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Government Art Collection

Government Art Collection

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3,023 artworks

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With over 14,700 works of art spanning five centuries, the Government Art Collection is the most dispersed collection of British art in the world. Two-thirds of the Collection is on display in British Government buildings in nearly every capital city around the world. Dating from 1898, the Collection helps promote British art and history while contributing to cultural diplomacy.

Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London, Greater London SW1A 2BL England

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https://artcollection.culture.gov.uk/

Artworks

  • Bathers by a Green Bank
    Bathers by a Green Bank John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
    Government Art Collection
  • Summer Gardens, South East London
    Summer Gardens, South East London Ben Levene (1938–2010)
    Government Art Collection
  • Trawl Net
    Trawl Net Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
    Government Art Collection
  • Grey Aspect 2
    Grey Aspect 2 Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
    Government Art Collection
  • The Road to Portofino
    The Road to Portofino Eileen Seyd (1908–1976)
    Government Art Collection
  • Homage
    Homage John Terence Holden (b.1942)
    Government Art Collection
  • Promenade
    Promenade James Fitton (1899–1982)
    Government Art Collection
  • 3,016 more

Artists

  • Frederick Wilhelm III (1770–1840), King of Prussia
    François Gérard (1770–1837)
  • HRH Albert Edward (1841–1910), Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall
    Neville Northey Burnard (1818–1878)
  • Lady Florence Antrobus (1856–1923), with a Chow
    Leo Malempré (b.c.1860)
  • Swan Upping at Cookham
    Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
  • Major General T. D. H. McMeekin (1918–1984), CB, OBE, Commandant (1970–1972)
    Paul Gunn (b.1934)
  • Sir Dudley Carlton (c.1600–1650)
    Gerrit van Honthorst (c.1590–1592–1656)
  • What are these to me and you who deeply drink of wine'
    Charles Sims (1873–1928)
  • The Plumbago Factory, Battersea, London
    Walter Greaves (1846–1930)
  • Cape Red
    Jeremy Moon (1934–1973)
  • The Elf
    William Goscombe John (1860–1952)

Stories

Curations

  • Brighton, Regency Square
    Showcase
    Art Unlocked: Government Art Collection

    6 artworks curated by Chantal Condron, Curator

Venues in Westminster

  •
    BBC England
  • Black Outdoor Art
  • British Council Collection
  • British Dental Association Dental Museum
  • City of Westminster Archives Centre
  • College of Optometrists
  • English Heritage, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House
  • Hallfield Primary School, Westminster
  • Hunterian Museum
  • Imperial College London