Peploe, A Vase of Pink Roses, c.1925, Oil on canvas, © The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation

Comprised of four artists, Samuel John Peploe, Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell, George Leslie Hunter and John Duncan Fergusson, the Scottish Colourists were among the most forward-thinking British artists of the twentieth century, combining a knowledge of contemporary French art with the painterly traditions of Scotland. Widely recognised as the finest collection of Scottish art in private hands, this is the first showing of The Fleming Collection in the South of England.

Peploe, A Vase of Pink Roses, c.1925, Oil on canvas,
© The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation
   
James Turrell, Decker (white), 1967, Single wall projection, Collection Lockhart


Introducing key pieces from major private collections including works by Sarah Lucas, Angus Fairhurst, Langlands & Bell, and James Turrell, Contemporary Eye: Material Matters is the first in a three year programme of interventions co-curated by the London based collective Artwise, examining the challenges posed by the different mediums used in contemporary art. For more information please visit Artwise Curators.

James Turrell, Decker (white), 1967, Single wall projection, Collection Lockhart

   
Graham Sutherland, Portrait of Walter Hussey, 1965, Oil on canvas, Pallant House Gallery (Hussey Bequest, Chichester District Council, 1985)
Celebrating the centenary of the birth of Walter Hussey, the Dean of Chichester Cathedral from 1955 to 1977, who was an extraordinary patron of art and music, private collector, and founder of Pallant House Gallery. Including works by Henry Moore, Graham Sutherland, John Piper, Duncan Grant, Rembrandt and Pablo Picasso.

Graham Sutherland, Portrait of Walter Hussey, 1965, Oil on canvas,
Pallant House Gallery (Hussey Bequest, Chichester District Council, 1985)
   
Gwen Hardie, I am, 1987, Lithograph on paper, Pallant House Gallery (Golder-Thompson Gift, 2009)

Exploring the rich creativity of contemporary Scottish printmakers, this De'Longhi Print Room show focuses on work by the key female artists who have contributed to the artistic output of the Scottish Printmaking Studios including Barbara Rae, Anya Gallacio, Elizabeth Blackadder, Christine Borland and Moyna Flannigan.
The De'Longhi Print Room, Ground Level, FREE Entry

Gwen Hardie, I am, 1987, Lithograph on paper,
Pallant House Gallery (Golder-Thompson Gift, 2009)
   
Maison Picassiette, Chartres, a mosaic covered building created by Raymond Isodore


An exhibition of photographs of the Maison Picassiette, Chartres the mosaic covered building created by the outsider artist Raymond Isodore. Studio, Ground Level, FREE Entry.

   
WOKmedia, A New Breed (detail), © The Artist
A startling installation in the centre of the stairwell of the 18th century house featuring 24 large-scale broken porcelain eggs revealing painted depictions of traditional Chinese erotic art from inside their broken shells suspended from the ceiling and laying on the ground. The art collective WOKmedia, established by Julie Mathias and Wolfgang Kaeppner, is based in London with a production studio in Shanghai.

WOKmedia, A New Breed (detail), © The Artist
   
Ben Nicholson, 1946 (still life - cerulean), 1946, Kearley Bequest, through The Art Fund (1989), © Angela Verren Taunt  Modern British Art: The First 100 Years, On display throughout the year
The Gallery of Modern Art in the South, Pallant House Gallery is a unique combination of a Queen Anne townhouse and a contemporary building holding one of the best collections of 20th century British art in the world.

Artist include: Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, Peter Blake, David Bomberg, Edward Burra, Patrick Caulfield, William Coldstream, Alan Davie, Peter de Francia, Mary Fedden, Lucian Freud, Eric Gill, Andy Goldsworthy, Richard Hamilton, Nigel Henderson, Barbara Hepworth, Ivon Hitchens, Howard Hodgkin, R.B. Kitaj, Mark Lancaster, Langlands & Bell, Fernand Léger, John Minton, Henry Moore, Paul Nash, Ben Nicholson, Claes Oldenburg, Eduardo Paolozzi, Glyn Philpot, John Piper, Ceri Richards, Colin Self, Gino Severini, Walter Sickert, Graham Sutherland, Joe Tilson, Edward Wadsworth and Victor Willing.

Overview of the collections


Ben Nicholson, 1946 (still Life-cerulean), 1946, Kearley Bequest through The Art Fund (1989) © Angela Verren Taunt
 

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10.00-17.00

Thursday
10.00-20.00

Sunday/Bank Holidays
12.30-17.00

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