Contemporary British Painting
Friday, November 1, 1946–Sunday, December 15, 1946

Graham Sutherland (1903–1980). Thorn Trees, 1945. Oil on cardboard, 42 3/4 x 39 3/4 inches (108.6 x 101 cm). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Room of Contemporary Art Fund, 1946.
Contemporary British Painting featured the work of thirteen prominent British painters, including Henry Moore (1898–1986), Graham Sutherland (1903–1980), Stanley Spencer (1891–1959), John Piper (1903–1992), Edward Burra (1905–1976), Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947), John Tunnard (1900–1971), and Eric Ravilious (1903–1942).