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Artists›Vanessa Bell

Vanessa Bell

1879–1961

WA-00017011

Kensington, UK

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None documented

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ255294

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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A Treasury of Modern Drawing: The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant | Tate Britain

Tate

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/445
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/vanessa-bell
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (16)

Pheasants

1931 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 908 x 730 mm

Tate

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Alfriston - See Britain First on Shell

1931 · Lithograph

30 x 45" (76.2 x 114.3cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Alfriston - See Britain First on Shell

1931 · Lithograph

30 x 45" (76.2 x 114.3cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nude

1922 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 813 x 654 mm frame: 1028 x 865 x 110 mm

Tate

Interior with a Table

1921 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 540 x 641 mm frame: 703 x 819 x 72 mm

Tate

Chrysanthemums

1920 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 610 x 457 mm frame: 776 x 630 x 80 mm

Tate

Decanter with Fruit

1918 · Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper

10 x 7" (25.4 x 17.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Tub

1917 · Oil paint and gouache on canvas

unconfirmed: 1803 x 1664 mm

Tate

Mrs St John Hutchinson

1915 · Oil paint on board

support: 737 x 578 mm frame: 800 x 642 x 55 mm

Tate

Helen Dudley

1915 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 724 x 610 mm

Tate

Abstract Painting

1914 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 441 x 387 mm frame: 520 x 468 x 54 mm

Tate

Still Life on Corner of a Mantelpiece

1914 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 559 x 457 mm frame: 614 x 512 x 49 mm

Tate

Composition

1914 · Gouache, watercolor, and colored paper on cut-and-pasted paper

21 3/4 x 17 1/4" (55.1 x 43.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

White

1913 · Linen, plain weave; block printed

51.6 × 79.5 cm (20 1/4 × 31 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Studland Beach. Verso: Group of Male Nudes by Duncan Grant

1912 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 762 x 1016 mm frame: 898 x 1153 x 87 mm

Tate

Frederick and Jessie Etchells Painting

1912 · Oil paint on wood

support: 511 x 530 mm frame: 653 x 678 x 79 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (3)

16 published of 20 catalogued · 16 with image

Tate
11 published11 img
MoMA
4 publishedof 8 catalogued4 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Still Life on Corner of a Mantelpiece
1914 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Tub
1917 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Interior with a Table
1921 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Frederick and Jessie Etchells Painting
1912 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Helen Dudley
1915 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Mrs St John Hutchinson
1915 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Chrysanthemums
1920 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Nude
1922 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Pheasants
1931 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Abstract Painting
1914 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Peers & Context1

Duncan Grantco-exhibited

Collections4

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Tate Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate

Market

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Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

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Christie's

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Related Artists

Duncan Grant

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co exhibited with

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition A Treasury of Modern Drawing: The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection

New York · 1978

Exhibition Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant | Tate Britain