Skip to main content

20th Century British Painting

to
654
964
570
376
212
135
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
21
2,154
82
15
10
12
10
3
7
11
21
11
17
643
318
193
65
26
24
18
18
17
6
5
4
1,355
811
82
704
317
223
194
192
184
172
150
145
129
108
107
87
81
76
72
62
56
49
46
1,983
1,284
578
431
431
67
63
23
13
11
1,133
35
2,155
98
Sort By
Portrait of Lady Ruthven - Edwardian Society British American art oil painting
By James Jebusa Shannon
Located in Hagley, England
. Shannon has paintings in the collection of a several British institutions including Sheffield, Derby Art
Category

20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Painting of Horses Farmer in the English Countryside by British Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Horses Farmer in the English Countryside by 20th Century Modern British
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

John Dronsfield - Mid 20th Century British Theatre Costume Design watercolour
By John Dronsfield
Located in London, GB
JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) Costume Design Watercolour and pen and ink Unframed, in mount only 34 by 24 cm., 13 1/2 by 9 ½ in. (mount size 47.5 by 37 cm., 18 3/4 by 14 1/2 in.) J...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Arthur Wardle, British oil painting of leopard basking by a river
By Arthur Wardle
Located in Harkstead, GB
further. A beautiful, highly decorative painting presented in its original ornate gilt frame. Arthur
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Cundy - Framed Mid 20th Century Pastel, The British Seaside
Located in Corsham, GB
This very fine pastel study by John Cundy takes you back in time to a joyous scene from the Victorian period. Crowds of formally dressed beach goers can be seen in the centre of the ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Europa and the Bull, 20th Century British Graphite Drawing, Signed
Located in London, GB
Graphite on paper, signed with stamp Image size: 9 x 6 ¾ inches Acid free mount Born in London, Moody studied at Battersea Polytechnic and at Royal College of Art under William Roth...
Category

20th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Jerusalem Tower of David, Sabra, Israeli British Modernist Impasto Oil Painting
By Ruth Thomas
Located in Surfside, FL
Early modernist Israeli Judaica painting, by British mid-century artist. Israel Old City of
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Russell Flint watercolour of skiing near St. Moritz, British, 20th Century
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sir William Russell Flint (British, 1880 – 1969) Winter sports in the Engadine, possibly St. Moritz
Category

20th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Large 1970 s British Signed Oil Painting Atmospheric Flooded Fields Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunset over the Floods British artist, Mark. W. Pike signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 29 x
Category

Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Victorian British Oil Painting Young Family Walking to Church Twilight
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Walking to Church by James Walter Gozzard (British, 1888-1950) signed oil on canvas, framed framed
Category

Early 20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Joan Gillchrest oil painting Titus and Moet , British, female artist
By Joan Gillchrest
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Joan Gillchrest (British, 1918 – 2008) Titus and Moet Oil on board Signed with initials ‘JG’ (lower
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Fine British Sporting Art Oil Painting Portrait of Chestnut Horse in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Gracious Gift" Portrait of a Chestnut Horse standing in a Landscape by George Wright (British 1860
Category

Early 20th Century English School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern British Cubist Oil Painting Still Life Composition Large Original Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Kathleen Crow, British contemporary Title: Cubist composition Medium: oil on
Category

20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Helios by William Black, British, Cornish, oil painting semi-circle, 1970
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
William Black (British, Fl. 1963 – 69) Helios Oil on board, unframed Inscribed with title, signed
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A Quiet Narrow Street Lined with Pale Buildings British Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Quiet Street Landscape Signed By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper on board, framed - glass covered Framed: 14.5 x 16 inches Watercolour: 8 x 10 inches Co...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Shimmering Sea English 1920 s Signed Oil Painting Rolling Waves Barnstable Bay
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Barnstable Bay by Charles Dunlop Tracey (British, 1870-1948) signed oil on canvas, framed framed
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique British Sporting Oil Painting Horse Dogs with Scottish Hunter
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Sporting Party by William Albert Clark (1880-1963) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

‘Lunch’ a Still Life Oil Painting by British Artist
By J.B. Holmes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
‘Lunch’ a Still Life Oil Painting by British Artist By J.B.Holmes, British artist, 20th Century
Category

20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Figures Fishing the Loch Signed British Oil
By Andrew Grant Kurtis
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Loch by Andrew Grant Kurtis (British contemporary) signed oil painting on board
Category

20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Antique British Botanical Watercolour Painting Pink Oxalis Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century) Title
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Antique British Botanical Watercolour Painting Grey Pansie Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century) Title
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Antique British Botanical Watercolour Painting White Dimorphotheca Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century) Title
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Seated Man - 20th Century British figure drawing by Carolyn Sergeant
Located in London, GB
grown and left home she was able to devote more of her time to her painting, often specializing in
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Watercolor

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Yellow Acacia Dealbata Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Yellow Aotus Ericoides Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Pink Ball Stem Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Styphelia Nesophila Green Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Pink Veltheimia Capensis Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Birds of Paradise Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century) Title
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Antique British Botanical Watercolour Painting Pink Trillium Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century) Title
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Antique British Botanical Watercolour Painting Red Poinsettia Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley (British late 19th/ early 20th century) Title
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

BARBARA DOYLE 1970 s MODERN BRITISH OIL PAINTING - Green House Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Barbara Doyle, British b. 1917 Barbara Doyle (British b.1917, born in Halifax
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beautiful English Town Boat Ready For Sea, signed British watercolour painting
By Ronald Birch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
handling of watercolour, the traditional form of British landscape painting, captures the British landscape
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Large British Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Twilight City Street Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
canvas: 20 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition For more any
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Friends, Kittens and Puppies Painting by British Artist Agnes McIntyre Croxford
Located in Stockholm, SE
balance of harmony and curiosity in the animal kingdom. This painting presents two small dogs and three
Category

Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Horses in Dappled Sunlight - British 30 s Impressionist oil painting
By Arthur Spooner
Located in Hagley, England
century. He later taught landscape and figurative painting there in the early 20th century. He painted The
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large British Marine Oil Painting Schooner Ship under Moonlight at Sea, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Moonlight Schooner by Chris Golds (British, 1936-1924) signed and dated 78 titled/ inscribed verso
Category

Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1970 s MODERN BRITISH OIL PAINTING - ENGLISH RURAL CHURCH Golden meadows
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Barbara Doyle, British b. 1917 Barbara Doyle (British b.1917, born in Halifax
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sidonie on holiday in Cornwall by Hans Feibusch, oil on canvas, British, 20th C
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
presence. Born in Germany in 1898, Feibusch spent much of his career in Britain, producing a diverse oeuvre
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large square oil painting by British RA Fred Cuming Fairground, Evening
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Fred Cuming RA (British, 1930 – 2022) Fairground, Evening Oil on board Signed ‘Cuming’ (Lower left
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Tranquil Highland Landscape Sheep Grazing by the Loch Antique British Painting
By Everett Watson Mellor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
painting by the well listed British artist, Everett Watson Mellor (1878-1965) depicts a tranquil scene in
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1983 large British oil painting Seascape as Theatre by Leo Davy, pinks
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Leo Davy (British, 1924 – 1987) Seascape as theatre, 1983 Oil on board 29.3/4 x 47.3/4 in. (75.5 x
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

BARBARA DOYLE (B.1917) ORIGINAL MODERN BRITISH OIL PAINTING - LONDON BRIDGE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Barbara Doyle, British b. 1917, signed Barbara Doyle (British b.1917, born in
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Flatford Mill Painting Course Group of Artists by British Painter John Steane
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Flatford Mill Painting Course Group of Artists by British Painter John Steane by John Steane
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

1950 s British Modernist Oil Painting Cumberland Lake District Dramatic View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: E.Johnson, British, signed & dated 1951 Title: "Cumberland". A most dramatic and
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair Of Purple Trees In Colourful Wind Contemporary British Oil Painting canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape signed by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century) oil painting on canvas , unframed
Category

20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rural Mountain Landscape Oil Painting of English Countryside by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Rural Mountain Landscape Oil Painting of English Countryside by British Artist Dennis Harper, ( b
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sheep in winter, 1969 acrylic painting by British artist Gerald Rose
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
GERALD ROSE (BRITISH, 1935 – 2023) SHEEP IN WINTER Acrylic on board Signed and dated ‘Gerald
Category

20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

1963 John Hitchens landscape oil painting, British, Modern, signed and titled
By John Hitchens
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
JOHN HITCHENS (BRITISH, B. 1940) WILD PASTURES, PETWORTH, 1963 Oil on canvas Signed ‘John
Category

20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Impressionist Painting The Glistening Blue Lake
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) original watercolour painting on board, unframed size: 14.75 x
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

British Impressionist Painting Cottages Through The Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) original watercolour painting on board, unframed size: 10.5 x
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

British Impressionist Painting Bridge Behind Fishing Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) original watercolour painting on board, unframed size: 11 x
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

British Impressionist Painting Lighthouse Beneath Flaming Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original watercolour painting on board, unframed size
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

British Impressionist Painting Bridge Behind Fishing Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original watercolour painting on board, unframed size
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

British Impressionist Painting Man Fishing With Spear
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original watercolour painting on artistic paper
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Spanish Wedding - British art 1950 s oil painting bride Spanish landscape
By Pauline Glass
Located in Hagley, England
portrait of a bride on a cobbled street by a very talented British listed artist. Comparisons with Joan
Category

20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Queen s Coronation 1953 Original British Oil Painting Canvas State Carriage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
THE CORONATION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 1953 by Patrick Edward Phillips (British 191907
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

  • 1
  • ...
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "20th Century British Painting", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

20th Century British Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact 20th century british painting you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Find Abstract versions now, or shop for Abstract creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. Making the right choice when shopping for a 20th century british painting may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a 20th century british painting to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, brown, beige, blue and more. There have been many interesting 20th century british painting examples over the years, but those made by Ronald Birch, J.B. Holmes, Claude Muncaster, John Sergeant and Edward Bawden are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and watercolour can add an especially memorable touch. A large 20th century british painting can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller 20th century british painting, measuring 2.17 high and 2.75 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a 20th Century British Painting?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a 20th century british painting in our inventory may begin at $50 and can go as high as $43,028, while the average can fetch as much as $1,699.
Questions About 20th Century British Painting
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What painting is the most important of the 20th century is largely a matter of personal opinion. Some notable works produced during the period include Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Henri Matisse's The Dance and Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist. Shop a large selection of 20th-century paintings on 1stDibs.

Read More