See key artworks that have transformed Tate’s collection since Tate Members was established in 1958 – each and every one acquired thanks to their support.
Henri Matisse
The Snail 1953
Gouache on paper, cut and pasted on paper mounted on canvas
support: 2864 x 2870 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1962 Succession Henri Matisse/DACS 2010
Georges Braque
The Billiard Table 1945
Oil and sand on canvas
support: 891 x 1163 x 22 mm frame: 1176 x 1443 x 113 mm
Purchased with assistance from the gift of Gustav and Elly Kahnweiler, the Art Fund, Tate Members and the Dr V.J. Daniel Bequest 2003 ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2004
Joseph Mallord William Turner
The Blue Rigi, Sunrise 1842
Watercolour on paper
support: 297 x 450 mm
Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund (with a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation and including generous support from David and Susan Gradel, and from other members of the public through the Save the Blue Rigi appeal) Tate Members and other donors 2007
John Constable
Fen Lane, East Bergholt ?1817
Oil on canvas
support: 692 x 925 mm frame: 911 x 1135 x 105 mm
Purchased with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Art Fund (with a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation), with additional assistance from Sir Edwin and Lady Manton and Tate Members in memory of Leslie Parris, Deputy Keeper British Collection and Senior Research Fellow Collections Division 1974-2000, and from the bequest of Alice Cooper Creed, 2002
Pablo Picasso
The Three Dancers 1925
Oil on canvas
support: 2153 x 1422 mm frame: 2232 x 1507 x 107 mm
Purchased with a special Grant-in-Aid and the Florence Fox Bequest with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery and the Contemporary Art Society 1965
© Succession Picasso/DACS2002
Arshile Gorky
Waterfall 1943
Oil on canvas
support: 1537 x 1130 mm frame: 1713 x 1308 x 87 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1971 ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2002
Giorgio de Chirico
The Uncertainty of the Poet 1913
Oil on canvas
support: 1060 x 940 mm frame: 1232 x 1125 x 73 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund (Eugene Cremetti Fund), the Carroll Donner Bequest, the Friends of the Tate Gallery and members of the public 1985 DACS, 2002
Marcel Duchamp
Fountain 1917, replica 1964
Porcelain
unconfirmed: 360 x 480 x 610 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1999 Succession Marcel Duchamp/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2002
Jan Siberechts
View of a House and its Estate in Belsize, Middlesex 1696
Oil on canvas
unconfirmed: 1079 x 1397 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund and the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1995
Thomas Gainsborough
Giovanna Baccelli exhibited 1782
Oil on canvas
support: 2267 x 1486 mm frame: 2810 x 1830 x 155 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1975
Ben Nicholson OM
1932 (Auberge de la Sole Dieppoise) 1932
Oil, pencil and plaster on plywood
support: 937 x 759 mm frame: 983 x 804 x 70 mm
Presented by Mr and Mrs Michael Sacher through the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1967 The Estate of Ben Nicholson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2002
Kasimir Malevich
Dynamic Suprematism 1915 or 1916
Oil on canvas
support: 803 x 800 mm frame: 1015 x 1015 x 80 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1978
Tacita Dean
Kodak 2006
Single screen projection, 16mm colour film with audio track
duration: 44min
Presented by Tate Members 2007 Tacita Dean, courtesy Frith Street Gallery, London and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York/Paris
Rebecca Horn
Concert for Anarchy 1990
Painted wood, metal and electronic components
unconfirmed: 1500 x 1060 x 1555 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund and the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1999 DACS, 2002
James Seymour
A Kill at Ashdown Park 1743
Oil on canvas
support: 1803 x 2388 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery and subscribers 1969
Juan Muoz
Towards the Corner 1998
Wood, resin, paint and metal
object: 2100 x 3785 x 1130 mm
Purchased with assistance from Tate Members 2003 The estate of Juan Muoz
Alberto Giacometti
Standing Woman circa 1958-9, cast released by the artist 1964
Bronze
object: 686 x 140 x 270 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1965 ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2002
Walter Richard Sickert
Brighton Pierrots 1915
Oil paint on canvas
unconfirmed: 635 x 762 mm frame: 901 x 1030 x 120 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund and the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1996 Tate
Hans Eworth
Portrait of an Unknown Lady circa 1565-8
Oil on oak panel
support: 998 x 619 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1984
Germaine Richier
Hurricane Woman 1948-9, cast 1995
Bronze
Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund and the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1995 ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2002
Meredith Frampton
Marguerite Kelsey 1928
Oil on canvas
support: 1208 x 1412 mm frame: 1316 x 1518 x 59 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1982 Tate
Marcus Gheeraerts II
Portrait of Captain Thomas Lee 1594
Oil on canvas
support: 2305 x 1508 mm frame: 2415 x 1595 x 100 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery, the Art Fund and the Pilgrim Trust 1980
David Hockney
Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy 1970-1
Acrylic on canvas
support: 2134 x 3048 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1971 David Hockney
Henry Moore OM, CH
King and Queen 1952-3, cast 1957
Bronze
object: 1640 x 1390 x 910 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery with funds provided by Associated Rediffusion Ltd 1959 The Henry Moore Foundation. This image must not be reproduced or altered without prior consent from the Henry Moore Foundation.
George Stubbs
Haymakers 1785
Oil on wood
support: 895 x 1353 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery, the Art Fund, the Pilgrim Trust and subscribers 1977
Lucian Freud
Standing by the Rags 1988-9
Oil on canvas
support: 1689 x 1384 mm frame: 1810 x 1505 x 84 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund, the Friends of the Tate Gallery and anonymous donors 1990 The Lucian Freud Archive
Sir Stanley Spencer
Swan Upping at Cookham 1915-19
Oil on canvas
support: 1480 x 1162 mm frame: 1665 x 1355 x 80 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1962 Estate of Stanley Spencer
Michael Andrews
Laughter Uluru (Ayers Rock), The Cathedral I 1985
Acrylic on canvas
support: 2439 x 2743 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1993 The estate of Michael Andrews
Patrick Heron
10-11 July: 1992 1992
Oil on canvas
support: 1981 x 2743 x 45 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1993 Estate of Patrick Heron. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2002
Richard Hamilton
Hommage Chrysler Corp. 1957
Oil, metal foil and collage on wood
unconfirmed: 1220 x 810 mm frame: 1479 x 1074 x 67 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund and the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1995 The estate of Richard Hamilton
Jackson Pollock
Number 23 1948
Enamel on gesso on paper
support: 575 x 784 mm frame: 651 x 861 x 42 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery (purchased out of funds provided by Mr and Mrs H.J. Heinz II and H.J. Heinz Co. Ltd) 1960 ARS, NY and DACS, London 2002
Gary Hume
Water Painting 1999
Household paint on aluminium panel
support: 3050 x 2440 x 21 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 2000 Gary Hume
Peter Lanyon
Wreck 1963
Oil on canvas
support: 1220 x 1830 mm frame: 1238 x 1850 x 51 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1983 The estate of Peter Lanyon
David Smith
Wagon II 1964
Steel
object: 2140 x 1175 x 2875 mm, 1300 kg
Purchased with assistance from the American Fund for the Tate Gallery, the Art Fund and the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1999 The estate of David Smith
Ellsworth Kelly
Black Square with Blue 1970
Oil on canvas
displayed: 3048 x 3048 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1996 Ellsworth Kelly
Bridget Riley
Hesitate 1964
Oil on canvas
support: 1067 x 1124 mm frame: 1155 x 1100 x 54 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1985 2006 Bridget Riley. All rights reserved.
Frank Auerbach
The Sitting Room 1964
Oil on board
support: 1282 x 1277 mm frame: 1376 x 1376 x 84 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1984 Frank Auerbach
Howard Hodgkin
Come into the Garden, Maud 2000-3
Oil on wood
support: 1898 x 2508 mm
Purchased with assistance from The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation, Tate Members, Tate Annual Fund and an anonymous donor 2007 Howard Hodgkin
Morris Louis
VAV 1960
Acrylic on canvas
support: 2603 x 3594 mm
Presented by Mr and Mrs H.J. Heinz II through the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1968 The estate of Morris Louis
Rachel Whiteread
Untitled (Stairs) 2001
Mixed media
object: 3750 x 220 x 5800 mm
Purchased from funds provided by the Art Fund and Tate Members 2003 Rachel Whiteread
Robert Rauschenberg
Almanac 1962
Oil, acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
support: 2450 x 1535 x 25 mm frame: 2469 x 1552 x 45 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1969 The estate of Robert Rauschenberg/VAGA, New York and DACS, London 2002
Joan Mir
Message from a Friend 1964
Oil on canvas
support: 2620 x 2755 mm frame: 2640 x 2775 x 60 mm
Purchased with assistance from funds bequeathed by Miss H.M. Arbuthnot through the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1983 Succession Miro/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2002
Sir Anthony Van Dyck
Portrait of Mary Hill, Lady Killigrew 1638
Oil on canvas
support: 1065 x 833 mm frame: 1274 x 1039 x 85 mm
Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund, Tate Members and the bequest of Alice Cooper Creed 2003
Eileen Agar
Angel of Anarchy 1936-40
Textiles over plaster and mixed media
object: 520 x 317 x 336 mm
Presented by the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1983 The estate of Eileen Agar