BP Exhibition: Looking at the View

Henry Lamb, ‘Lytton Strachey’ 1914 — Henry Lamb
*Lytton Strachey* 1914
Tate
© Tate

Patrick Caulfield, ‘After Lunch’ 1975 — Patrick Caulfield
*After Lunch* 1975
Tate
© The estate of Patrick Caulfield

Unknown artist, Britain, ‘Portrait of William Style of Langley’ 1636 — Unknown artist, Britain
*Portrait of William Style of Langley* 1636
Tate

John Hill, ‘Interior of the Carpenter’s Shop at Forty Hill, Enfield’ ?exhibited 1813 — John Hill
*Interior of the Carpenter’s Shop at Forty Hill, Enfield* ?exhibited 1813
Tate

Fiona Crisp, ‘Norwegian series #3’ 2007 — Fiona Crisp
*Norwegian series #3* 2007
Tate
© Fiona Crisp, courtesy Matt’s Gallery, London

George Lambert, Francis Hayman, ‘View of Copped Hall in Essex, from the Park’ 1746 — George Lambert, Francis Hayman
*View of Copped Hall in Essex, from the Park* 1746
Tate

George Warner Allen, ‘Picnic at Wittenham’ 1947–8 — George Warner Allen
*Picnic at Wittenham* 1947–8
Tate
© The estate of George Warner Allen

William Hodges, ‘Tomb and Distant View of Rajmahal Hills’ 1782 — William Hodges
*Tomb and Distant View of Rajmahal Hills* 1782
Tate

Paul Graham, ‘Union Jack Flag in Tree, County Tyrone’ 1985, printed 1993–4 — Paul Graham
*Union Jack Flag in Tree, County Tyrone* 1985, printed 1993–4
Tate
© Paul Graham; courtesy Pace and Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York

John Brett, ‘The British Channel Seen from the Dorsetshire Cliffs’ 1871 — John Brett
*The British Channel Seen from the Dorsetshire Cliffs* 1871
Tate

Tacita Dean, ‘Disappearance at Sea’ 1996 — Tacita Dean
*Disappearance at Sea* 1996
Tate
© Tacita Dean, courtesy Frith Street Gallery, London and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York/Paris

Spencer Gore, ‘The Beanfield, Letchworth’ 1912 — Spencer Gore
*The Beanfield, Letchworth* 1912
Tate

Julian Opie, ‘There are hills in the distance (c)’ 1996 — Julian Opie
*There are hills in the distance (c)* 1996
Tate
© Julian Opie

John Crome, ‘Mousehold Heath, Norwich’ c.1818–20 — John Crome
*Mousehold Heath, Norwich* c.1818–20
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Richard Long, ‘The Crossing Place of Road and River. A Walk of the Same Length as the River Avon: An 84 Mile Northward Walk Along the Foss Way Roman Road’ 1977 — Richard Long
*The Crossing Place of Road and River. A Walk of the Same Length as the River Avon: An 84 Mile Northward Walk Along the Foss Way Roman Road* 1977
Tate
© Richard Long

John William Inchbold, ‘Gordale Scar, Yorkshire’ exhibited 1876 — John William Inchbold
*Gordale Scar, Yorkshire* exhibited 1876
Tate

William Townsend, ‘Dungeon Ghyll’ 1956 — William Townsend
*Dungeon Ghyll* 1956
Tate
© The estate of William Townsend

Thomas Weaver, ‘Foxgloves and Brambles, with a Hawk Confronting an Adder’ 1814 — Thomas Weaver
*Foxgloves and Brambles, with a Hawk Confronting an Adder* 1814
Tate

Lucian Freud, ‘Two Plants’ 1977–80 — Lucian Freud
*Two Plants* 1977–80
Tate
© The Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images

This thematic display looks at continuities in the way artists have framed our vision of the landscape over the last 300 years. Coinciding with the re-opening of all Tate Britain’s galleries, the selection finds surprising coincidences and remarkable affinities in the way we look at the view, whether near or afar, high or low, from inside or out. Over seventy works by more than fifty artists are included, including familiar names such as J.M.W. Turner and Tracey Emin as well as lesser-known figures of British art history. The exhibition consists entirely of works from the Tate collection and is part of the BP British Art Displays.

Tristram Hillier, ‘La Route des Alpes’ 1937 — Tristram Hillier
*La Route des Alpes* 1937
Tate
© Tate

Paul Graham, ‘Roundabout, Andersonstown, Belfast’ 1984, printed 1993–4 — Paul Graham
*Roundabout, Andersonstown, Belfast* 1984, printed 1993–4
Tate
© Paul Graham; courtesy Pace and Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York

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