Art Funded by you

1) Michael Andrews as a Thames Bargeman, after Whistler; 2) Priest, Deckchair and Distraught Woman; 3) Specimen Musings of a Democrat

RB Kitaj, 1) 1999; 2–3) 1961

These 3 works are part of the Wilson Gift. The gift is the result of a passion for collecting that Professor Sir Colin St John Wilson likened to 'a lifelong addiction' and represents an important step in the gallery's development. This gift of 679 works, which complements the important Hussey and Kearley bequests (the latter also made via the Art Fund), brings the gallery's holdings up to date, enabling it to present one of the best collections of modern British art anywhere in the world.

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Title of artwork, date

1) Michael Andrews as a Thames Bargeman, after Whistler; 2) Priest, Deckchair and Distraught Woman; 3) Specimen Musings of a Democrat, 1) 1999; 2–3) 1961

Date supported

2006

Medium and material

1-2) oil on canvas; 3) oil & collage on canvas

Dimensions

1) 9.5 x 10.3 cm; 2) 127 x 120 cm; 3) 102 x 127.5 cm

Gifted by

Trustees of the St John Wilson Trust

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