St Ives at The Redfern 1
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A summer celebration of St Ives, past and present
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For over a century, St Ives has occupied a significant place within British art. Drawn by its extraordinary light, dramatic coastline, and close-knit artistic community, successive generations of painters and sculptors have been irresistibly drawn to Cornwall. From Alfred Wallis’s instinctive depictions of the fishing town to the radical modernism of Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth, St Ives became synonymous with one of the defining artistic movements of twentieth-century Britain. The Redfern Gallery has long played an integral role in this history. Within its first year of operating, the gallery became the first to exhibit the carvings of both Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, signalling an early commitment to the emerging language of British modernism. In the decades that followed, The Redfern Gallery championed many artists associated with the St Ives School providing an important platform for work that would come to define post-war British art. Paul Feiler’s first solo exhibition at The Redfern Gallery in 1953 marked a pivotal moment in his career, enabling his move to Cornwall and establishing a relationship with the gallery that endured for more than half a century. St Ives at The Redfern brings together artists whose work has been shaped by Cornwall across nearly one hundred years. Alongside historic figures including Alfred Wallis, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Roger Hilton CBE, Patrick Heron CBE, Peter Lanyon, Terry Frost RA, Margaret Mellis, Paul Feiler, Keith Vaughan, Catharine Armitage, and John Tunnard, the exhibition presents a contemporary generation of artists—Leigh Davis, Samuel Bassett, Ben Sanderson, Felicity Mara, Naomi Frears and Linder Sterling—whose practices have engaged with the Cornish landscape, atmosphere, and creative legacy of the region. 4
While each artist approaches Cornwall differently, common threads emerge: an enduring fascination with light, colour, material, and place; an attentiveness to the rhythms of the coastline; and a belief that landscape can be experienced not simply as subject matter but as a catalyst for artistic invention. The exhibition invites conversations across generations, revealing both continuity and reinvention within one of Britain’s most celebrated artistic communities. Presented during the summer months at the gallery’s new home on Pall Mall, St Ives at The Redfern brings a little of Cornwall to central London, celebrating an artistic tradition that remains as vital today as it was nearly a century ago.
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Catharine Armitage (1944-2020) Dunderet Heads Oil on canvas 50.8 x 50.8 cm
2009
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Samuel Bassett (b.1982) Pilgrims on Dunes Acr ylic on board 55 x 40 cm
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Samuel Bassett (b.1982) Zennor Hill 2026 Acr ylic on canvas 45.5 x 35.5 cm
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Samuel Bassett (b.1982) Person on a Rug 2026 Acr ylic on canvas 80 x 100 cm
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Samuel Bassett (b.1982) Coast (Pendeen) 2025 Acr ylic and oil bar on canvas 85 x 70 cm
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Sandra Blow RA (1925-2006) Abstract Drawing 1959 Mixed media on paper 19.5 x 14 cm
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Chris Buck (b.1956) Sculptural Form 2008 Bronze 60.1 x 24.3 x 1.2 cm
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Alan Davie (1920-2014) Bird through Wall 1973 Lithograph 50.2 x 70.8 cm From the Penwith Por tfolio
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Leigh Davis (b.1976) Boat Yard 2026 Oil on panel 20 x 40 cm
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Leigh Davis (b.1976) Island Stone 2026 Oil on panel 20 x 40 cm
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Leigh Davis (b.1 Wet Rocks and
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2026 Oil and relief o cedar drawer fr 20 x 40 cm
1976) Setting Sun
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Leigh Davis (b.1976)
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Cor nubian Form No 1 2026 Stoneware clay, finished in a white glaze with an underpainting of iron oxide 20 x 9 x 8 cm
Leigh Davis (b.1976) Cor nubian Form No 2 2026 Stoneware clay, finished in a white glaze with an underpainting of iron oxide 21 x 9.5 x 8 cm
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Harbour Form Oil on panel 61 x 91 cm
1976) 2026
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Paul Feiler (1918-2013) Zenicon XLIV 2008 Oil, gold leaf and gessoed board on canvas laid on wood 91.4 x 91.4 cm
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Paul Feiler (1918-2013) Aduton GXXVI 1979 Gouache on paper 12 x 12 cm
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Paul Feiler (1918-2013) Connecting Forms 1963 Conte on paper 24 x 24 cm
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Paul Feiler (1918-2013) Orbis 1968 Aquatint 14.5 x 10 cm
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Paul Feiler (1918-2013) Coast 1960 Chalk and gouache on paper 37 x 27 cm
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Naomi Frear s (b.1963) Sweetheart Oil on canvas 92 x 92 cm
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Naomi Frear s (b.1963) Going Home Oil on canvas 125 x 89 cm
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Naomi Frear s (b.1963) Summer, After noon Oil on canvas 153 x 92 cm
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Naomi Frear s (b.1963) In My Other Life Oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm
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Naomi Frear s (b.1963)
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Couldn’t Possibly Oil on canvas 46 x 46 cm
Naomi Frear s (b.1963) Summer Woodcut on paper 72.2 x 55.2 cm
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Naomi Frear s (b.1963)
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Jacket/Cigarette Woodcut and monoprint on paper 73.5 x 55.7 cm
Naomi Frear s (b.1963) There you are Dr ypoint on paper 43 x 35 cm
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Sir Terr y Frost RA
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Mars Red and Yello Oil on board 76 x 122 cm
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ow Green 1958
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Sir Terr y Frost RA (1915-2003)
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Untitled Ink on paper 26 x 21 cm
Sir Terr y Frost RA (1915-2003) Untitled 1984 Linocut 19.5 x 25.3 cm
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Sir Terr y Frost RA (1915-2003) Red, Black and White with Cream 2000 Screenprint 22.8 x 27.4 cm
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Sir Terr y Frost RA (1915-2003) Study for Yellow Curtain 1972 Watercolour and gouache 76 x 51 cm
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Barbara Hepwor th (1903-1975) Winter Solstice Screenprint 29.2 x 24 cm
1971
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Patrick Heron CBE (1920-1999) Six in Vermilion with Red in Red: April 1970 Screenprint 59.1 x 78.1 cm
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Patrick Heron CBE (1920-1999) Febr uar y 7: 1984 (II) Gouache 41.5 x 51.5 cm
1984
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Roger Hilton CBE (1911-1975) Untitled 1973 Mixed media on paper 27 x 42 cm
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Roger Hilton CBE (1911-1975) Blue Figures 1973 Gouache and charcoal on paper 24.5 x 20 cm
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Roger Hilton CBE (1911-1975) Untitled 1968 Oil on canvas 76 x 91.5 cm
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Roger Hilton CBE (1911-1975) Rolls Royce and Passengers 1973 Gouache and charcoal on paper 38 x 57 cm
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Peter Lanyon (1918-1964) Splash 1957 Oil on board 22.7 x 20 cm
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Peter Lanyon (1918-1964) The Retur ned Seaman 1973 Lithograph 62.9 x 69.8 cm From the Penwith Por tfolio
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Andrew Lanyon (b.1947) From the Bison of Altamira 1985 Gouache on card 11 x 17.5 cm
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Linder (b.1954) Merr y Maiden (ii) Photomontage 27 x 21 cm
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Alexander Mack Rock Form, Nort
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kenzie (1923-2002) h Cliffs, Cor nwall
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Alexander Macke
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Felicity Mara (b.1958) Porthmeor - Differing Light 2026 Acr ylic and oil on unprimed linen 183 x 153 cm
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Felicity Mara (b.1958) Veiled Light 2024 Acr ylic and pigment on unprimed canvas 183 x 152 cm
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Felicity Mara (b.1958) Small Yellow 2022 Acr ylic on unprimed canvas 128 x 108 cm
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Felicity Mara (b.1958) Before Summer Rain 2024 Acr ylic on canvas 214 x 183 cm
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Felicity Mara (b.1958) Studio Still Life 2026 Acr ylic on unprimed canvas 183 x 173 cm
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Felicity Mara (b.1958) Window Still Life 2023 Acr ylic on canvas 183 x 138 cm
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Margaret Mellis (1914-2009) Still Life with Chianti Bottle 1951 Oil on canvas 76.2 x 55.9 cm
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Margaret Mellis (1914-2009) Bottle and Landscape Oil on canvas 63.5 x 50.8 cm
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Margaret Mellis (1914-2009) From Little Parc Owles, St Ives 1945 Oil on canvas 35 x 40 cm
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Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) Still Life 1962 Lithograph 44 x 64 cm
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Victor Pasmore (1908-1998) Spiral Motif c.1951 Oil on wood 22 x 24.7 cm
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Br yan Pearce
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St Ives 1956 Watercolour 23.5 x 34.5 c
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Ben Sander son (b.1986)
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12/08/2021 Ink, monotype , oil, watercolour, and charcoal on canvas 59 x 42 cm
Ben Sander son (b.1986) 23/02/2022 Ink, monotype , oil, watercolour and charcoal on canvas 59 x 42 cm
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05/02/2022 Ink, monotype , oil, watercolour and charcoal on canvas 59 x 42 cm
Ben Sander son (b.1986) 22/09/2020 Ink, monotype , oil, watercolour and charcoal on canvas 59 x 42 cm
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Ben Sander son (b.1986) Lament 2025 Ink, watercolour and oil on canvas 40 x 30 cm
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Ben Sander son (b.1986) Days Haze 2026 Oil, dye and ink on canvas 50 x 40 cm
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No One Way 2025 Oil on canvas 21 x 19 cm
Ben Sander son (b.1986) Portal 2025 Ink and oil on canvas 37 x 32 cm
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Passing Place I 2025 Dr ypoint and carbor undum on paper 76 x 57 cm
Ben Sander son (b.1986) Passing Place II 2025 Dr ypoint and carbor undum on paper 76 x 57 cm
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John Tunnard (1900-1971) Projection 1942 Mixed media on paper laid on board 38.7 x 55.9 cm
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John Tunnard (1900-1971) Bird and Fish Oil on glass 30 x 39 cm
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John Tunnard (1
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Untitled Compo Oil and mixed board 31.5 x 42 cm
1900-1971)
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Keith Vaughan (1912-1977) Festival Dancers Lithograph 70.2 x 45 cm
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Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) Untitled Mixed media on board 8.6 x 20.5 cm
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John Wells (190
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Front cover, detail of: Margaret Mellis (1914-2009) Still Life with Chianti Bottle 1951 Oil on canvas 76.2 x 55.9 cm
Inside back cover, detail of: Samuel Bassett (b.1982) Coast (Pendeen) 2025 Acr ylic and oil bar on canvas 85 x 70 cm
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