A Noblewoman 1590s
William Segar (c.1554–1633) (attributed to)
Oil on canvas
H 103.5 x W 82.6 cm
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Explore artists in this Curation
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Euan Uglow (1932–2000) -
Frans Hals (c.1581–1585–1666) -
Frederic Leighton (1830–1896) -
Jacob de Wit (1695–1754) -
John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961) -
John McAllister Gray (b.1942) -
Kenneth Fowler (b.1955) -
Thomas Jacques Somerscales (1842–1927) -
George Kenneth Beaulah (1910–1994) -
Graham Crowley (b.1950) - View all 22