Modern Art and St Ives

Tate St Ives

Paris, London and St Ives 1920–1940 Gallery Two

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This room suggests a range of styles and ideas, which shaped modern European art between the wars

Included is work by Naum Gabo, Frances Hodgkins, Henri Matisse, Ben Nicholson and Pablo Picasso.

Henri Matisse, ‘Notre-Dame’ c.1900
Henri Matisse
Notre-Dame c.1900
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© Succession Henri Matisse/DACS 2019
Ben Nicholson OM, ‘1924 (first abstract painting, Chelsea)’ c.1923–4
Ben Nicholson OM
1924 (first abstract painting, Chelsea) c.1923–4
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© Angela Verren Taunt 2019. All rights reserved, DACS
Pablo Picasso, ‘Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle’ 1914
Pablo Picasso
Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle 1914
Lent by the National Gallery 1997
© Succession Picasso/DACS 2019
Alfred Wallis, ‘The Blue Ship’ ?c.1934
Alfred Wallis
The Blue Ship ?c.1934
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Art in this room

Piet Mondrian, ‘Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red’ 1937–42

Piet Mondrian Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red

1937–42
T00648
Pablo Picasso, ‘Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle’ 1914

Pablo Picasso Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle

1914
L01895
Max Ernst, ‘The Entire City’ 1934

Max Ernst The Entire City

1934
N05289
Christopher Wood, ‘Zebra and Parachute’ 1930

Christopher Wood Zebra and Parachute

1930
T12038
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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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Alfred Wallis, ‘St Ives’ c.1928

Alfred Wallis

1855–1942
Paul Nash, ‘Totes Meer (Dead Sea)’ 1940–1

Paul Nash

1889–1946