Bigger Picture 2026
Art from Towner Eastbourne
Fom March 2026
Collecting and exhibiting contemporary art for 100 years, Towner sits where the coast and the South Downs meet. Towner presents exhibitions of national and international importance for audiences in Eastbourne, the UK, and beyond, showcasing the most exciting and creative developments in modern and contemporary art.
The Bigger Picture is a unique collaboration between two very different organisations. All 24 reproductions on show are printed
life-size, offering a special and fully accessible viewing experience, free for all to enjoy.
Take a walk around Cromer to discover them. There is a digital guide and map to the exhibition on the free app Bloomberg
Connects.
Nowhere Fast
Artist: Clare Woods
Credit: Towner Collection, purchased with Art Fund support and the assistance of the Arts Council England/V&A Museum Purchase Grant Fund and National Lottery. Image Towner Eastbourne, © The Artist
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Eastbourne
Artist: Harold Mockford
Credit: Towner Collection. Image Towner Eastbourne, © Estate of Harold Mockford
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Winter Landscape
Artist: William Gear
Credit: Towner Collection, purchased in 1998, with the support of the Friends of the Towner. Image Towner Eastbourne, © Estate of William Gear
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Paul Carrying Robin Huss Accompanied by His Dog Saxon
Artist: Laetitia Yhap
Credit: Towner Collection. Image Towner Eastbourne, © The Artist
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Barrage Balloons
Artist: Stanislawa de Karlowska
Credit: Towner Collection. Image Towner Eastbourne
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People
Artist: Barnett Freedman
Credit: Towner Collection. Image Towner Eastbourne, © Estate of Barnett Freedman
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Chain Reaction
Artist: Wilfred Avery
Credit: Towner Collection, gift of the Estate of Wilfred Avery. Image Towner Eastbourne, © Estate of Wilfred Avery
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Landscape No. 268
Artist: John Virtue
Credit: Towner Collection, purchased in Partnership with the Contemporary Art Society as part of the Collection Scheme, and with the assistance of the MGC/V&A. Image Towner Eastbourne, © The Artist
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Milk for the Calves
Artist: Thomas James Lloyd
Credit: Towner Collection, the Towner Bequest (1920), Image Towner Eastbourne
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Hope Gap
Artist: Emma Stibbon
Credit: Towner Collection, acquired with support from the Andrew Forrest memorial fund and the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund. Photo Stuart Bunce, © The Artist
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Girl in Caravan
Artist: Kathleen Walne
Credit: Towner Collection, gift of Mr and Mrs R W A Bridges. Image Towner Eastbourne, © Estate of Kathleen Walne
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Steamer
Artist: Alfred Wallis
Credit: Towner Collection, the Lucy Wertheim Bequest. Image Towner Eastbourne
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Composition: Eastbourne
Artist: Margaret Benecke
Credit: Towner Collection. Image Towner Eastbourne, © The Artist's Estate
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The Boy, Eric Ravilious in his studio at Redcliffe Road
Artist: Edward Bawden
Credit: Towner Collection. Image Towner Eastbourne, © Estate of Edward Bawden
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Corporation Blue
Artist: Heather Brennan
Credit: Towner Collection, gift of the artist. Image Towner Eastbourne, © The Artist
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Judd’s Farm
Artist: William Nicholson
Credit: Towner Collection, acquired with the assistance of the MGC/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, National Art Collections Fund and the Friends of the Towner. Image Towner Eastbourne
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Music Hall
Artist: David Gommon
Credit: Towner Collection, the Lucy Wertheim Bequest. Image Towner Eastbourne, © Estate of David Gommon
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The Chase, The Hunt
Artist: Ilsa Rodmell
Credit: Towner Collection, the Lucy Wertheim Bequest. Image Towner Eastbourne, © The Artist's Estate
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Still Life
Artist: Frances Hodgkins
Credit: Towner Collection, the Lucy Wertheim Bequest. Image Towner Eastbourne
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Paysage
Artist: Phelan Gibb
Credit: Towner Collection, the Lucy Wertheim Bequest. Image Towner Eastbourne
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Beachy Head
Artist: Eric Ravilious
Credit: Towner Collection, purchased with the assistance of Art Fund, National Heritage Memorial Fund, Arts Council England, Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, The Monument Trust and Eastbourne Arts Circle. Image Towner Eastbourne
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Bronze Ballet
Artist: Edward Wadsworth
Credit: Towner Collection, acquired with the assistance of the V&A Purchase Grant Fund. Image Towner Eastbourne
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Girl on a Chair
Artist: Christopher Wood
Credit: Towner Collection, the Lucy Wertheim Bequest. Image Towner Eastbourne
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Fair at Neuilly
Artist: Christopher Wood
Credit: Towner Collection, the Lucy Wertheim Bequest. Image Towner Eastbourne
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