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John Aldridge painted 'Sunbathers on the Beach,' in 1962 when he was still teaching at the Slade. A close friend of the poet John Betjeman, they often holidayed together, Aldridge preferring Italy or France, Betjeman choosing Aldeburgh, Southwold or Felixstowe.

John Minton, whose postwar paintings depicted wrecked London landscapes, was delighted by the light and colour when he visited Jamaica in 1950. He painted 'Banana Plantation,' and other scenes when he returned to the St John’s Wood studio he shared with the painter Keith Vaughan.

'The Tea Break.' In the years before WW1 William Roberts was a pioneer, among English artists, in his use of abstract images. In later years he described his approach as that of an 'English Cubist.'

'Ipswich Docks.' (1950) John Nash developed a keen conviction early on for everyday subjects which would serve to feed almost his entire output. Docks and quays are subjects he returned to time and time again.

'The Wharf at Cookham.' (1936) Stanley Spencer had no source of income except painting. His landscape work was readily saleable, it gave him a rest from making large religious pictures and helped refresh his vision by renewing his contact with nature.