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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

If you are visiting on Tuesday 4 November, please note that there is a special installation taking place in the house and galleries on this day for Remember Nature 2025.

© The William G. Congdon Foundation, Milano. Photo: Kettle's Yard

Painting

The Black City I (New York), 1949 (May)

William Congdon
Oil, enamel and ink on hardboard (Masonite)
760 x 610 mm
[WC 12]
On display

About the artist

Born 1912 – Died 1998

Read the full biography