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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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Natural world
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People
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Power and politics
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War and conflict
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Work and business
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Abstract Expressionism
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Op Art
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Pointillism
Pop Art
Post-Impressionism
Pre-Raphaelitism
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Scottish Colourists
Social Realism
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Surrealism
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The Tiled Kitchen 1954 Harry Bush (1883–1957)

The Tiled Kitchen 1954 Museum of London
Old Man and a Young Girl Learning to Read 1866 Paul Constant Soyer (1823–1903)

Old Man and a Young Girl Learning to Read 1866 Bradford Museums and Galleries
George Elrick 1994 André Durand (b.1942)

George Elrick 1994 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Tubes Factory, Desford, Leicestershire 1974 Anton Mark Ferrow (active 1974–1989)

Tubes Factory, Desford, Leicestershire 1974 Leicestershire County Council Museums Service
Dewsbury Library Interior 1994 Malcolm Jones (b.1949)

Dewsbury Library Interior 1994 Kirklees Museums and Galleries
Interior of Norman Merchant House, Blue Anchor Lane, Southampton, 12th Century Albert Durer Lucas (1828–1919)

Interior of Norman Merchant House, Blue Anchor Lane, Southampton, 12th Century Southampton City Museums
Denise c.1950 Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

Denise c.1950 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Covent Garden Opera House, London 1961 Raymond Wylie (active 1955–1965)

Covent Garden Opera House, London 1961 Museum of London
Yellow Jasmine 1967 William George Gillies (1898–1973)

Yellow Jasmine 1967 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
The White Azalea c.1950–1952 Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

The White Azalea c.1950–1952 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Art Students Preparing a Still Life 1940 Ian Fleming (1906–1994)

Art Students Preparing a Still Life 1940 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Thomas Mcquicker James McBey (1883–1959)

Thomas Mcquicker Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
A Tale of the Right and Left 1934 C. Nicholson

A Tale of the Right and Left 1934 Southampton City Museums
Dr John Bowles (1765–1834) 1825 Benjamin Marshall (1768–1835)

Dr John Bowles (1765–1834) 1825 Leicestershire County Council Museums Service
Portrait of the Artist and His Family in His Studio 1822–1823 John E. Ferneley I (1782–1860)

Portrait of the Artist and His Family in His Studio 1822–1823 Leicestershire County Council Museums Service
Whitefriars Glass Works, Glass Engraving or Stoppering 1921 Edgar Seligman (1867–1958)

Whitefriars Glass Works, Glass Engraving or Stoppering 1921 Museum of London
Cliff outside the Window 1974 Malcolm McCoig (b.1941)

Cliff outside the Window 1974 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
The Card Game c.1948 Steven Spurrier (1878–1961)

The Card Game c.1948 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Black Studio 1969 David McClure (1926–1998)

Black Studio 1969 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Cineraria c.1922 James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945)

Cineraria c.1922 University of Hull Art Collection