Manchester Art Gallery is best known for its important, representative collection of work by nineteenth-century British artists, particularly the Pre-Raphaelites. This is a reflection of its history: the nucleus of the collection came from the Royal Manchester Institution which showed a preference for acquiring contemporary art that continued when it became the City Art Gallery in 1883. The Bradford collector, Charles Rutherston, presented his modern art collection to the Gallery in 1925 and significant contemporary works were acquired during both World Wars, resulting in one of the most important war art collections outside London. Since 1945, the holdings of eighteenth century British art have been strengthened with the purchase of paintings by, amongst others, Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds and George Stubbs. In 1979, the European Old Masters collection was transformed by the Assheton Bennett bequest of almost a hundred paintings, mainly by seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish artists. Today the collection includes over 2,000 oil paintings, plus related studies and archival material, and there is a renewed focus on collecting contemporary art.
Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 3JL England
0161 235 8888
http://www.manchesterartgallery.orgPlease remember to double-check the opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit
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23 April 2019
What did your Easter weekend look like? Pictured: Bank Holiday, 1930-1940 by Argent Brierley https://t.co/fXRXDnl4kQ
Artworks
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The Well Vanessa Bell (1879–1961) -
High Street, Greenwich Francis Dodd (1874–1949) -
Signora Lotto Francis Dodd (1874–1949) -
Willow in Winter Francis Dodd (1874–1949) -
Le Havre de Grâce Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983) -
The War in Somerset Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983) -
Caryatid Duncan Grant (1885–1978) - 2,155 more
Stories
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Annie Swynnerton: artist and activistRebecca Milner
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Speech Acts: an introduction by Sonia BoyceSonia Boyce
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Speech Acts: a curatorial introductionHammad Nasar
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Speech Acts: reflections – performing the selfHammad Nasar
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Speech Acts: imagination – the sum of allHammad Nasar
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Through the ages: depictions of the crucifixionLydia Figes
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Fighting for representationVictoria Ibbett
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Art Matters podcast: Finding Britain's lost masterpiecesFerren Gipson
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L. S. Lowry and the Pre-RaphaelitesClaire Stewart
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In the beginning was Eve... by RodinLydia Figes
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Derek Jarman: painting it outRobert Mills
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Artist in focus: Elizabeth ButlerFelicity Herring
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News
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17 September 2018
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