The twentieth century was a time of unprecedented freedom of expression in art, where new visual languages broke time-honoured rules. This newfound creative autonomy bought with it a number of movements and groups with varied agendas, and whilst some complimented one another, others pulled in opposite directions. This exhibition tells a vibrant story of modern British art through artworks from Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, from the late 1880s to today.
Accompanying blog posts about the groups and artworks in this exhibition are available through http://www.swindonmuseumandartgallery.org.uk/artontour
Nude with Poppies 1916
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 23.4 x W 42.4 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Study for 'Bank Holiday in the Park' 1923
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
Charcoal on paper with green wash, squared up for transfer in red ink
H 25.4 x W 20.3 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
The South East Corner, Jerusalem 1926
David Bomberg (1890–1957)
Oil on board
H 55.5 x W 73.2 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
1933 (composition in black and white) 1933
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
Oil & gesso on board
H 112 x W 53 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Pistyll Maes-Glasau 1940
John Piper (1903–1992)
Chalk, charcoal & gouache on paper
H 50.2 x W 37.5 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
The Mysterious Gift 1965
Desmond Morris (b.1928)
Oil on canvas
H 99 x W 70.7 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Portrait of a Youth (Alfie Bass) 1939–1941
Lawrence Gowing (1918–1991)
Oil on canvas
H 24.5 x W 19 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Grey, Red and Black Verticals 1962
Terry Frost (1915–2003)
Oil on canvas
H 101 x W 126.5 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Interior Study (a) 1964
Richard Hamilton (1922–2011)
Oil & collage on paper
H 38.1 x W 50.8 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Michael Craig-Martin (b.1941)
Blockboard, polyurethane paint, varnish & brass hardware
H 61 x W 61 x D 61 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Two Walks 1972
Richard Long (b.1945)
Pencil & collage on ordinance survey map laid on card
H 61 x W 84 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
Sketch of CBD with Auerbach Drawing 1989
Ronald Brooks Kitaj (1932–2007)
Charcoal on paper
H 57 x W 78 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
John Greenwood (b.1959)
Oil on canvas
H 134 x W 180 cm
Museum & Art Swindon