Aspects of Modern British Art: Summer 2025

We are delighted to present a group of paintings, drawings and sculpture recently acquired by the gallery.

Over the last forty years, Austin Desmond has continued to champion those artists from the post war era whose contributions to the Modernist movement has cemented their reputations as figures of international acclaim.

The selection reflects the gallery’s taste for the bold, innovative and unusual, with works that hold a singular place in the history of British art.

Gillian Ayres, William Brooker, Francis Butterfield, Prunella Clough, Lucian Freud, Fay Godwin, Roger Hilton, Callum Innes, Peter Lanyon, Ben Nicholson, Victor Pasmore, Roland Penrose, Mary Potter, John Wells, Gillian Wise.