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Colin Self

Colin Self

1941

WA-00000195

PaintingPop ArtPost-Impressionism

Representation

None documented

8

Institutional Exhibitions

69

Works in Collection

97

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

Influence Graph

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ5145554

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Recent Acquisitions: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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British Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

No image

Works on Paper

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

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Etchings Etc.

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972–1973

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Ways of Looking

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

No image

A Selection of Drawings and Watercolors from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

No image

Pop Art Prints, Drawings, and Multiples

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

No image

Popular Mechanics in Printmaking

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5334
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Colin Self yet.

Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Pop Art

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (69)

Norwich Being Bombed, 1942

Norwich Being Bombed, 1942

2001 · Ink on paper

support: 296 x 210 mm

Nuclear Bomber

2001 · Etching on paper

image: 1055 x 750 mm

Changing Hands

1995 · Digital print on paper

image: 401 x 292 mm

Christmas Day

1993 · Digital print on paper

image: 197 x 216 mm

Goodbye 1980s

1990 · Digital print on paper

image: 197 x 269 mm

The Whispering Curtain (Or the Childhood of Orlando Gibbons)

The Whispering Curtain (Or the Childhood of Orlando Gibbons)

1987 · Printed curtains and plastic on lithograph on paper

support, secondary: 563 x 760 mm

Little Cuddly Baby Communist

Little Cuddly Baby Communist

1987 · Lithograph on paper, print on PVC, watercolour, adhesive stars and gold paint on paper

support: 760 x 561 mm

Drawing of Severed Turkey Foot

Drawing of Severed Turkey Foot

1987 · Ink on paper

support: 562 x 344 mm

The Bird Table

1987 · Ink and watercolour on paper

support: 507 x 405 mm

The Crossing

1985 · Oil paint on board

unconfirmed: 567 x 805 mm

Large Harvest Field and Woods near Happisburgh, Norfolk

Large Harvest Field and Woods near Happisburgh, Norfolk

1984 · Oil paint and vegetation on board

support: 916 x 1419 mm

The London Train (Late Night at Norwich (Thorpe) Station), 26 January 1984

The London Train (Late Night at Norwich (Thorpe) Station), 26 January 1984

1984 · Pastel on paper

support: 556 x 713 mm

Man Scanning the Distance

Man Scanning the Distance

1983 · Concrete and binoculars

object: 470 x 430 x 440 mm, 36.4 kg

Blue Period No. 2

Blue Period No. 2

1983 · Watercolour and newsprint transfert on paper

support: 760 x 570 mm

Study for Rose Period No. 3

Study for Rose Period No. 3

1983 · Watercolour and newsprint transfert on paper

support: 767 x 570 mm

Fantail Pigeon on Nest

Fantail Pigeon on Nest

1983 · Graphite, paper and conté crayon on paper

support: 601 x 460 mm

Shepherd with Lantern

Shepherd with Lantern

1983 · Chalk, pastel and printed paper on board

support: 784 x 521 mm

Moneyman No. 2

1983 · Pastel on printed paper

support: 795 x 570 mm

Late Hay? (Field between the Yarmouth Road and Plumstead, Norfolk), 19 October 1983

Late Hay? (Field between the Yarmouth Road and Plumstead, Norfolk), 19 October 1983

1983 · Graphite and pastel on paper

support: 547 x 764 mm

‘Muckspreading again ...’ (Looking West - Evening. Fields and Farm in a Spinney - from South of Walcott near Happisburgh - towards Riddlington, Norfolk), 25 September 1983

‘Muckspreading again ...’ (Looking West - Evening. Fields and Farm in a Spinney - from South of Walcott near Happisburgh - towards Riddlington, Norfolk), 25 September 1983

1983 · Graphite and pastel on paper

support: 556 x 756 mm

Lonewolf

1981 · Relief print on paper

image: 704 x 500 mm

A Letter to Christopher Logue

A Letter to Christopher Logue

1980 · Lithograph and ink on paper

support: 210 x 298 mm image: 148 x 245 mm

The Gardens - with Four Eagles

The Gardens - with Four Eagles

1972 · Graphite on board

support: 187 x 349 mm

Grain

1970 · Etching on paper

image: 688 x 541 mm

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Artwork sources (2)

69 published of 86 catalogued · 61 with image

Tate
52 published52 img
MoMA
17 publishedof 34 catalogued9 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Study for Rose Period No. 3
1983 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Shoe Trees
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Whispering Curtain (Or the Childhood of Orlando Gibbons)
1987 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Goodbye 1980s
1990 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Monument
1964 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Grain
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Still Life with Art Deco Goldfish Bowl, Curtain and Shells
1969 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Power and Beauty No. 7
1968 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Hot Dog Sculpture
1965 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Power and Beauty No. 9
1968 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Las Vegas (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Las Vegas (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Movements2

Pop Art Post-Impressionism

Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Tate Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Background

Education

Slade School of Fine Art

Visual Arts

Norwich University of the Arts

Visual Arts

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Apr 2026	$600 – $900	Unsold
Untitled	Artsy	Feb 2026	$1,000 – $1,500	Unsold