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Abstract
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Home and family
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Ideas and emotions
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Literature and fantasy
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People
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Work and business
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Abstract Expressionism
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Pop Art
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Pre-Raphaelitism
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The Art Critic 1962 Lance Cattermole (1898–1992)

The Art Critic 1962 Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
The Connoisseur c.1926 Richard W. Marriott (1902–1942)

The Connoisseur c.1926 Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Study II, the Bench 1989 G. Lawrence (active 1989–1991)

Study II, the Bench 1989 Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Summer Pudding 2001 Jenny Muncaster (b.1966)

Summer Pudding 2001 Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Ken Edwards 1995 Bryan Organ (b.1935)

Dr Ken Edwards 1995 University of Leicester
Mrs Margaret Wilson of Bantaskine (b.1780) 1843 British (Scottish) School

Mrs Margaret Wilson of Bantaskine (b.1780) 1843 Perth & Kinross Council
Untitled 1991 Donna Jamieson (b.1969)

Untitled 1991 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection
Still Life with Pansies 1964 Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000)

Still Life with Pansies 1964 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
John Bulloch, Senior 1864 George Reid (1841–1913)

John Bulloch, Senior 1864 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Whaling Captain William Adams Senior (1832–1890) 1891 William Ferrier (active 1886–1891)

Whaling Captain William Adams Senior (1832–1890) 1891 Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
Sketch of the Table in the Hall of Mirrors, at Which the Treaty of Versailles Was Signed 1919 Herbert Arnould Olivier (1861–1952)

Sketch of the Table in the Hall of Mirrors, at Which the Treaty of Versailles Was Signed 1919 IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Frederick William Hervey (1769–1859), First Marquis of Bristol c.1839 Francis Grant (1803–1878)

Frederick William Hervey (1769–1859), First Marquis of Bristol c.1839 Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries
The Reverend W. G. Robertson, DD 1949 John MacDonald Aiken (1880–1961)

The Reverend W. G. Robertson, DD 1949 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Alison c.1978 Jim Pattison (b.1955)

Alison c.1978 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection
The Reader 1972 David Tindle (b.1932)

The Reader 1972 University of Leicester
Inventory 1987 Ian Howard (b.1952)

Inventory 1987 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Mrs Watt, Mother of James Cromar Watt 1903 Douglas Strachan (1875–1950)

Mrs Watt, Mother of James Cromar Watt 1903 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Self Portrait c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Self Portrait c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
What's for Pudding Today? Margaret Gere (1878–1965)

What's for Pudding Today? The Wilson
Tam o' Shanter 1900 William Marshall Brown (1863–1936)

Tam o' Shanter 1900 Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)