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B - Snow White and the Black Dwarf - A-Z Box, Fragments of oneiric alphabet (portfolio) (1969)

B - Snow White and the Black Dwarf - A-Z Box, Fragments of oneiric alphabet (portfolio) (1969)

The Monster (1926)

The Monster (1926)

Silk Pumpkin (after Moroni) (May 2016)

Silk Pumpkin (after Moroni) (May 2016)

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A selection of acquisitions curated by our new chair, Robert Suss, surveying the 114 year history of Contemporary Art Society.

War Profiteers (1917)

War Profiteers (1917)

War Profiteers (1917)

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1941

C. R. W. (Christopher Richard Wynne) Nevinson

Painting

Gift

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth

The Green Ray (2001)

The Green Ray (2001)

The Green Ray (2001)

Purchased through the Contemporary Art Society Special Collection Scheme with Lottery funding from Arts Council England, 2004

Tacita Charlotte Dean

Moving Image

Special Collection Scheme (1997-2004): Fine Art

Towner Eastbourne

David's Pool (1975-1985)

David's Pool (1975-1985)

David's Pool (1975-1985)

Presented by Contemporary Art Society, 1992

Howard Hodgkin

Print

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

The Higgins Bedford

Doing Lines 1 (Lockdown) Line Journeys (2020)

Doing Lines 1 (Lockdown) Line Journeys (2020)

Doing Lines 1 (Lockdown) Line Journeys (2020)

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society through the Rapid Response Fund, 2020

Claudette Elaine Johnson

Drawing and Watercolour

Rapid Response Fund (2020)

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry

Torso III (Galatea) (1958)

Torso III (Galatea) (1958)

Torso III (Galatea) (1958)

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1993

Barbara Hepworth

Sculpture

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal

Concrete Feathers and Porcelain Tacks (2021)

Concrete Feathers and Porcelain Tacks (2021)

Concrete Feathers and Porcelain Tacks (2021)

Co-commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella, Contemporary Art Society (with support from the Mbili Foundation) and The Photographers’ Gallery, in partnership with Touchstones Rochdale, supported by Arts Council England, 2021/22

Helen Cammock

Film Installation Moving Image

Partnership with Film and Video Umbrella (2018-2023)

Touchstones Rochdale

Untitled No. 10 (1965)

Untitled No. 10 (1965)

Untitled No. 10 (1965)

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1968

Bridget Riley

Print

Victoria & Albert Museum, Prints, Drawings and Paintings Collection, London

Lerato Dumse, Brooklyn, New York, 2015 (Faces and Phases series) (2015)

Lerato Dumse, Brooklyn, New York, 2015 (Faces and Phases series) (2015)

Lerato Dumse, Brooklyn, New York, 2015 (Faces and Phases series) (2015)

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society through the Collections Fund at Frieze, 2019/20

Zanele Muholi

Photograph

Collections Fund at Frieze (2016 - )

Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

Pot Oiseau (1954)

Pot Oiseau (1954)

Pot Oiseau (1954)

Donated by Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society, 2012

Pablo Picasso

Craft Pottery Ceramic

Eric and Jean Cass Gift (2010 - 2012)

Brighton & Hove Museums (Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and Hove Museum of Creativity)

Jugular (2021)

Jugular (2021)

Jugular (2021)

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society through the Omega Fund, 2022/23

Phoebe Collings-James

Craft

Craft Acquisition Scheme: Omega Fund (2014-)

Southampton City Art Gallery

Blue and White Pot (1991)

Blue and White Pot (1991)

Blue and White Pot (1991)

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1996

Alison Britton

Craft Pottery Ceramic

Historic Craft Purchase by Purchaser (1949-2010)

Museum & Art Swindon

Manarch (Pasta) (2013)

Manarch (Pasta) (2013)

Manarch (Pasta) (2013)

Gift of Carl Freedman and Robert Diament, presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 2021/22

Anthea Hamilton

Print

Gift

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Today's Top Stories (2020)

Today's Top Stories (2020)

Today's Top Stories (2020)

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 2022/23

Sin Wai Kin (FKA Victoria Sin)

Moving Image

Fine Art Acquisition Scheme (2008-)

Ferens Art Gallery, Hull