Tate Britain

Walk Through British Art

Main Floor
Linder, ‘Untitled’ 1976
Linder, Untitled 1976. Tate. © Linder

Walk through time and explore artworks from 1545 to the present day

These rooms offer a chronological display of Britain’s greatest artists, taken from the collection. Instead of designated themes or movements, the display is is arranged by decade, so you can see an array of art made at any one moment.

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Millbank
London SW1P 4RG
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Art in this display

Sir John Everett Millais, Bt, ‘Ophelia’ 1851–2

Sir John Everett Millais, Bt Ophelia

1851–2
N01506
David Hockney, ‘A Bigger Splash’ 1967

David Hockney A Bigger Splash

1967
T03254
Chris Ofili, ‘No Woman, No Cry’ 1998

Chris Ofili No Woman, No Cry

1998
T07502
John Singer Sargent, ‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’ 1885–6

John Singer Sargent Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose

1885–6
N01615
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Rooms in this display

Sir Nathaniel Bacon, ‘Cookmaid with Still Life of Vegetables and Fruit’ c.1620–5

1540

Start the journey through 500 years of British art with works from 1540–1650

Free entry
Jan Siberechts, ‘View of a House and its Estate in Belsize, Middlesex’ 1696

1650

Explore a time of enormous change in the United Kingdom, from 1650–1730

Free entry
William Hogarth, ‘The Painter and his Pug’ 1745

1730

See British artworks from 1730–1765, including an iconic self-portrait by Hogarth

Free entry
Sir Joshua Reynolds, ‘Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen’ 1773

1760

Discover artworks from 1760–1780, a period dominated by the work of Sir Joshua Reynolds

Free entry
John Singleton Copley, ‘The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781’ 1783

1780

Experience paintings and sculptures from the war period of 1780–1810

Free entry
John Constable, ‘Sketch for ‘Hadleigh Castle’’ c.1828–9

1810

See landscape painting and great neoclassical works from 1810–1840

Free entry
Sir John Everett Millais, Bt, ‘Hearts are Trumps’ 1872

1840

Recapture the feel of a Victorian exhibition gallery, with artworks from 1840–1890

Free entry
Briton Riviere, ‘Beyond Man’s Footsteps’ exhibited 1894

1890

View artworks created from 1890–1900, the decade Tate was founded

Free entry
Robert Bevan, ‘The Cab Horse’ c.1910

1900

Wander a room devoted to art from 1900–1910, a period in flux
Free entry
David Bomberg, ‘In the Hold’ c.1913–14

1910

Uncover 1910-1930, one of the most contested periods in art

Free entry
Naum Gabo, ‘Construction in Space with Crystalline Centre’ 1938–40

1930

Reflect on the diversity of art produced in Britain from 1930-1940

Free entry
Edward Wadsworth, ‘Bronze Ballet’ 1940

1940

See artworks from 1940-1950, which mainly respond to World War II

Free entry
L.S. Lowry, ‘The Pond’ 1950

1950

View significant works from 1950–1960, as artists reacted to the post-war period

Free entry
Peter Blake, ‘Portrait of David Hockney in a Hollywood Spanish Interior’ 1965

1960

Explore 1960-1970, a decade of tremendous change in society and art

Free entry
Richard Hamilton, ‘Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different?’ 1992

Sixty years

Continue to walk through British Art from the 1960s up to the present day

Free entry

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Simeon Solomon, ‘A Youth Relating Tales to Ladies’ 1870

A queer walk through British art

Explore some of the ways sexualities and gender identities have been thought about and depicted in British art

George Stubbs, ‘Mares and Foals in a River Landscape’ c.1763–8
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Five hundred years of British art: Tate Britain rehang I

Curator, Chris Stephens discusses Tate Britain’s rehang

Angelica Kauffman, ‘Portrait of a Lady’ c.1775
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Angelica Kauffmann's Portrait of a Lady: Tate Etc. at Tate Britain / Artists' Perspectives

Artist Susan Hiller discusses the artwork

George Frederic Watts, ‘The Minotaur’ 1885
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George Frederic Watts's The Minotaur: Tate Etc. at Tate Britain / Artists' Perspectives

Artist Ed Atkins discusses the artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Fire at the Grand Storehouse of the Tower of London’ 1841
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J.M.W. Turner and Cy Twombly: Tate Etc. at Tate Britain / Artists' Perspectives

Artist Liu Xiaodong discusses the artwork

Victor Pasmore, ‘Black Abstract’ 1963
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Victor Pasmore's Black Abstract: Tate Etc. at Tate Britain / Artists' Perspectives

Artist Gabriel Kuri discusses the artwork

Sir Anthony Caro, ‘Early One Morning’ 1962
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Anthony Caro's Early One Morning: Tate Etc. at Tate Britain / Artists' Perspectives

Artist Jac Leirner discusses the artwork