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Abstract Shapes*, (detail), 1920–1960 by Madge Gill (1882–1961), © crown copyright, Image credit: London Borough of Newham Heritage Service

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Pointillist Abstract. oil & crushed eggshells (?) on canvas by Martin Hodder (active 1970s). © the copyright holder. Image credit: Exhall Grange Specialist School & Science College

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Framed print of 'Nude with Poppies'. 1916, oil on canvas by Vanessa Bell (1879–1961). © estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

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Untitled (Head E). 1981, pencil & ink on paper by Victor Newsome (1935–2018). © the artist's estate. Image credit: British Council Collection

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Mary Jane Seacole, née Grant. 1869, oil on panel by Albert Charles Challen (1847–1881). Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London

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Works on Paper. (detail), 2009, acrylic gouache on paper by Peter McDonald (b.1973). © the artist & Kate MacGarry Gallery. Image credit: Government Art Collection

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Self Portrait. 2000, oil on canvas by Barbara Walker (b.1964). © the artist. Image credit: The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)

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Train Landscape. 1940, watercolour on paper (collage) by Eric Ravilious (1903–1942). Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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