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Description: | The fine art collections comprise oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, prints and sculpture and includes works by notable British artists from the 18th to 20th centuries, particularly the English watercolour landscapes. There is a local history element to the collection with the inclusion of works that record the Bolton industries and Industrialists and local landscape. The contemporary collection also continues to grow through the regular donation of works by the Contemporary Art Society.
The Leverhulme gifts of 17th & 19th century paintings form a core part of the collections at the museum and Hall i'th'Wood. A strength of the collection is the British 20th century work, particularly from 1900-1960.
Of the 800 prints in the collection, many are by 20th century British artists particularly of the 1970s and early 1980s. The Sycamore Collection of Prints provides good coverage of British printmaking between 1900-1960 by artists such as Paul Nash, David Jones, Edward Wadsworth, Graham Sutherland and John Piper. 1960s Pop Art prints are also represented by the works of Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, David Hockney, Joe Tilson, Patrick Caulfield and R B Kitaj.
Mass Observation is another important part of the 20th century collections; with over 1,000 works relating to the movement that was based in Bolton in 1937-39. Works cover a range of media such as painting, watercolour, drawing, collage, print and photography and include examples by artists such as Julian Trevelyan, Humphrey Jennings, Graham Bell and Humphrey Spender.
The British 20th century sculpture collection includes works by Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore and is of national importance. | Subjects: | Watercolours Sculpture Paintings Fine Art Drawings Prints | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | +44 (0)1204 332 241 | Telephone: | +44 (0)1204 332 211 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:2144 | Go to resource |
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