Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 111 works by Paul Nash in our catalogue
In short
Of all the originals Paul Nash left, the most famous is The Separation of Light from Darkness (1924). Close behind it come The Stackyard (1925) and Sunflower and sun (1942). Our catalog holds 111 works by Paul Nash; the gallery has kept the 100 the world admires most, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.
We are looking at The Separation of Light from Darkness, a work created by Paul Nash in 1924. This piece emerged during a significant period in the artist's development, following his formative years in the United Kingdom. Nash was born in Kensington, United Kingdom, in 1889, and his perspective was shaped by the landscapes and environments of his home country.
In this 1925 composition, we find ourselves in a peaceful corner of the English landscape. The scene is defined by the presence of several haystacks, their straw bodies rendered in soft, yellowish tones that catch the light of a calm day. These forms are arranged with a deliberate sense of balance, with one haystack positioned to the left, another centrally located, and a third toward the right. A small red…
The artwork titled Sunflower and sun was created in 1942. This piece is a work by the artist Paul Nash. The composition focuses on the relationship between the botanical subject and the celestial body, a theme that aligns with the artist's broader engagement with landscape and symbolism.
Paul Nash’s Landscape of the Moon's Last Phase transports the viewer to a moment suspended between night and dawn, a breathtaking tableau dominated by the soft, yet profound, luminescence of a waning moon. This painting is more than a mere depiction of nature; it is an atmospheric meditation on cycles—the ebb and flow of light, life, and time itself. The composition draws the eye across a sweeping vista where foreground…
Paul Nash's “Circle of the Monoliths,” painted in 1938, isn’t merely a landscape; it’s a meticulously constructed dreamscape, a potent distillation of memory, myth, and the unsettling beauty of the British countryside. This remarkable work, housed at Leeds Museums and Galleries, invites viewers into a realm where familiar forms are fractured, perspectives shift, and an ancient, almost primeval energy permeates every detail. Nash, deeply influenced by William Blake’s visionary poetry…
In this 1924 woodcut, we witness a moment of profound, almost violent transition. The work, part of a series of illustrations for the book Genesis, moves away from the figurative to explore the very mechanics of existence. It is a stark, monochromatic vision where the separation of light from darkness is rendered not as a gentle dawn, but as a rhythmic, angular tension. The composition is dominated by a series…
The Creation of Land emerges from the shadows of a profound transformation. Created by Paul Nash in 1924, this work exists as a singular moment within a larger, rhythmic sequence. It belongs to a series of woodcuts that draw their strength from the biblical Genesis, capturing the very instant when the world begins to take shape through a jerky, frightening cataclysm. The landscape does not merely appear; it erupts.
Paul Nash’s "Oxford During the War," painted in 1942, is far more than a mere depiction of an English landscape; it is a profound meditation on endurance. The canvas captures a scene steeped in the palpable tension of wartime, yet simultaneously breathes with an almost defiant tranquility. One gazes upon the foreground, drawn immediately to the imposing presence of the parked tank—a stark emblem of military reality—which anchors the composition.…
The Haunting Stillness of “The Diving Stage” Paul Nash’s “The Diving Stage,” painted in 1928, isn't merely a depiction of a seaside structure; it’s a meticulously crafted tableau of isolation, anticipation, and the unsettling beauty of suspended time. Emerging from the British Council Collection, this work transcends its subject matter to become a profound meditation on human presence within a vast, indifferent landscape. The painting immediately commands attention with its…
The Creation of the Starry Firmament is a significant woodcut by the British artist Paul Nash. Created in 1924, this work emerged from a period of intense creative development for the artist. It was produced as part of a series of illustrations for the book Genesis, a project that sought to visualize the biblical narrative through a modern, abstracted lens. The piece captures a moment of cosmic emergence, translating the…
The Creation of Animals1924
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Coronilla (recto)1929 · Fitzwilliam College
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Wounded, Passchendaele
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The Orchard1914
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A Night Bombardment1919 · National Gallery of Canada
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Void1918 · National Gallery of Canada
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After the Battle1918
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Cotswold Hills1920
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The Mule Track1918
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Behind the Inn1919
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Spring in the Trenches, Ridge Wood, 19171918
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The Ypres Salient at Night1918
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Pink Hyacinth1921 · Government Art Collection
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Berkshire Downs1922 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
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A Howitzer Firing1918
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The Edge of the Wood1919 · Reading Museum - Town Hall
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The Sea1923 · The Phillips Collection
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Mimosa Wood1926 · Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Plage1928
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Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, Snow1928
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Riviera Window, Cros de Cagnes1926 · Government Art Collection
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Granary1923
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Sandling Park, Kent1924
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St Pancras Lilies1927
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St Pancras, London1927
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Through a Window, Riviera1927
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Oxenbridge Pond1928
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Landscape1927 · Government Art Collection
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Cactus1928 · The Mercer Art Gallery
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Still Life with Bog Cotton1927 · Leeds Art Gallery
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The Pond at Souldern1926 · Wolverhampton Art Gallery
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The Shore1923 · Leeds Art Gallery
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'Modern Textiles' (shop sign board)1926
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Lares1929
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Kinetic Feature1931
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Pillar and Moon1932
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Wood on the Downs1929
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Northern Adventure1929
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The Rye Marshes, East Sussex1932 · Ferens Art Gallery
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Landscape at Iden1929
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Dead Spring1929 · Pallant House Gallery
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Nest of the Siren1930 · Government Art Collection
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Token1930
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Equivalents for the Megaliths1935
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Footballers Prefer Shell1935
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Equivalents for the Megaliths1935
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Landscape from a Dream1936
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In the Marshes1938
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Voyages of the Moon1934
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Landscape from a Dream1936
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Winter Sea1937
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Nocturnal Landscape1938
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Composition (Design for Today)1934 · Pallant House Gallery
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Event on the Downs1934 · Government Art Collection
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Night Fighter1940 · National Gallery of Canada
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Day Fighter1940 · National Gallery of Canada
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Wooded Landscape1942 · National Gallery of Canada
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Vale of the White Blackbird1942 · National Gallery of Canada
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Grotto in the Snow1939
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Defence of Albion1942
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Landscape of the Bagley Woods1943
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The Messerschmidt in Windsor Great Park1940
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View R1940
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Totes Meer (Dead Sea)1940
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Landscape of the Brown Fungus1943
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Follow the Fuhrer Above the Clouds1942 · Imperial War Museum
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Landscape of the Moon's First Quarter1943
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Landscape of the Malvern Distance1943
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Cloudscape (recto)1939 · The British Postal Museum - Archive
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Landscape (verso)1939 · The British Postal Museum - Archive
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Michaelmas Landscape1943 · Ferens Art Gallery
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Solstice of the Sunflower1945 · National Gallery of Canada
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The Creation of Birds and Fishes1924
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Flight of the Magnolia1944
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March Landscape1944
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Battle of Germany1944 · Imperial War Museum
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Landscape of the Vernal Equinox (III)1944
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November Moon1942 · Fitzwilliam College
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Telecommunications1934 · Walker Art Gallery
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Eclipse of the Sunflower1945 · British Council Collection
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Druid Landscape1938 · British Council Collection
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Landscape of Bleached Objects1934 · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
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Dymchurch StepsNational Gallery of Canada
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Chestnut WatersNational Gallery of Canada
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The Wall, Dymchurch1923 · Tate Britain
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Blue House on the Shore
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Wittenham Clumps
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Dymchurch, Kent
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BouquetWilliam Evans Bequest
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Landscape (verso)Fitzwilliam College
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Paul Nash | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 National Gallery of Canada |
Ottawa | 9 | A Night Bombardment, Void, Night Fighter |
 Government Art Collection |
London | 5 | Pink Hyacinth, Riviera Window, Cros de Cagnes, Landscape |
 British Council Collection |
London | 4 | The Diving Stage, Eclipse of the Sunflower, Druid Landscape |
 Leeds Art Gallery |
Leeds | 3 | Circle of the Monoliths, Still Life with Bog Cotton, The Shore |
 Fitzwilliam College |
Cambridge | 3 | Coronilla (recto), November Moon, Landscape (verso) |
 Imperial War Museum |
London | 6 | Follow the Fuhrer Above the Clouds, Battle of Germany |
 Art Gallery of New South Wales |
Sydney | 2 | Sunflower and sun, Mimosa Wood |
 Walker Art Gallery |
Liverpool | 2 | Landscape of the Moon's Last Phase, Telecommunications |
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
We are looking at The Separation of Light from Darkness, a work created by Paul Nash in 1924. This piece emerged during a significant period in the artist's development, following his formative years in the United Kingdom. Nash was born in Kensington, United Kingdom, in 1889, and his perspective was shaped by the landscapes and environments of his home country.
Paul Nash's “Circle of the Monoliths,” painted in 1938, isn’t merely a landscape; it’s a meticulously constructed dreamscape, a potent distillation of memory, myth, and the unsettling beauty of the British countryside. This remarkable work, housed at Leeds Museums and Galleries, invites viewers into a realm where familiar forms are fractured, perspectives shift, and an ancient, almost primeval energy permeates every detail. Nash, deeply influenced by William Blake’s visionary poetry…
The artwork titled Sunflower and sun was created in 1942. This piece is a work by the artist Paul Nash. The composition focuses on the relationship between the botanical subject and the celestial body, a theme that aligns with the artist's broader engagement with landscape and symbolism.
The Separation of Light from Darkness (1924). The Stackyard (1925) and Sunflower and sun (1942) come next.
35 years old: The Separation of Light from Darkness dates from 1924, and Paul Nash was born in 1889.
The Separation of Light from Darkness, The Stackyard, Sunflower and sun, Landscape of the Moon's Last Phase, Circle of the Monoliths, The Creation of the Firmament, The Creation of Land, Oxford During the War, The Diving Stage and The Creation of the Starry Firmament. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 111 works by Paul Nash, dated from 1914 to 1945.
Mostly in National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Government Art Collection (London) and British Council Collection (London). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1920s: 35 of the 100 works on this page were made then, The Separation of Light from Darkness among them.
On this page, the earliest is The Orchard (1914) and the latest Solstice of the Sunflower (1945).
Landscape (21), Geometric shapes (8) and British art (8), across the 100 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 8 of the 100 works on this page.
Surrealism, judging by the originals on this page.
A Night Bombardment, Void and Night Fighter: the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa holds 9 of the works on this page.
