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Tidal River with Boats Georges van Houten (1888–1964)

Tidal River with Boats Examination Schools, University of Oxford
Figures on a Beach Georges van Houten (1888–1964)

Figures on a Beach Examination Schools, University of Oxford
Figure on a Beach Georges van Houten (1888–1964)

Figure on a Beach Examination Schools, University of Oxford
Scene on the River Avon 1854 John Syer (1815–1885)

Scene on the River Avon 1854 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
Sketch of a Nude Youth 1921 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Sketch of a Nude Youth 1921 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Boy on Beach Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Boy on Beach Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Boy and Boat Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Boy and Boat Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Untitled John Miller (1931–2002)

Untitled Royal Cornwall Hospital
Untitled John Miller (1931–2002)

Untitled Royal Cornwall Hospital
Untitled John Miller (1931–2002)

Untitled Royal Cornwall Hospital
Untitled John Miller (1931–2002)

Untitled Royal Cornwall Hospital
Untitled John Miller (1931–2002)

Untitled Royal Cornwall Hospital
Rocks unknown artist

Rocks St Michael's Hospital
Beach Scene K. Sully

Beach Scene St Michael's Hospital
St Ives 1974 unknown artist

St Ives 1974 St Michael's Hospital
Beach after Cullercoats, Northumberland 1989–1990 Joanne Burns (b.1959)

Beach after Cullercoats, Northumberland 1989–1990 Laing Art Gallery
Seascape Frank Percy Wild (1861–1950)

Seascape Wycombe District Council Offices
Cocklers on the Beach Anthony Devas (1911–1958)

Cocklers on the Beach National Trust, Greenway
Marigolds at Mousehole Martina Thomas (1924–1995)

Marigolds at Mousehole Falmouth Art Gallery
Pole and Two Sand Piles 1950 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Pole and Two Sand Piles 1950 Newlyn Art Gallery
Brown Fence with Pale Blue Stripes 1963 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Brown Fence with Pale Blue Stripes 1963 Newlyn Art Gallery
Green Fence, Blue and Yellow Stripes 1956 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Green Fence, Blue and Yellow Stripes 1956 Newlyn Art Gallery
Beach with Cloud Banks and Cliffs 1955 Donald Hamilton Fraser (1929–2009)

Beach with Cloud Banks and Cliffs 1955 Southampton City Art Gallery
Estuary, Late Spring 2006 Jennifer M. Wright (b.1948)

Estuary, Late Spring 2006 Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
Shell Shore VI Angela Perrett (b.1946)

Shell Shore VI Hampshire Cultural Trust Headquarters, Winchester (Hampshire County Council’s Contemporary Art Collection)
Wheeling Gulls, Glittering Water c.1944 Charles Walter Simpson (1885–1971)

Wheeling Gulls, Glittering Water c.1944 Royal Cornwall Museum
Cloud Study V 1998 Emerson Mayes (b.1972)

Cloud Study V 1998 Harrogate Library
Whitby from Upgang Showing the Two Lime Kilns in 1853 before the East Pier Was Built Richard Weatherill (1844–1923)

Whitby from Upgang Showing the Two Lime Kilns in 1853 before the East Pier Was Built Whitby Museum
Trevaunance Cove 1966 Lester Atack (1900–1973)

Trevaunance Cove 1966 Royal Cornwall Hospital
Untitled John Miller (1931–2002)

Untitled Royal Cornwall Hospital
Untitled John Miller (1931–2002)

Untitled Royal Cornwall Hospital
St Michael's Mount 1988 R. Holland

St Michael's Mount 1988 Royal Cornwall Hospital
St Ives Harbour 1987 W. G. Firth

St Ives Harbour 1987 Royal Cornwall Hospital
Small Brown Fence 1968 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Small Brown Fence 1968 Newlyn Art Gallery
Doorway in Part Wall 1968 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Doorway in Part Wall 1968 Newlyn Art Gallery
Beach with Green, Red and Blue Shapes 1971 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Beach with Green, Red and Blue Shapes 1971 Newlyn Art Gallery
Brown Shapes and Grey Shape 1969 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Brown Shapes and Grey Shape 1969 Newlyn Art Gallery
Sketch for 'Landscape and Rocks' 1968 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Sketch for 'Landscape and Rocks' 1968 Newlyn Art Gallery
Morning Tide 1988 Terry Setch (b.1936)

Morning Tide 1988 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Portrait of an Unknown Woman 1998 Maureen Baird (b.1931)

Portrait of an Unknown Woman 1998 University of Aberdeen