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City Art Gallery Description

On the east side of Victoria Square in Calvery Street is the Leeds City Art Gallery, opened in 1888, which has a fine collection of works by British artists, with particular emphasis on the 20th C. English water color painting is also well represented with 750 pictures by J.S. Cotman (1782-1842), one of the leading members of the Norwich School, mainly East Anglian landscapes. There are also works by Constable and Gainsborough together with the Italian and French masters (including Courbet, Corot, Renoir, Signac). The Henry Moore Sculpture Galleries contain works by the artist and sculptures by his contemporaries Jacob Epstein and Barbara Hepworth.

Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain

Address

Leeds City Art Gallery
The Headrow
Leeds LS1 3AA
United Kingdom

http://www.leeds.gov.uk/artgallery/

Hours

January 1 to December 31

Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	13:00
Closed	17:00	17:00	20:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (Last Monday, May) Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (Last Monday, August)