Oil Paintings

The majority of the 300 oil paintings in the collection are British and date from the 19^th and 20^th centuries. These include works by John Linnell, Sir John Everett Millais and Thomas Moran  to name a few. A small but significant group date from the 17^th century, with good examples by Italian, French and Dutch artists.

Works by artists in the 20^th century are strongly represented, especially from the period of the 1920s-1950s, including Augustus John, Roger Fry, Dame Laura Knight, Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell, William Roberts, Edward Wadsworth, Charles Ginner, Walter Sickert, Ivon Hitchens, Terry Frost, Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and John Bratby.

The collection also contains portraits of local personalities, particularly of the 19^th century and local landscapes.

Some oil paintings from Bolton's collection: