Working Life Collection

The Tea-Table, 1920 (oil on canvas)
656960 The Tea-Table, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tea-Table. Harold Harvey (1874-1941). Oil on canvas. Dated 1920

The pithead and winding gear at Coventry Colliery at Keresley 31st January 1974

Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886 (oil on canvas)
658034 Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Forbes, Stanhope Alexander (1857-1947); 30.5x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Children on the Beach, St. Ives)

The Merry-Go-Round, 1930 (linocut printed in colours on tissue Japan. Dated 1930. 30. 5 x 3)
659541 The Merry-Go-Round, 1930 (linocut printed in colours on tissue Japan. Dated 1930. 30.5 x 3) by Power, Cyril Edward (1874-1951); 30.5x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

St. Tropez, (oil on canvas)
657448 St. Tropez, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: St.Tropez. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

The Running Well Teahouse, Otsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (colour woodblock print)
1766548 The Running Well Teahouse, Otsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Mending the Baseball, (oil on canvas)
650883 Mending the Baseball, (oil on canvas) by Witkowski, Karl (1860-1910); 61.3x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Baseball. Karl Witkowski (1860-1910). Oil on canvas

New Models, the fruit of five years of development and planning appeared on the Massey Ferguson assembly lines. The new model 165 tractor promises years of sustained production. Circa 1964

The Centre of Attention, (oil on canvas)
989879 The Centre of Attention, (oil on canvas) by Herpfer, Carl (1836-97); 98.5x77.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Centre of Attention. Carl Herpfer (1836-1897). Oil on canvas

A Soviet porcelain propaganda plate, painted with a worker and a peasant shaking hands, early 20th century (porcelain)
1195707 A Soviet porcelain propaganda plate, painted with a worker and a peasant shaking hands, early 20th century (porcelain) by Russian School (20th century)

A bead and raised work panel depicting Esther and Ahasuerus
1767197 A bead and raised work panel depicting Esther and Ahasuerus by English School, (17th century); 40x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Miners at Coventry Colliery seen here working at the coal face. 5th March 1987

The Inner Harbour, Dieppe, (oil on canvas)
656957 The Inner Harbour, Dieppe, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Inner Harbour, Dieppe. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Mussel Boats, Honfleur, (oil on canvas)
657451 Mussel Boats, Honfleur, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mussel Boats, Honfleur. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Mending the Net, 1892 (oil on canvas)
823053 Mending the Net, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Dessar, Louis Paul (1867-1952); 98x79.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Net. Louis Paul Dessar (1867-1952). Oil on canvas

Spring Flowers, (oil on canvas)
657449 Spring Flowers, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring Flowers. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

The Sewing Room; Le Salon de Couture, c. 1920 (oil on canvas)
825849 The Sewing Room; Le Salon de Couture, c.1920 (oil on canvas) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 56x46.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sewing Room; Le Salon de Couture)

Notre Dame, Paris, (oil on canvas)
657219 Notre Dame, Paris, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); 28x36in cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Notre Dame, Paris. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

The Quai, Dieppe, (oil on canvas)
657450 The Quai, Dieppe, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quai, Dieppe. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Artist Executing Designs for the Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, 1894 (oil on canvas)
1767431 Artist Executing Designs for the Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Turner, Charles Yardley (1850-1918)

Early Sorrow, 1861 (oil on canvas)
658745 Early Sorrow, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Frederick Daniel (1826-1911); 65.5x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Sorrow. Frederick Daniel Hardy (1826-1911). Oil on canvas

Wash Day, 1923 (oil on canvas)
1199505 Wash Day, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Glehn, Wilfred Gabriel de (1870-1951); 66x80.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Fisherfolk in an Interior, (oil on canvas)
659087 Fisherfolk in an Interior, (oil on canvas) by Portielje, Edward (1861-1949); 66x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fisherfolk in an Interior. Edward Antoon Portielje (1861-1949)

The Confidante, 1910 (oil on canvas)
658439 The Confidante, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Villegas y Cordero, Jose (1844-1921); 150x150 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Confidante. Jose Villegas Cordero (1848-1921). Oil on canvas

Playing School, 1893 (oil on canvas)
658274 Playing School, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Brooker, Harry (1848-1940); 70.8x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing School. Harry Brooker (1848-1940). Oil on canvas. Dated 1893

Poster advertising mail steamship routes, 1937 (colour litho)
1198395 Poster advertising mail steamship routes, 1937 (colour litho) by Gill, Leslie MacDonald (Max) (1884-1947); 102x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gill)

Chestnut Seller, (etching and aquatint, printed in colours)
1195020 Chestnut Seller, (etching and aquatint, printed in colours) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 47x35 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

No title, 1763
6263868 No title, 1763 by Tunmarck, Gustav (1729-89) ; Private Collection

Embretsfoss factory, 1907
6263863 Embretsfoss factory, 1907 by Disen, Andreas (1845-1923) ; 65x98 cm; Private Collection

Stitch Stitch, The Home of a London Tailor, (oil on canvas)
656973 Stitch Stitch, The Home of a London Tailor, (oil on canvas) by Donne, Walter J. (fl.1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stitch Stitch, The Home of a London Tailor. Walter J)

Bundling Tobacco, 1941 (oil on canvas laid down on masonite)
985204 Bundling Tobacco, 1941 (oil on canvas laid down on masonite) by Curry, John Steuart (1897-1946); 76.2x98.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bundling Tobacco. John Steuart Curry (1897-1946)

The Farmers, (oil on board)
988128 The Farmers, (oil on board) by Hyppolite, Hector (1889-1948); 44.5x54.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Farmers; Les Cultivateurs. Hector Hyppolite (1894-1948). Oil on board

A Market Square Messina, (oil on canvas)
658839 A Market Square Messina, (oil on canvas) by Pratella, Attillo (1856-1949); 30x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Market Square Messina. Attilio Pratella (1856-1949). Oil on canvas

Mending the Net, 1871 (oil on canvas)
658304 Mending the Net, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Midwood, William Henry (1833-88); 71x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Net. William Henry Midwood (fl.1867-1875). Oil on canvas

On the Roof (oil on canvas)
822979 On the Roof (oil on canvas) by Smith Bouve, Rosamond (1876-1949); 82x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Roof. Rosamond Smith Bouve (1876-1949). Oil on canvas

The Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors & Soldiers at Erskine House, 1917 (photogravure)
1769882 The Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors & Soldiers at Erskine House, 1917 (photogravure) by Annan

A Light Breeze, Biot, Provence, (oil on canvas)
1199628 A Light Breeze, Biot, Provence, (oil on canvas) by Glehn, Wilfred Gabriel de (1870-1951); 54.6x69.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Biskra, (oil on canvas)
658568 Biskra, (oil on canvas) by Simoni, Gustavo (1846-1925); 87.5x59 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Biskra. Gustavo Simoni (b. 1846). Oil on canvas. 87.5 x 59cm); Photo © Christies Images

A Sheep Lane near Woburn, Bedfordshire, (pencil and watercolour)
652080 A Sheep Lane near Woburn, Bedfordshire, (pencil and watercolour) by Stannard, Henry John Sylvester (1870-1951); 25.4x35.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sheep Lane near Woburn)

La Mungitura, (oil on canvas)
823559 La Mungitura, (oil on canvas) by Palizzi, Giuseppe (1813-88); 89.2x116.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Mungitura. Giuseppe Palizzi (1812-1888). Oil on canvas

Poster for the silent film Strike by Sergei Eisenstein, 1925 (colour lithograph)
1198215 Poster for the silent film Strike by Sergei Eisenstein, 1925 (colour lithograph) by Biro, Mihaly (1886-1948); 186x127 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

No title, 1763
6263864 No title, 1763 by Tunmarck, Gustav (1729-89) ; Private Collection

A Mother and Child being Ferried across a River with a Town Beyond, 1913 (oil on canvas)
658850 A Mother and Child being Ferried across a River with a Town Beyond, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Dupuy, Paul Michel (1869-1949); 45.7x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

From the Back Window, 291 - N. Y. 1915 (platinum print photograph)
990478 From the Back Window, 291 - N.Y. 1915 (platinum print photograph) by Stieglitz, Alfred (1864-1946); 23.81x18.73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Back Window, 291 - N.Y)

Untitled, c. 1943-44. (watercolour, pen and ink on paper)
651701 Untitled, c.1943-44. (watercolour, pen and ink on paper) by Wols, Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (1913-51); 11.5x20.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Untitled)

Governor Burnett Delivering the Charter of Statehood to San Jose, California, c. 1925 (oil on canvas)
1194884 Governor Burnett Delivering the Charter of Statehood to San Jose, California, c.1925 (oil on canvas) by Clark, Alson Skinner (1876-1949)

Mending the Nets, Newlyn, (oil on canvas)
656958 Mending the Nets, Newlyn, (oil on canvas) by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Nets, Newlyn. Harold Harvey (1874-1941). Oil on canvas

Seaweed Gatherers, 1926 (oil on canvas)
657719 Seaweed Gatherers, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seaweed Gatherers. Harold Harvey (1874-1941). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1926

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"Capturing the Essence of Working Life Through Art" "The hustle and bustle beautifully depicted in 'Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886' - a reminder that even amidst playfulness, responsibilities await. " "A glimpse into the coal mining industry's past with 'The pithead and winding gear at Coventry Colliery at Keresley 31st January 1974' - showcasing the strength and determination required for a day's work underground. " "'The Running Well Teahouse, Otsu' transports us to a serene moment during a long journey - an oasis where weary workers could find solace and refreshment along their path. " "In 'Mending the Baseball, ' we witness not only repairs to equipment but also the dedication it takes to keep our favorite sports alive - a testament to teamwork both on and off the field. " "'New Models' emerging after years of hard work symbolize progress, innovation, and endless possibilities in various industries - reminding us that perseverance pays off in achieving breakthroughs. " "An intricately crafted bead panel depicting Esther and Ahasuerus serves as a reminder that artistry can be found even within traditional crafts passed down through generations of skilled workers. " "'The Inner Harbour, Dieppe' captures moments of respite amidst bustling harbor activities - illustrating how individuals find balance between work obligations and personal rejuvenation by embracing their surroundings. " "'Mussel Boats, Honfleur, ' showcases fishermen diligently going about their tasks while navigating rough waters – exemplifying resilience in facing challenges head-on for livelihoods dependent on nature's bounty. "With every stitch meticulously woven together in 'Mending the Net, ' we appreciate not just physical repair but also the importance of maintaining strong bonds within communities built around shared professions or trades. "