Gallery One

Level 3

photo: © Rikard Österlund

Explore the histories and ideas of modern artists working in and around the town during the last century

This first gallery highlights some of the modern artists commonly associated with St Ives. Included are works by Sandra Blow, Terry Frost, Roger Hilton and Peter Lanyon.

Patrick Heron, ‘Green and Purple Painting with Blue Disc : May 1960’ 1960 — Patrick Heron
*Green and Purple Painting with Blue Disc : May 1960* 1960
Tate
© The estate of Patrick Heron

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Tate St Ives
Porthmeor Beach
St Ives
Cornwall TR26 1TG
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Art in this room

Dame Barbara Hepworth Image II

1960
Ben Nicholson OM Feb 28-53 (vertical seconds)

1953
Peter Lanyon Porthleven

1951
Patrick Heron Green and Purple Painting with Blue Disc : May 1960

1960

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See works from Tate's Collection in the lobby
Gallery One

Explore the histories and ideas of modern artists working in and around the town during the last century
Paris, London and St Ives 1920–1940: Gallery Two

This room suggests a range of styles and ideas, which shaped modern European art between the wars
War, Austerity and the Modern Spirit 1940–50: Gallery Three

Discover a range of artists who were working in West Cornwall during and immediately after the Second World War
Meaning and Material in the 1950s: Gallery Four

This room considers how modern artists working in St Ives re-engaged with Europe and North America
Construction in painting and sculpture after 1950: Gallery Seven

Construction in painting and sculpture after 1950
New directions after 1960: Gallery 8

This gallery shows examples of the diverse array of influences on modern british painting from the 1960s onwards

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Art in this room

Dame Barbara Hepworth Image II

Ben Nicholson OM Feb 28-53 (vertical seconds)

Peter Lanyon Porthleven

Patrick Heron Green and Purple Painting with Blue Disc : May 1960

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