Immunity from Seizure

Nigerian Modernism

Tate Modern (London, UK) from 06 Oct 2025 until 10 May 2026.

Tayo Adenaike
(born 1954)

Tayo Adenaike, Alhaji Takes the Floor, 1980

X99947
Alhaji Takes the Floor

1980
on paper, unique
Pen, ink and watercolour on paper
object: 457 × 610 mm
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012
Provenance:
The artist;
...;
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012

Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Tayo Adenaike, It Happened Behind Me, 1995

X99941
It Happened Behind Me

1995
painting
Acrylic paint on canvas
object: 686 × 1035 mm
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012
Provenance:
The artist;
...;
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012

Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Tayo Adenaike, Pots, 1995

X99945
Pots

1995
painting
Acrylic paint on canvas
object: 711 × 1022 mm
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012
Provenance:
The artist;
...;
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012

Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Tayo Adenaike, Wood Melody, 1997

X99938
Wood Melody

1997
on paper, unique
Watercolour of paper
object: 610 × 457 mm
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012
Provenance:
The artist;
...;
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012

Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Tayo Adenaike, Magnetic Pull, 1997

X99939
Magnetic Pull

1997
on paper, unique
Watercolour on paper
object: 457 × 610 mm
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012
Provenance:
The artist;
...;
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012

Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Benedict Enwonwu
(1917-1994)

Benedict Enwonwu, Fulani Girl, 1957

X101768
Fulani Girl

1957
sculpture
Fibreglass
object: 560 × 255 × 330 mm plinth: 775 × 185 × 230 mm
Faysal El Khalil
Provenance:
Provenance: Arthouse Contemporary: Modern and Contemporary Auction: LA 1302, Lagos, Nigeria, 18 November 2013, Lot 59.
Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Likely Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A
This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Benedict Enwonwu, Untitled, 1960

X101764
Untitled

1960
painting
Oil paint on board
object: 1092 × 432 mm
Faysal El Khalil
Provenance:
Provenance: Arthouse Contemporary: Modern and Contemporary Auction: LA 1102, Lagos, Nigeria, 21 November 2011, Lot 50.

Nationality of artist: Nigerian
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: likely Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Benedict Enwonwu, Odu Women, 1990

X101968
Odu Women

1990
painting
Oil paint on canvas
object: 875 × 1160 mm
Faysal El Khalil
Provenance:
Provenance: Private Collection, Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Likely Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Akinola Lasekan
(1916 - 1972)

Akinola Lasekan, Ajaka of Owo or Ajaka Owa, 1944

X99785
Ajaka of Owo or Ajaka Owa

1944
on paper, unique
Watercolour and gouache on Paper
object: 610 × 508 mm
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012
Provenance:
The artist (d. 1972);
...;
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012

Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Demas Nwoko
(born 1935)

Demas Nwoko, The wise man, undated

X101763
The wise man

undated
sculpture
Wood
object: 724 × 380 × 400 mm
Faysal El Khalil
Provenance:
Provenance: Arthouse Contemporary: Modern and Contemporary Auction: LA 1102, Lagos, Nigeria, 22 November 2010, Lot 56.

Nationality of artist: Nigerian
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: likely Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Olu Oguibe
(born 1964)

Olu Oguibe, From the Totem Series, 1990

X99792
From the Totem Series

1990
on paper, unique
Watercolour on paper
object: 565 × 632 mm framed: 629 x 629 x 38
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012
Provenance:
The artist;
...;
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012

Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Emmanuel Okechukwu Odita
(born 1936)

Emmanuel Okechukwu Odita, Panel 4- Njikoka Series, 1982

X101638
Panel 4- Njikoka Series

1982
on paper, print
Screenprint on paper
object: 889 × 451 mm
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012
Provenance:
The artist;
...;
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012

Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Uche Okeke
(1933 - 2016)

Uche Okeke, Oyoyo, 1965

X100953
Oyoyo

1965
painting
Oil paint on board
object: 1829 × 1219 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mimi Haas and Committee on Painting and Sculpture Funds, 2021
Provenance:
The artist (d. 2016);
The artist's family under the rubric of the Asele Institute (Okeke's Research and Documentation Center, which has since morphed into The Professor Uche Okeke Legacy Limited);
Museum of Modern Art, New York (acquired directly from the above);

Nationality of artist: Nigerian
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Ada Udechukwu
(born 1960)

Ada Udechukwu, In the Temple of My Familiar, 1990

X99936
In the Temple of My Familiar

1990
on paper, unique
Ink and brush on paper
object: 400 × 310 mm
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012
Provenance:
The artist;
...;
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012

Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Ada Udechukwu, Untitled, 1997

X99935
Untitled

1997
on paper, unique
Watercolour on paper
object: 410 × 308 mm
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012
Provenance:
The artist;
...;
Collection of the Newark Museum of Art, The Simon Ottenberg Collection, gift to the Newark Museum, 2012

Nationality of artist: Nigeria
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Nigeria
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

This work was produced after the operative period 1933 - 45

Turner and Constable

Tate Britain (London, UK) from 27 Nov 2025 until 12 Apr 2026.

John Constable
(1776–1837, born: Suffolk, died: Hampstead)

John Constable, Helmingham Dell, 1800

X92122
Helmingham Dell

1800
on paper, unique
Inscribed, bottom right, ‘July 23 1800 | Afternoon’ Graphite and wash on paper
image: 537 × 665 mm frame: 700 × 850 × 35 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Probably C.R. Leslie; Anonymous sale;… Christie's, London, 9 June 1964, lot 229 (280 gns to Spink); with Spink’s, London, from where purchased by G.D. Lockett, 1964, and by descent to C.D. Lockett; Clonterbrook Trustees, 1976; Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 1 April 1993, lot 57; Christies, 2013; present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: Inscribed, bottom right, ‘July 23 1800 | Afternoon’
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.00.1, p.25

John Constable, View of Bowfell (Cumbria) and the Langdale Pikes from near Harry Place, September 1806

X91843
View of Bowfell (Cumbria) and the Langdale Pikes from near Harry Place

September 1806
on paper, unique
Watercolour and graphite on buff wove paper
image: 165 × 305 mm frame: 355 × 457 × 25 mm
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with funds contributed by Boies Penrose, 1930-39-59
Provenance:
Isabel Constable (1823 – 1888), the daughter of the artist, until d. 1888; her estate sale, Christie’s, London, June 17, 1892. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1930.

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.06.254, p.108

John Constable, View along the River Brathay towards Skelwith Bridge, 1806

X92123
View along the River Brathay towards Skelwith Bridge

1806
on paper, unique
Inscribed, lower left, ‘7 [?] Sepr. 1806’ Graphite on paper
image: 250 × 378 mm frame: 450 × 580 × 32 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Capt. Charles Golding Constable; Christie’s 11 March 1960 (15); Spink’s; The Clonterbrook Trust; John Richards; Christies 20 March 1984 (88); Leggatt Brothers 1984; present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: Inscribed, lower left, ‘7 [?] Sepr. 1806’
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.06.191, p.99

John Constable, Folly Bridge, Borrowdale, 1806

X92124
Folly Bridge, Borrowdale

1806
on paper, unique
Graphite on paper
image: 280 × 480 mm frame: 500 × 700 × 35 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
William Edwatd, 1st Baron Rootes; by descent to W.B. Rootes; his sale, Sotheby’s 13 Nov 1980 (151); Sotheby’s 12 April 1995 (98); present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: None
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.06.269, p.109

John Constable, The River Stour at Sunset, Looking Towards Dedham; (verso, not exhibited) Golding Constable's House, East Bergholt, 1809-10

X101052
The River Stour at Sunset, Looking Towards Dedham; (verso, not exhibited) Golding Constable's House, East Bergholt

1809-10
on paper, unique
Oil paint on paper
image: 250 × 195 mm frame: 430 × 380 × 35 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Captain Charles Constable; Tom Wallis; William Lawson Peacock; J.F. Cunningham 1918; by descent; Agnew & Sons London 1990; present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: None
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, nos.09.66 & 09.67, p.139

John Constable, Dedham Vale, 1810

X101365
Dedham Vale

1810
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 127 × 215 mm frame: 300 × 390 × 35 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
K. Clark; Vaz Diaz; Agnew and Sons 1987; present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Not included

John Constable, View toward the Rectory, East Bergholt, 1810

X91866
View toward the Rectory, East Bergholt

1810
painting
Inscribed, vertically at top right edge, ‘30 Sep | 1810 | E.Bergholt | Common’ Oil paint on canvas on panel
image: 156 × 248 mm frame: 206 × 298 × 32 mm
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917, cat. 856
Provenance:
Possibly in the collection of John Wilson [1]. John G. Johnson (1841-1917), Philadelphia, by 1914 [2]; bequest to the City of Philadelphia, 1917.
1. A note in the curatorial file indicates that the painting belonged to John Wilson; there were two Constables in the 1881 sale of his collection, but they are not illustrated in the catalogue.
2. Published in W.R. Valentiner's catalogue of the Johnson collection, vol. III, 1914, p. 64.

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.10.5, p.145

John Constable, The Stour, 1810

X91869
The Stour

1810
painting
Inscribed, top right, ’27. Sepr. 810’ Oil paint on canvas
image: 238 × 235 mm frame: 276 × 279 × 35 mm
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917, cat. 857
Provenance:
Collection of the artist’s daughter, Isabel Constable (1822–1888), until d. 1888; her estate sale, Christie’s, London, May 28, 1891, no. 118; purchased by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co, London. With French Gallery, London; sold to John G. Johnson (1841–1917), Philadelphia, September 14, 1891; bequest to the City of Philadelphia, 1917.
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: Inscribed by the artist with the brush in the top right corner: 27. Sepr. 1810
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.10.4, p.145

John Constable, Edge of a Heath by Moonlight, 1810

X92125
Edge of a Heath by Moonlight

1810
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 150 × 257 mm frame: 343 × 438 × 35 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Isabel Constable; Ella N. Constable; her sale, Christie’s 28 May 1891 (117); E. Colquhoun; by descent to vendor, Sotheby’s 16 Nov 1983 (70); Salander-O’Reilly Galleries; Christie’s 2001; present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: None
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.10.42, p.151

John Constable, A sketch of East Bergholt from East Bergholt House, 1811

X101054
A sketch of East Bergholt from East Bergholt House

1811
painting
Inscribed, upper left, ‘10 Augst 1811’ Oil paint on canvas
image: 125 × 193 mm frame: 300 × 370 × 35 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Leggatt Brothers, London, circa 1930; Donald Glass collection, Wiltshire, circa 1930, and thence by descent; Bonhams 7 July 2004 (130); present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Possibly Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.11.8, p.157

John Constable, The Valley of the Stour at Sunset, 1812

X101053
The Valley of the Stour at Sunset

1812
painting
Inscribed, reverse, ‘31. Octr 1812’ Oil paint on canvas
image: 118 × 280 mm frame: 300 × 460 × 35 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Percy Moore Turner by 1937; Mrs P. M. Turner; her sale, Agnew and Sons 16 November 1988; present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: Inscribed, reverse, ‘31. Octr 1812’
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.12.47, p.173

John Constable, Flatford Mill from the Lock, exhibited 1812

X92128
Flatford Mill from the Lock

exhibited 1812
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 660 × 927 mm frame: 840 × 1118 × 95 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Perhaps Artist’s sale, Foster’s 16 May 1838 (67); John Allnutt; R. Newsham by 1862; Henry McConnell; his sale, Christie’s 27 March 1886 (65); Brook’s; Senator W.A. Clark, New York; his sale, American Association, New York, 12 January 1926 (99), bought in; by descent to the Estate of K. Clark Morris; Christie’s 21 November 1986 (105); present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: None
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.12.1, p.165

John Constable, Scene of Flatford Mill, 1814

X92129
Scene of Flatford Mill

1814
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 343 × 406 mm frame: 520 × 580 × 85 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Joseph Widener, Salander O’Reilly, NY 1989; present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Not included

John Constable, Stour Valley and Dedham Church, c.1815

X91832
Stour Valley and Dedham Church

c.1815
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 556 × 778 mm frame: 787 × 1003 × 102 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Warren Collection—William Wilkins Warren Fund
Provenance:
1814, commissioned by Thomas Fitzhugh (b. 1770 - d. 1856) for his wife, Philadelphia Godfrey Fitzhugh (d. 1869), Plas Power, Denbighshire, Wales; probably until about 1895, by descent within the family; April 27, 1897, sold by Stephen Thomas Gooden (dealer; b. 1856 - d. 1909), London to Thomas Agnew and Sons, London (stock no. 8005); September 11, 1897, sold by Agnew to George Jay Gould (b. 1864 - d. 1923), New York; Between about 1904 and 1920, purchased by James McLean (b. 1846 - d. 1920), New York; by descent to his daughter, Alice Throckmorton McLean (b. 1886 - d. 1968), New York; about 1948, sold by Alice McLean to John Mitchell (dealer), New York; 1948, sold by John Mitchell to the MFA for $16,250. (Accession Date: March 11, 1948)
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.15.1, p.205

John Constable, Path Towards Stratford St Mary, 1816

X101055
Path Towards Stratford St Mary

1816
painting
Oil paint on paper laid on canvas
image: 267 × 191 mm frame: 457 × 380 × 44 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Lionel Bicknell Constable; Isabel Constable; given by her to Alice Fenwick, nee Ashby; be descent to Major C.W. Maffett; Trustees of the D.H. Massett Will Trust; sold Christies 18 Nov 1983 (88); present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Possibly Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, no.16.24, p.173

John Constable, Dedham Lock and Mill, exhibited 1818

X92127
Dedham Lock and Mill

exhibited 1818
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 710 × 905 mm frame: 913 × 1119 × 86 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
T Horrocks Miller; Thomas Pitt Miller; Captain R.G. Briscoe; Michael Bevan, Longstowe; Leggatt Brothers 1985; present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: None
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Likely Graham Reynolds, The Later Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1984, no.18.1, p.15

John Constable, The White Horse, exhibited 1819

X01293
The White Horse

exhibited 1819
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 1314 × 1883 mm frame: 1613 × 2191 mm
The Frick Collection, New York, Purchase, 1943
Provenance:
Archdeacon Fisher, purchased from the artist in 1819 for £100; Bought back by Constable in 1830; Constable sale May 15-16, 1838, London, Lot 77, Sold for £157 10s to Morton. L. Archer Burton, Woodlands, Hampshire; Burton Archer-Burton sale, March 31, 1855, Christie's, Lot 99, sold for £630 to Hodgson Richard Hemming, London; His sale, April 28, 1894, Christie's, Lot 84, sold for £6,510 to Agnew. J. Pierpont Morgan (1894); Knoedler, Frick, 1943; Frick Collection
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Later Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1984, no.19.1, p.27

John Constable, Somerset House Terrace from Waterloo Bridge, c.1819

X99991
Somerset House Terrace from Waterloo Bridge

c.1819
painting
Oil paint on panel
image: 156 × 187 mm frame: 241 × 273 mm
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Provenance:
Created by John Constable (1776-1837), the artist; . . . ; acquired by Paul-Arthur Chéramy (1840-1912), Rue Pelouze, Paris, France, by 1908 [a]; purchased at auction by Alphonse Kann (1870-1948) at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, France, May 5-7, 1908 (lot 31, ‘Le Pont de Londres’), in "Tableaux anciens et modernes…composant la collection P.-A. Cheramy” [1] [b]; purchased at auction by Jules Strauss (1861-1943) at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, France, December 6-8, 1920 (lot 13, 'Le pont de Londres'), in "Tableaux, dessins, pastels…composant la collection de M.A. Kann" [c]; acquired by Alphonse Morhange (1893-1976); purchased at auction by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., at Sotheby’s, London, England, March 18, 1964 (lot 103, 'Somerset House'), in "Fine eighteenth and nineteenth century English paintings and drawings" [d]; purchased by Paul Mellon (1907-1999), April 6, 1965; by whom given to the Yale Center for British Art

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Later Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1999, no.19.37, p.40

John Constable, A Vivid Sunset, 1820

X101059
A Vivid Sunset

1820
on paper, unique
Oil paint on paper laid on panel
image: 89 × 173 mm frame: 215 × 300 × 35 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Isabel Constable; Hugh Constable;… W. Salber Sale, Galerie Moenius, Berlin 2018 (430); Lowell Libson; present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Not included

John Constable, Cloud Study, 10 September 1821

X92118
Cloud Study

10 September 1821
on paper, unique
Oil paint on paper laid on board
image: 255 × 300 mm frame: 454 × 502 × 35 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:

Isabel Constable; her sale 1891;… Bought Agnews, 1986 by present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Not included

John Constable, View on the Stour near Dedham, exhibited 1822

X01606
View on the Stour near Dedham

exhibited 1822
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 1295 × 1880 mm frame: 1753 × 2261 × 133 mm
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Provenance:
J. Arrowsmith 1824; A.P. Coutan; his sale, Paris, April 1830; W.H. Carpenter before 1845; T. Miller before 1860; T. Horrocks Miller; sold from his estate 1825; Agnew; Duveen; Henry Huntington 1925; The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Later Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1984, no.22.1, p.99

John Constable, Cloud Study, 1821–2

X101366
Cloud Study

1821–2
painting
Oil paint on board
image: 110 × 160 mm frame: 310 × 360 × 35 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Believed to have been purchased at Sotheby's in July 1969 where described as being by Constable; Reeman Dansie Auctioneers 2020 (as circle of John Constable) (1021); present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Not included

John Constable, Cloud Study, 1822

X92120
Cloud Study

1822
on paper, unique
Oil paint on paper
image: 198 × 320 mm frame: 392 × 513 × 72 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
C.R. Leslie; his sale Foster’s 1860; William Powell Firth; Leggatt Brothers London 1991; present owner c/o David Franklin, Canada

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Not included

John Constable, Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames – Morning after a Stormy Night, exhibited 1829

X11140
Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames – Morning after a Stormy Night

exhibited 1829
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 1219 × 1645 mm frame: 1511 × 1937 × 102 mm
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Provenance:
Created by John Constable (1776-1837), the artist; purchased at auction by Walter Benjamin Tiffin (1795-1877), 434 West Strand, London, England at Foster’s, May 15-16, 1838 (lot 78, 'Hadleigh Castle'), in "Finished works, studies and sketches, of John Constable"; acquired by Joseph Hogarth (1801-1879); purchased at auction by "Britton" at Christie & Manson, London, England, June 13, 1851 (lot 46, 'Hadleigh Castle, Looking Towards the Nore') in "English Pictures, of the Very Highest Class"; … ; acquired by Louis Huth (1821-1905), Possingworth Park, Cross in Hand, Waldron, East Sussex, by 1863 and to at least 1888; … ; private collection, United States to 1960; acquired by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, England by 1961; purchased by Paul Mellon (1907-1999), 1961 [d]; by whom given to the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1977.
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Later Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1984, no.29.1, p.199

John Constable, Sir Richard Steele's Cottage, Hampstead, exhibited 1832

X91830
Sir Richard Steele's Cottage, Hampstead

exhibited 1832
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 210 × 286 mm frame: 324 × 406 × 51 mm
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Provenance:
Capt. Charles Golding Constable, son of the artist (d.1878), by whom sold Christie’s July 11, 1887 (69) bt Miss Isabel Constable (daughter of the artist, d. 1888), by whom sold Christie’s June 17, 1892 (250) bt Thomas James Barrett; acquired by J. K. Hodgson; acquired by Sir R. Leicester Harmsworth, by descent to Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth, bt Gooden & Fox Ltd., London, for Paul Mellon, 1962, by whom bequeathed to the Yale Center for British Art.
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Later Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1984, no.32.6, p.235

John Constable, Stoke-by-Nayland, c.1835-7

X11150
Stoke-by-Nayland

c.1835-7
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 1260 × 1690 mm image: 1260 × 1690 mm frame: 1690 × 2134 mm
The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kimball Collection,1922.4453
Provenance:
?Artist’s sale, Foster’s 15-16 May 1838 (40); Ivy; Miss Morris; J. Nield; his sale, Christie’s 3 May 1879 (13); Sir F.T. Mappin 1910; Mrs W.W. Kimball; given by her to AIC 1922
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham Reynolds, The Later Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1984, no.36.19, p.292

Joseph Mallord William Turner
(1775-1851, born: London, died: Chelsea)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Lake Avernus: Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl, 1814

X91827
Lake Avernus: Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl

1814
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 718 × 972 mm frame: 927 × 1194 × 76 mm
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Provenance:
Commissioned by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, second Baronet (1758–1838), Stourhead, from Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), the artist, between 1814 and 1815; by inheritance to his half-brother Sir Henry Hugh Hoare, third Baronet (1762–1841), Stourhead; by descent to his son Sir Hugh Richard Hoare, fourth Baronet (1787–1857), Stourhead; by inheritance to his nephew, Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, fifth Baronet (1824–1894), Stourhead; purchased at auction by “McLean,” possibly Thomas Miller McLean (1832–1908) at Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd., London, June 1–2, 1883 (lot 17) in “Pictures by old masters of the Italian, French, and Dutch schools; fine works of the early English school, and drawings”; …; acquired by Captain Codrington Gwynne Reid Walker (1895–1963), Ruckley Grange; acquired by Gooden and Fox, Ltd., London; purchased by Paul Mellon (1907–1999), October 1963; by whom given to the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, December 1977.

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Martin Butlin and Evelyn Joll, The Paintings of J.M.W. Turner, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, no.226, pg. 135.

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Staffa, Fingal's Cave, exhibited 1832

X46194
Staffa, Fingal's Cave

exhibited 1832
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 908 × 1213 mm frame: 1137 × 1448 × 89 mm
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Provenance:
Created by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), the artist; from whom purchased by Charles Robert Leslie RA (1794–1859), August 1845 for James Lenox (1800–1880), of New York; by whom given to the Lenox Library by 1870; acquired at auction by Thos. Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, at Parke-Bernet Galleries, 980 Madison Avenue, New York, October 17, 1956 (lot 39, ‘Staffa, Fingal's Cave’), in “Notable Paintings. Works by XVIII-XIX century artists; Dutch, Flemish & other early masters”; purchased by Gavin Astor, second Baron Astor of Hever (1918–1984), of Hever Castle, Kent, England, 1956; purchased by Thomas Gibson Fine Art, Ltd., London, January 1978; purchased by Paul Mellon (1907–1999), 1978; by whom given to the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, December 1978.
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Martin Butlin and Evelyn Joll, The Paintings of J.M.W. Turner, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, no.347, pg 198

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 16, 1834, exhibited 1835

X76495
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 16, 1834

exhibited 1835
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 920 × 1232 mm frame: 1235 × 1535 × 120 mm
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.647
Provenance:
Bought from the artist by John Garth Marshall [1765-1845], Headingly House, Leeds, United Kingdom, and by descent; Christie London April 28, 1888 under the name of Ponsford; Descended in the Marshall family through Victor Marshall of Mark Coniston to James Marshall; Leicester Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 1920, sale; but returned to owner; Knoedler, London, United Kingdom, 1922, sold to John L. Severance; John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, by bequest in 1936 to the Cleveland Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Martin Butlin and Evelyn Joll, The Paintings of J.M.W. Turner, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, no.364, pg. 214

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, exhibited 1835

X91684
Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight

exhibited 1835
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 923 × 1228 mm frame: 1276 × 1581 × 140 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection, 1942.9.86
Provenance:
Painted for Henry McConnel [1801-1871], The Polygon, Ardwick, Manchester; sold 1849 to John Naylor [1813-1889], Leighton Hall, Liverpool;[1] passed to his wife, Georgiana Naylor, née Edwards [1818-1909]; purchased 1910 through (Dyer and Sons) by (Thos. Agnew & Sons, London); re-entered April 1910 in Agnew's stock in joint ownership with (Arthur J. Sulley & Co., London); purchased 13 June 1910 from (Arthur J. Sulley & Co., London) by Peter A.B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park.

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: Martin Butlin and Evelyn Joll, The Paintings of J.M.W. Turner, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, no.360, pg. 210

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Mussooree and the Dhoon from Landour, 1835

X91872
Mussooree and the Dhoon from Landour

1835
on paper, unique
Watercolor and gouache, over graphite, on off-white wove paper, edge mounted on cream wove card
image: 123 × 202 mm frame: 409.6 × 511.2 × 41.3 mm
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection, 2013.1039
Provenance:
George Francis White (1808–1898) [according to collector notes]. Robert Strauss [according to Andrew Wilton 1979]. Royal Artillery Institution, Woolwich; sold, Sotheby’s, London, July 27, 1960, lot 73, to the Fine Art Society, London. Leger Galleries, London, by Nov. 1987 [old frame label]; sold to Dorothy Braude Edinburg, Brookline, MA, 1988; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013.
Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A

Joseph Mallord William Turner
(1775-1851, born: London, died: Chelsea)
Thomas Girtin
(1775-1802, born: London, died: London)
John Robert Cozens
(1752-1797, born: London, died: London)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Thomas Girtin and John Robert Cozens, Tivoli, Villa of Maecenas, 1794-7

X91714
Tivoli, Villa of Maecenas

1794-7
on paper, unique
Graphite and watercolour on paper
image: 495 × 324 mm frame: 662 × 509.6 × 25.4 mm
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gilbert Davis Collection
Provenance:
Richard Mills, bought 1849 (Armstrong, 1902); his sale, Christie's, 13 April 1908, lot 37 as 'Maecenas Villa, near Rome' by Joseph Mallord William Turner; bought by 'Carfax', £31 10s; Robert Nesham (1846–1928); his sale, Christie's, 3 July 1925, lot 62 as 'Maecenas Villa, near Rome' by Joseph Mallord William Turner; bought by 'Walker', £11 11s; Walker's Galleries, London; Alan Keen (lent to Arts Council, 1949); Gilbert Davis (1899–1983); bought from him by the Gallery, 1959

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: UK
Catalogue Raisonné: https://thomasgirtin.com/collection/catalogue/tivoli-the-villa-of-maecenas-seen-from-an-elevated-viewpoint

Tracey Emin: A Second Life

Tate Modern (London, UK) from 26 Feb 2026 until 31 Aug 2026.

Tracey Emin
(born 1963, born: London)

Tracey Emin, Abortion Ilustration from Life, 1995

X102061
Abortion Ilustration from Life

1995
on paper, unique
Monoprint on paper
image: 420 × 590 mm frame: 480 × 660 × 40 mm
Swiss Private Collection
Provenance:

Swiss Private Collection

Acquired from White Cube, London, 2009

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, Exorcism of the last painting I ever made, 1996

X101026
Exorcism of the last painting I ever made

1996
installation
Performance and multimedia installation
overall (room): 3900 × 4300 mm Other dimensions variable
Courtesy of Schroeder Collection and Faurschou Collection
Provenance:
Courtesy of Schroeder Collection and Faurschou Collection, acquired via Christie’s Auction, 2015, lot 24

Private Collection, acquired via Christie’s Auction, London, 2001, lot 30

Galleri Andreas Brändström, Stockholm

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: Sweden
Catalogue Raisonné: Carl Freedman, Honey Luard, Tracey Emin: works 1963-2006, Rizzoli, New York, p. 221; Tracey Emin, David Dawson, Jennifer Higgie, Tracey Emin: Paintings, Phaidon, 2024, pp. 17-25.
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, Feeling Pregnant II, 1999–2002

X102035
Feeling Pregnant II

1999–2002
installation
Children's shoes and ink on paper
image (text, each): 295 × 210 mm frame (text, each): 350 × 263 mm frame (vitrine): 497 × 567 × 170 mm
Private Collection, Southeast Asia
Provenance:

Private Collection, Southeast Asia

Acquired via Christie’s sale 20664, London, 2022

Private collection, acquired from White Cube, London, 2003

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: Carl Freedman, Honey Luard, Tracey Emin: works 1963-2006, Rizzoli, New York, p. 274.
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, Get out from living inside of me, 2008

X102052
Get out from living inside of me

2008
on paper, unique
Monoprint on paper
unconfirmed: 210 × 297 mm frame: 300 × 400 × 38 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:

Private Collection, USA

Acquired from White Cube, 2021

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, Broken World, 2009

X102025
Broken World

2009
sculpture
Embroidered cotton
unconfirmed: 420 × 528 mm frame: 609 × 711 × 44 mm
Collection of Dorothy Berwin
Provenance:

Collection of Dorothy Berwin

Acquired from Lehmann Maupin, 2010

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, Just Like Nothing, 2009

X102028
Just Like Nothing

2009
sculpture
Embroidered blanket
image: 2080 × 1820 mm frame: 2260 × 2000 × 120 mm
Private Collection Nikolaus & Martina Hensel
Provenance:

Private Collection Nikolaus & Martina Hensel

Acquired from Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, 2017

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, No time left, 2010

X102092
No time left

2010
sculpture
Embroidered cotton
image: 209 × 227 mm frame: 375 × 390 mm
Michael Hawker AM, Sydney Australia
Provenance:

Michael Hawker AM, Sydney Australia

Acquired from the Artist and LoveArt, Sydney, 2011

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, Nowhere, 2010

X102099
Nowhere

2010
sculpture
Embroidered cotton
image: 180 × 230 mm frame: 375 × 390 mm
Michael Hawker AM, Sydney Australia
Provenance:

Michael Hawker AM, Sydney Australia

Acquired from the Artist and LoveArt, Sydney, 2011

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, Keep your Darkness Away, 2011

X102188
Keep your Darkness Away

2011
sculpture
Embroidered calico
unconfirmed: 1530 × 1720 mm unconfirmed, frame: 1721 × 1941 × 95 mm
Private Collection, Hong Kong
Provenance:

Private Collection, Hong Kong

Acquired from Lehmann Maupin, 2011

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, Rape -, 2018

X101261
Rape -

2018
painting
Acrylic paint on canvas
image: 1525 × 1830 mm frame: 1525 × 1830 × 50 mm
Ståhl Collection
Provenance:

Ståhl Collection, Sweden

Acquired from White Cube, 2019

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: Tracey Emin, David Dawson, Jennifer Higgie, Tracey Emin: Paintings, Phaidon, 2024, p. 143.
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, I was too young to be carrying your Ashes, 2017–2018

X101398
I was too young to be carrying your Ashes

2017–2018
painting
Acrylic paint and graphite on canvas
image: 1832 × 1222 mm frame: 1845 × 1235 × 45 mm
Private Collection, Sydney
Provenance:

Private Collection, Sydney

Acquired from White Cube, 2019

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: Tracey Emin, David Dawson, Jennifer Higgie, Tracey Emin: Paintings, Phaidon, 2024, p. 138.
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, I never Asked to Fall in Love - You made me Feel like This, 2018

X101486
I never Asked to Fall in Love - You made me Feel like This

2018
painting
Acrylic paint on canvas
image: 1828 × 2148 mm frame: 1845 × 2163 × 45 mm
Private Collection c/o Xavier Hufkens Gallery
Provenance:

Private Collection c/o Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Malaysia

Acquired from Xavier Hufkens S.A., 2025

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: Tracey Emin, David Dawson, Jennifer Higgie, Tracey Emin: Paintings, Phaidon, 2024, p. 158.
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, The Abortion Waiting Room 1990, 2018

X102046
The Abortion Waiting Room 1990

2018
painting
Acrylic paint on canvas
image: 1830 × 2150 mm frame: 1843 × 2166 × 45 mm
Mr A Meijer/Sola
Provenance:

Mr A Meijer/Sola

Acquired from White Cube, 2019

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: N/A
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, You kept it coming, 2019

X102395
You kept it coming

2019
painting
Acrylic paint on canvas
image: 1523 × 1523 mm frame: 1550 × 1550 × 70 mm
Private collection, c/o Xavier Hufkens
Provenance:

Private collection, c/o Xavier Hufkens, Switzerland

Acquired from Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, 2021

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: Tracey Emin, David Dawson, Jennifer Higgie, Tracey Emin: Paintings, Phaidon, 2024, p. 187.
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, You Keep Fucking me, 2024

X101393
You Keep Fucking me

2024
painting
Acrylic paint on canvas
image: 2054 × 2794 mm frame: 2070 × 2810 × 57 mm
Private collection, c/o Xavier Hufkens
Provenance:

Private collection, c/o Xavier Hufkens, Austria

Acquired from Xavier Hufkens Gallery, 2024

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: Tracey Emin, David Dawson, Jennifer Higgie, Tracey Emin: Paintings, Phaidon, 2024, p. 288.
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, I Followed you to the end, 2024

X102040
I Followed you to the end

2024
painting
Acrylic paint on canvas
image: 1822 × 1201 mm frame: 1839 × 1219 × 45 mm
Yale Center for British Art, Purchased with a gift from The George Economou Collection
Provenance:

Yale Center for British Art, Purchased with a gift from The George Economou Collection

Acquired from White Cube

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: Tracey Emin, David Dawson, Jennifer Higgie, Tracey Emin: Paintings, Phaidon, 2024, p. 313.
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

Tracey Emin, Not Fuckable, 2024

X102106
Not Fuckable

2024
painting
Acrylic paint on canvas
unconfirmed: 2053 × 2795 mm unconfirmed, frame: 2070 × 2811 × 57 mm
The George Economou Collection
Provenance:

The George Economou Collection

Acquired from White Cube, London, 2024

The artist

Nationality of artist: British
Identifying marks: N/A
Place of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Catalogue Raisonné: Tracey Emin, David Dawson, Jennifer Higgie, Tracey Emin: Paintings, Phaidon, 2024, p. 323.
This work was produced after the operative period 1933—45.

James McNeill Whistler

Tate Britain (London, UK) from 21 May 2026 until 27 Sep 2026.

James McNeill Whistler
(1834-1903, born: Lowell, died: London)

James McNeill Whistler, Sailing Boat, c.1849-51

X100763
Sailing Boat

c.1849-51
on paper, unique
Ink and watercolour on paper
support: 102 × 69 mm frame: 498 × 397 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015

Nationality of artist: American

Identifying marks: inscription: r: '4/12'; v: '5'

Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut

Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 65) as 'Sailing boat'.

James McNeill Whistler, Lady Playing the Harp, c.1849-51

X100841
Lady Playing the Harp

c.1849-51
on paper, unique
Watercolour on paper
support: 118 × 85 mm frame: 498 × 397 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015

Nationality of artist: American

Identifying marks: inscription v: [arithmetic] / '7'

Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut

Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 53) as 'Lady playing the harp'.

James McNeill Whistler, Musicians, c.1849-51

X100842
Musicians

c.1849-51
on paper, unique
Graphite on paper
support: 84 × 62 mm frame: 498 × 397 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015

Nationality of artist: American

Identifying marks: Inscription: 'Mrs. Whistler / Pomfret.' in ink on verso

Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut

Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 46) as 'Musicians’.

James McNeill Whistler, Shoulder Arms, c.1849-51

X100843
Shoulder Arms

c.1849-51
on paper, unique
Watercolour and graphite on paper
support: 78 × 99 mm frame: 397 × 498 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015

Nationality of artist: American

Identifying marks: Inscription: 'Shoulder Arms'

Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut

Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 43) as ''Shoulder Arms''.

James McNeill Whistler, Mr. Frampton Uses His Umbrella, c.1850-1

X100844
Mr. Frampton Uses His Umbrella

c.1850-1
on paper, unique
Ink on paper
support: 123 × 162 mm frame: 498 × 397 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896) Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015

Nationality of artist: American

Identifying marks: Signature: 'JW'. Inscription: 'Mr Frampton uses his Umbrella!!' and '50'

Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut

Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 68) as 'Mr Frampton Uses his Umbrella!!'.

James McNeill Whistler, Counsel of War, c.1849-51

X100845
Counsel of War

c.1849-51
on paper, unique
Ink on paper
support: 66 × 130 mm frame: 397 × 498 × 21 mm
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
Provenance:
J.A.M. Whistler, gift; to a classmate Samuel Hammond (1835-1896) Samuel Hammond (1835-1896), by descent to current owner, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015

Nationality of artist: American

Identifying marks: Signature: 'JW.' Inscription: 'Counsel of War.'

Place of Manufacture: Pomfret, Connecticut
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 71) as 'Counsel of war'.

James McNeill Whistler, The Last of Old Westminster, 1862

X100625
The Last of Old Westminster

1862
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 610 × 781 mm frame: 936 × 1105 × 95.3 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A. Shuman Collection - Abraham Shuman Fund
Provenance:
1863, sold by the artist to George John Cavafy (b. 1805 - d. 1891), London; by inheritance to his son, Dr. John Cavafy (b. about 1839 - d. 1901); 1892, sold by John Cavafy to E. G. Kennedy (dealer), Wunderlich Galleries, New York; 1892, sold by Kennedy to Cottier and Co., New York; by 1898, sold by Cottier and Co. to Alfred Attmore Pope (b. 1842 - d. 1913), Farmington, CT; 1913, by inheritance to his daughter, Theodate Pope (Mrs. John W.) Riddle (b. 1867 - d. 1946), Farmington; 1939, sold by Mrs. John W. Riddle to the MFA for $15,000. (Accession Date: January 12, 1939)

Nationality of artist: American

Identifying marks: Signature: 'Whistler'. Inscription: '1862'

Place of Manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 39), plate 13, as 'The Last of Old Westminster'.

James McNeill Whistler, Brown and Silver: Old Battersea Bridge, 1863

X05347
Brown and Silver: Old Battersea Bridge

1863
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 638 × 760 mm frame: 923.9 × 1047.8 × 69.9 mm
Addison Gallery of American Art, Philips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Gift of Cornelius N. Bliss, 1928.55
Provenance:
Alexander C. Ionides, 1865 (commissioned in 1859); wife, Mrs. Alexander C. Ionides, 1890; son, Alexander ("Aleco") Ionides, 1893; with D. Croal Thomson, London, England, by August 1895; H. Thorburn, by 1899; with Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, England, 1899; Edmund Davis, London, England, January 1899; with D. Croal Thomson, London, England, 1926; with Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, England, 1928; Lancelot H. Smith, as agent; Thomas Cochran, New York, NY, as agent; Cornelius N. Bliss, Westbury, NY, May 1928; with Addison Gallery of American Art 1928

Nationality of artist: American

Identifying marks: none recorded

Place of Manufacture: London

Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 33) as 'Brown and Silver: Old Battersea Bridge', plates 12, 366.

James McNeill Whistler, Wapping, 1860-4

X05522
Wapping

1860-4
painting
Oil paint on canvas
image: 720 × 1018 mm frame: 921 × 1235 × 76 mm (36 1/4" × 48 5/8")
National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Hay Whitney Collection, 1982.76.8
Provenance:

George Alfred Lathrop [1819-1877] by 1866; purchased by 1867 by Thomas DeKay Winans [1820-1878], Baltimore;[1] his daughter, Celeste Winans [Mrs. G. M.] Hutton, Baltimore, until at least 1923; Flora MacDonald White, New York; sold 29 September 1928 to John Hay Whitney [1904-1982], Manhasset, New York;[2] deeded 1982 to the John Hay Whitney Charitable Trust, New York; gift 1982 to NGA.

Nationality of the Artist: American

Identifying marks: Signature: 'Whistler.' Inscription: '1861.'

Place of Manufacture: London

Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 35) as 'Wapping', plates 23, 368, 376.

James McNeill Whistler, Harmony in Flesh Colour and Red, c.1869

X100641
Harmony in Flesh Colour and Red

c.1869
painting
Oil paint and wax crayon on canvas
support: 397 × 356 mm frame: 597 × 635 × 70 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Emily L. Ainsley Fund
Provenance:
1929, J. and H. Rosenheim and Co., Glasgow; April 8, 1929, sale (consigned by J. and H. Rosenheim), Christie's, London, lot 105 [see note 1], to "Pearson." 1930, acquired by Arthur Morrison (b. 1863 - d. 1945), High Beech, Essex, England; March 20, 1946, posthumous Morrison sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 241 [see note 2], to Roland, Browse and Delbanco, London; 1946, sold by Roland, Browse and Delbanco to John Bryson (b. 1896 - d. 1976), Oxford, England; 1960, consigned by Bryson to Durlacher Brothers, New York; 1960, sold by Durlacher Brothers to the MFA for $12,000. (Accession Date: October 13, 1960)

Nationality of artist: American

Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly at left edge, probably not by Whistler

Place of Manufacture: not recorded

Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 91), plate 65, as 'Harmony in Flesh Colour and Red'.

James McNeill Whistler, Nocturne in Blue and Silver, 1875-8

X100654
Nocturne in Blue and Silver

1875-8
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 445 × 610 mm frame: 692 × 848 × 67 mm
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Provenance:
James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), the artist; purchased by Henry Graves & Co., London, England, 1878; purchased by Wickham Flower (1835–1904), Great Tangley Manor, Surrey, England; by inheritance to his wife, Elizabeth Weston Flower (née Walton) (1842–1920), London, England; by whom given to the Shakespeare Memorial Gallery, Warwickshire, England by 1908; purchased by Thos. Agnew & Sons, London, England, June 3, 1911; purchased by Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, United States, June 6, 1911; purchased by Arthur Harris Whittemore (1864–1927), Naugatuck, CT, United States, January 12, 1912; bequest, to the J.H. Whittemore Company, Naugatuck, CT, United States; acquired by Harris Whittemore (1894–1974), Middlebury, CT, United States; by descent to his son, John Howard Whittemore (1918–1992), Middlebury, CT, United States; by inheritance to his wife, Priscilla Whittemore (née Stimson) (1922–1998), Middlebury, CT, United States; purchased by the Yale Center for British Art, 1994.

Nationality of the Artist: American

Identifying marks: butterfly signature

Place of Manufacture: London

Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 151), plate 150, as 'Nocturne in Blue and Silver'.

James McNeill Whistler, Campanile Santa Margherita, 1879-80

X100781
Campanile Santa Margherita

1879-80
on paper, unique
Chalk and pastel on paper
support: 301.6 × 187.3 mm frame: 463.6 × 323.9 × 19.1 mm
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, Gift of anonymous donor, 1928.37
Provenance:
J. P. Heseltine, by 1905 (probably by 1886); with Colnaghi, London, England, 1926; with Kennedy and Company, New York, NY, 16 Jul 1926; with William Macbeth, Inc., New York, NY, 11 Feb 1928; Thomas Cochran, New York, NY, 15 Feb 1928; with Addison Gallery of American Art 1928

Nationality of artist: American

Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly. Inscription: 'N:39 - 11 1/2 x 6 ½'

Place of Manufacture: Venice

Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 773) as 'Campanile Santa Margherita'.

James McNeill Whistler, The Palace; White and Pink, 1879–80

X100934
The Palace; White and Pink

1879–80
on paper, unique
Pastel and conté crayon on paper
support: 197 × 300 mm frame: 419 × 521 × 51 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Fund and Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2012.72.1
Provenance:
Louisine and Henry O. Havemeyer; by descent to their daughter Adaline Havemeyer Frelinghuysen,Morristown, NJ; by descent to her son The Honorable Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen; by descent to his son Peter Frelinghuysen; (Doyle, New York, 2012); (Thomas Colville Fine Art, Guilford, CT, 2012); purchased by NGA, 2012.

Nationality of the Artist: American

Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly

Place of Manufacture: Venice

Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 758) as 'The Palace; white and pink'.

James McNeill Whistler, Arrangement in Black: La Dame au brodequin jaune (Portrait of Lady Archibald Campbell), 1882-5

X100658
Arrangement in Black: La Dame au brodequin jaune (Portrait of Lady Archibald Campbell)

1882-5
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 2184 × 1105 mm frame: 2489 × 1416 × 70 mm
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, W1895-1-11
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist by Alexander Reid (1854-1928) (dealer), Glasgow, 1892; purchased by the City of Philadelphia with the W. P. Wilstach on behalf of the PMA, Philadelphia, November 30, 1895.

Nationality of the Artist: American

Identifying marks: none

Place of Manufacture: London

Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 242), plate 170, as 'Arrangement in Black: La Dame au brodequin jaune – Portrait of Lady Archibald Campbell'.

James McNeill Whistler, Green and White - Dieppe, c.1885

X100787
Green and White - Dieppe

c.1885
on paper, unique
Watercolour and gouache on paper
support: 124 × 216 mm frame: 390.5 × 517.5 × 25.4 mm
Yale Center for British Art, Given in memory of John B. Oliver, Yale BA 1941, by his Widow and Children
Provenance:
James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), the artist, circa 1885; sale, H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, March 1889 (lot 41); John B. Oliver (1919–2010); by inheritance to Nancy N. Oliver; by whom given to the Yale Center for British Art, 2011.

Nationality of the Artist: American

Identifying marks: none

Place of Manufacture: Dieppe, France

Catalogue Raisonné: not in cat. rais.

James McNeill Whistler, Gold and Brown: Self-portrait, c.1896-8

X100675
Gold and Brown: Self-portrait

c.1896-8
painting
Oil paint on canvas
support: 625 × 468 mm frame: 940 × 787 × 114 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edith Stuyvesant Gerry, 1959.3.2
Provenance:
Sold by 1900 to George W. Vanderbilt [1862-1914], Asheville, North Carolina, but retained in Whistler's studio until probably 1904; bequeathed 1914 to Vanderbilt's widow, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Vanderbilt [later Mrs. Peter G. Gerry, d. 1958], Asheville, North Carolina, and Providence, Rhode Island; by descent gift 1959 to NGA.

Nationality of the Artist: American

Identifying marks: Signature: butterfly

Place of Manufacture: London

Catalogue Raisonné: Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 462), plate 296, as 'Gold and Brown'.

James McNeill Whistler, Marsh in Zeeland, c.1900

X101496
Marsh in Zeeland

c.1900
on paper, unique
Watercolour and gouache on paper
support: 149 × 252 mm frame: 387 × 489 × 51 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Bequest of James Parmelee), 2015.19.509
Provenance:
James Parmelee, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1941; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Note that this object has an incomplete provenance for the years 1933-1945 and we have carried out research and consultation with experts to fill the gaps, but no further information has been found. However, this work is in the public domain and has been widely published and exhibited.

Nationality of the Artist: American

Identifying marks: none

Place of Manufacture: Zeeland, Holland
Catalogue Raisonné: MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1618) as 'Marsh in Zeeland'.

Theatre Picasso

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, born: Málaga, died: Mougins)

X100157The Painter and his Model

X100159Figure: Project for a Monument to Guillaume Apollinaire

X100153The Acrobat

Nigerian Modernism

Tayo Adenaike (born 1954)

X99947Alhaji Takes the Floor

X99941It Happened Behind Me

X99945Pots

X99938Wood Melody

X99939Magnetic Pull

Benedict Enwonwu (1917-1994)

X101768Fulani Girl

X101764Untitled

X101968Odu Women

Akinola Lasekan (1916 - 1972)

X99785Ajaka of Owo or Ajaka Owa

Demas Nwoko (born 1935)

X101763The wise man

Olu Oguibe (born 1964)

X99792From the Totem Series

Emmanuel Okechukwu Odita (born 1936)

X101638Panel 4- Njikoka Series

Uche Okeke (1933 - 2016)

X100953Oyoyo

Ada Udechukwu (born 1960)

X99936In the Temple of My Familiar

X99935Untitled

Turner and Constable

John Constable (1776–1837, born: Suffolk, died: Hampstead)

X92122Helmingham Dell

X91843View of Bowfell (Cumbria) and the Langdale Pikes from near Harry Place

X92123View along the River Brathay towards Skelwith Bridge

X92124Folly Bridge, Borrowdale

X101052The River Stour at Sunset, Looking Towards Dedham; (verso, not exhibited) Golding Constable's House, East Bergholt

X101365Dedham Vale

X91866View toward the Rectory, East Bergholt

X91869The Stour

X92125Edge of a Heath by Moonlight

X101054A sketch of East Bergholt from East Bergholt House

X101053The Valley of the Stour at Sunset

X92128Flatford Mill from the Lock

X92129Scene of Flatford Mill

X91832Stour Valley and Dedham Church

X101055Path Towards Stratford St Mary

X92127Dedham Lock and Mill

X01293The White Horse

X99991Somerset House Terrace from Waterloo Bridge

X101059A Vivid Sunset

X92118Cloud Study

X01606View on the Stour near Dedham

X101366Cloud Study

X92120Cloud Study

X11140Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames – Morning after a Stormy Night

X91830Sir Richard Steele's Cottage, Hampstead

X11150Stoke-by-Nayland

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851, born: London, died: Chelsea)

X91827Lake Avernus: Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl

X46194Staffa, Fingal's Cave

X76495The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 16, 1834

X91684Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight

X91872Mussooree and the Dhoon from Landour

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851, born: London, died: Chelsea) Thomas Girtin (1775-1802, born: London, died: London) John Robert Cozens (1752-1797, born: London, died: London)

X91714Tivoli, Villa of Maecenas