Licensing fees help to fund the upkeep of the collection
The Arts Council Collection is one of the UK’s largest public collections of modern and contemporary British art. It has been acquiring artworks by talented, emerging artists in the UK since 1946, to encourage and develop the public’s appreciation of art.
We’ve partnered with the collection to make hundreds of their images available for licensing.
The licensing fees go back to supporting the management and upkeep of the publicly-funded collection, as well as the artists and estates who own the copyright to the works.
Some highlights from the collection
A selection of artworks by Britain’s painter of modern life, LS Lowry:
Screen-prints, designs and sketches by the highly influential Richard Hamilton:
Popular British Pop Artists, such as Peter Blake, Patrick Caulfield and Joe Tilson:
Internationally renowned sculptors including Henry Moore and Elisabeth Frink:
Painters from the renowned St Ives School, who took inspiration from Cornwall’s natural landscape, such as Peter Lanyon and Roger Hilton:
Contemporary artists such as Sonia Boyce, who explore postmodern themes including identity and post-colonialism:
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Images, clockwise from top left: Mexico, 1963 by Peter Lanyon. © Peter Lanyon; Interior, 1964-65 by Richard Hamilton.© R.C. Hamilton; Gouache (Yellow/Brown/Blue/White), 1969 by John Hoyland. © John Hoyland; Working Model for Knife Edge Two Piece, 1962 by Henry Moore. © Henry Moore; July, the Seaside, 1943 by LS Lowry. © LS Lowry; Reaper, 1949 by Richard Hamilton. © R. Hamilton; Artist's Studio, 1964 by Patrick Caulfield. © Patrick Caulfield; Pods in Trough, 1975 by David Nash. © David Nash; January 1964, Red, 1964 by Roger Hilton. © Roger Hilton; Lay back, keep quiet and think of what made Britain so great, 1986 by Sonia Boyce. © Sonia Boyce.
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All images: © Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre