Past Exhibitions

 

 

Pannett Art Gallery is Closed - Egton Horse Fair John Atkinson, 1863-1924

Pannett Art Gallery is Closed – Egton Horse Fair John Atkinson, 1863-1924

Egton Horse Fair by John Atkinson, 1863-1924 John Atkinson was born in Newcastle and studied at the Newcastle School of Art. His was a well respected artist and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy as well as at the Royal ...
Pannett Art Gallery is Closed - Whitby Harbour by Elias Bancroft  1846–1924

Pannett Art Gallery is Closed – Whitby Harbour by Elias Bancroft 1846–1924

Whitby Harbour by Elias Bancroft  1846–1924 Elias Mollineaux Bancroft was born in Cheshire.  He studied at the Royal College of Art and later taught at the Manchester School of Art. He is known as a landscape painter but his paintings ...
Pannett Art Gallery is Closed - Unloading Cargo by Richard Weatherill (1844 – 1923)

Pannett Art Gallery is Closed – Unloading Cargo by Richard Weatherill (1844 – 1923)

Unloading Cargo by Richard Weatherill (1844 – 1923) Richard was the youngest of George and Sarah Weatherill’s four children.  If he had been in better health Richard would probably have pursued a career at sea, but instead he served a ...
Pannett Art Gallery is Closed - Whitby Bridge by Sarah Weatherill

Pannett Art Gallery is Closed – Whitby Bridge by Sarah Weatherill

Whitby Bridge by Sarah Ellen Weatherill (1836 – 1918) This atmospheric, moonlit scene is signed Sarah Buchanan, the second of George Weatherill and his wife’s, (also called Sarah), four children. George taught his daughter Sarah to paint and draw and ...
Pannett Art Gallery is Closed - Runswick by George Weatherill (1810-1890)

Pannett Art Gallery is Closed – Runswick by George Weatherill (1810-1890)

Runswick by George Weatherill (1810-1890) George Weatherill was born into a farming family near the fishing village of Staithes. He was an intelligent child, who spent much of his spare time sketching. On leaving school he became an apprentice clerk ...
Pannett Art Gallery is Closed - Beach Scene by Florence Hess (1891-1974)

Pannett Art Gallery is Closed – Beach Scene by Florence Hess (1891-1974)

Beach Scene by Florence Hess (1891-1974) Florence Hess was born in Leeds and studied at Leeds School of Art. From 1905 she studied with the Yorkshire painter Mark Senior who was an important member of the Staithes Group of Artists ...
Pannett Art Gallery is Closed - Church Street, Whitby by David Curtis

Pannett Art Gallery is Closed – Church Street, Whitby by David Curtis

Church Street, Whitby by David Curtis​The Pannett Art Gallery bought this lovely watercolour painting just a few years ago. It shows Church Street, crowded with visitors, and people sitting outside, enjoying the atmosphere. It is full of detail and the ...
Pannett Art Gallery is Closed - Whitby, 1932 by Sir Henry George Rushbury (1889 –1968)

Pannett Art Gallery is Closed – Whitby, 1932 by Sir Henry George Rushbury (1889 –1968)

‘Whitby, 1932’ by Sir Henry George Rushbury (1889 –1968)This delicate watercolour painting by Henry Rushbury really captures how it feels to be taking a stroll on the East Pier in Whitby on a blustery day. At just 13 years old Henry ...