Mermaids / Sirens
The vast majority of mermaids depicted in this curation have been created by men.
Craigie Ronald John Aitchison (1926–2009)
Oil on canvas
H 172.5 x W 145 cm
Newport Museum and Art Gallery
Maurice Greiffenhagen (1862–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 100 cm
Paisley Art Institute Collection, held by Paisley Museum and Art Galleries
Mermaid 1913 & cast c.1965–1966
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891–1915) (posthumous cast)
Bronze
H 11.4 x W 27.3 x D 19.7 cm
Tate
Mermaid 1913
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891–1915)
Marble
H 11.8 x W 29 x D 19 cm
Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge
Mermaids' Rock c.1894
Edward Matthew Hale (1852–1924)
Oil on canvas
H 121.9 x W 198.1 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
Mermaid and Sea 1919
Robert Anning Bell (1863–1933)
Oil on canvas
H 114.3 x W 68.6 cm
Victoria Art Gallery
Charles John Allen (1862–1956)
Bronze
H 48 x W 23 x D 16 cm
Leicester Arts and Museums Service
George Wallace Jardine (1920–2002)
Oil on board
H 55.1 x W 75.8 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Feejee Mermaid c.2007
Trevor Gordon (b.1975)
Papier-mâché, metal & wood
H 40 x W 21 x D 14 cm
University of Dundee Fine Art Collections
Didier (active 20th C)
Pigment on hardboard
H 54 x W 34 cm
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Helen, a Mermaid c.1880
Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898)
Oil on canvas
H 29.5 x W 71.5 cm
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
The Mermaid 1993
Miguel Angel d'Arienzo (b.1950)
Oil on canvas
H 182 x W 63 cm
Essex Collection of Art from Latin America
Brian Donald Hume
Oil on canvas
H 59.6 x W 44.3 cm
Bethlem Museum of the Mind
A Mermaid 1900
John William Waterhouse (1849–1917)
Oil on canvas
H 96.5 x W 66.6 cm
Royal Academy of Arts
The Mermaid of Mahee 1931
Thomas Beattie (b.1863)
Stone
H 88 x W 153 x D 45 cm
National Trust, Mount Stewart
Mali Morris (b.1945)
Acrylic on canvas
H 61 x W 152.5 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
The Mermaid's Haunt 1804
Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759–1817)
Oil on panel
H 37.5 x W 48.3 cm
Paintings Collection
William Hilton (1786–1839)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 101.6 cm
Tabley House Collection
Albert Kpade (active 20th C)
Pigment on hardboard
H 39 x W 37 cm
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Mermaid's Song, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' 1909
Robert Anning Bell (1863–1933)
Oil on canvas
H 60.3 x W 113.7 cm
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
Under the Sea 2008
Members of the Rural Youth Project
Acrylic on canvas
H 208 x W 308 cm
Bradfield Parish Council
The Fisherman and the Syren 1856–1858
Frederic Leighton (1830–1896)
Oil on canvas
H 66.4 x W 48.9 cm
Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Allegory: The Ship of State late 16th C
Frans Francken I (1542–1616)
Oil on panel
H 49.5 x W 44.5 cm
National Maritime Museum
Ulysses and the Sirens (Mermaids) 1929
Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
Oil on hardboard
H 55 x W 79 cm
Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge
A Siren in Full Moonlight 1940
Paul Delvaux (1897–1994)
Oil on panel
H 111.9 x W 180 cm
Southampton City Art Gallery
Herbert James Draper (1864–1920)
Oil on canvas
H 88.9 x W 110.5 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
unknown artist
Oil on wood
H 67 x W 107.2 cm
All Souls College, University of Oxford
Ulysses and the Sirens c.1850
Edward Calvert (1799–1883)
Oil on millboard
H 19.7 x W 36.9 cm
Birmingham Museums Trust
Ulysses and the Sirens c.1909
Herbert James Draper (1864–1920)
Oil on canvas
H 177 x W 213.5 cm
Ferens Art Gallery
The Siren 1888
Edward Armitage (1817–1896)
Oil on canvas
H 114.3 x W 162.5 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
La sirène 1879
Charles Landelle (1821–1908)
Oil on canvas
H 134 x W 85 cm
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
Frederick Richard Pickersgill (1820–1900)
Oil on panel
H 50 x W 50 cm
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
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Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891–1915) -
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