Portrait of Leo Walmsley by Ethel Walker Pannett Art Gallery, Whitby This interesting portrait of the author Leo Walmsley gives us a glimpse into the lives of a group of artists living in Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Yorkshire coast during the 1920s and 30s....
Explore a selection of ‘Fisher Folk’ Having a portrait painted was often expensive, which is why most surviving portraits tend to be of the wealthier members of society. Sometimes portraiture was even used to demonstrate wealth and status, but it could...
Sculpture of Wilfred Owen by Anthony Padgett In 2016, sculptor Anthony Padgett created a series of bronze sculptures of Wilfred Owen to commemorate the war poet at places of importance to him during his life, including Scarborough and Tameside. The works are now part...
Whitby Harbour by Elias BancroftPannett Art Gallery, Whitby ‘Whitby Harbour’ was painted by Elias Bancroft around the year 1900. It shows a scene down a street or slipway known as Tin Ghaut in Whitby. This scenic alleyway was a well-known location for painting...
Egton Fair – by John Atkinson Pannett Art Gallery, Whitby This lovely painting shows a moment in time captured at the Egton Fair in the North York Moors. Like many of the villages in this National Park, Egton has its own unique character, shown here through the...
