• Whether you're searching for a timeless Fernand Léger or a striking Keith Haring, our gallery and website offer an extraordinary selection to suit all tastes and budgets. If you're starting or expanding your art collection, our expert-curated pieces bring the prestige of a museum into your home. Explore our top five showstoppers and invest in art you'll love for years to come.

  • Where to begin? Where to begin? Where to begin?

    Where to begin?

    Hidden’s collection contains works by eminent artists from across the 20th and 21st centuries, showcasing an extraordinary selection of artworks that cater to all tastes and budgets.


    We understand that it is tricky knowing where to begin when building an art collection and can only apologise for having so many wonderful pieces to choose between. But rest assured that when acquiring an artwork by one of our household names, you can’t go wrong. Now, which to choose?


    Our guiding principle is always to buy what you love. Whether you’re seeking a long-term asset or buying for the sheer pleasure of collecting, it is important to select an artwork that you’ll enjoy for years to come. For a bit of inspiration to get you started, we’ve hand-picked five showstoppers which would each be an excellent first purchase for your collection, bringing the prestige of a museum into your very own home.

  • 1. Tracey Emin "Love is What You Want" (2011)

    Purchasing an artwork by a contemporary trailblazer is an incredibly exciting prospect. Owning something created by a well-established luminary whose accolades keep making headlines is a surefire way of joining a fascinating cultural conversation. But don’t be tempted by any flashes in the pan – the contemporary artists we refer to are those with a cemented reputation.

     

    Top Tip: For accessible prices and era-defining images, consider Tracey Emin. She is one of the most important artists working today, having risen to fame in the late 20th century for her audacious yet sensitive artworks.

     

    Emin has been repeatedly recognised as a significant British artist, first being shortlisted for the country’s prestigious Turner Prize in 1999. More recently, she has been honoured with a damehood and given the title of Honorary Freewoman of Margate, her hometown which she has established as a major art destination. She is ever-growing in international acclaim and has countless major exhibitions under her belt.

     

    Emin's neon images relate to the advertising that exists all around us in the urban environment. Written in her scratchy handwriting, they feature intensely personal thoughts and desires expressed in an industrial, universal medium. First produced in the 1990s, they are among Emin's most celebrated works. Love is What You Want is one of several that were published as signed limited editions on paper by Emin International. 

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    1. Tracey Emin 'Love is What You Want' (2011)

  • 2. L.S Lowry "The Football Match" (1973)

    Our artists regularly fetch high prices at auction, but you do not have to break the bank to get your hands on one of their most iconic images.
     

    L.S Lowry, famed for his industrial scenes and ‘matchstalk’ figures, has created some of the most recognisable artworks in Modern British art. Critics and enthusiasts alike go into raptures about his work, which transforms otherwise prosaic snapshots of day-to-day life into profound, perceptive compositions. It is no wonder therefore that his masterpiece Going to the Match (1953) achieved a new auction record in 2022, selling for an astounding £7.8 million at Christie’s.

     

    This beloved painting depicts a bustle of spectators approaching a sports ground. It does more than just capture a moment in time, encapsulating a vital aspect of British culture –  adoration for the beautiful game. The Football Match is an outstanding proposition, as the Lowry's depictions of football matches are incredibly sought-after.

     

    Top Tip: This particular impression is even more desirable as Lowry’s football scenes typically focus on the attending crowds. The Football Match captures the game in full flow, complete with the football itself. 

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    2. L.S Lowry 'The Football Match' (1973)

  • 3. David Hockney "Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book (Paper Pools)" (1980)

    The artists in our collection are responsible for creating some of the most iconic images of all time. Think Andy Warhol's soup cans or Pablo Picasso's doves. It is an extraordinary thing to be able to purchase an image of such importance to these artists, not to mention the added bonus that these works offer strong growth potential. 

     

    David Hockney’s crisp and cool pools immediately spring to mind. He was captivated by water and the challenge of depicting an ultimately colourless and formless object. In the 1960s he worked on his first series of pool paintings following a trip to California, including the venerated A Bigger Splash, which is held in the Tate’s collection.

     

    In 1978 Hockney returned to the subject and created a series of 29 Paper Pools using printmaker Ken Tyler’s technique of mixing dyes with paper pulps to embed images into the very page itself. In 1980, a book was produced about this series with an exceptional lithograph to accompany it - Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book (Paper Pools).

     

    Hockney is a devoted printmaker and this coveted lithograph is a real testament to his unrivalled prowess. It was drawn on three limestone and three aluminium plates and the example we hold is one of the rare unsigned proofs aside from the main edition.

     

    Top Tip: Born and raised in Bradford, Hockney's work is popular the world over. He is one of the best selling living artists. 

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    3. David Hockney 'Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book (Paper Pools)' (1980)

  • 4. Pablo Picasso "Braggart in his Sunday Best behind the Scenes of a Circus" (1968)

    Pablo Picasso is a firm favourite and telling your friends that you have a Picasso on your wall is sure to turns heads. His name has become a synonym for genius and his legend is boundless. Picasso artworks aren’t as expensive as you would expect – in fact, you can secure yourself an original, hand-drawn etching or lithograph for 0.01% of his highest auction record.

     

    Top Tip: A restless innovator, Picasso produced nearly 2,400 editions from 1899 to 1972. His artworks are in demand worldwide and because his output is so varied, there’s something for everyone. We couldn’t recommend him more as an artist to add to your collection.

     

    Braggart in his Sunday Best behind the Scenes of a Circus is from the artist’s highly sought-after 347 series. Between March and October 1968, at the age of 86, Picasso embarked on a marvellously ambitious body of work in which he produced 347 etchings in just 204 days. Artworks from this series were obsessively dated and annotated, meaning that they can be interpreted as a thorough diary documenting the artist’s desires and experiences. This hand-signed etching comes from a small edition of only 50 plus 17 AP – its rarity and appealing price point make it an irresistible prospect for any collector, both new and seasoned!

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    4. Pablo Picasso 'Braggart in his Sunday Best behind the Scenes of a Circus' (1968)

  • 5. Joan Miró "Céret" (1977)

    With an unparalleled ability to fuse abstraction and childlike spontaneity, Joan Miró's prints offer a kaleidoscope of colour and form. His lithographs transport us to a world of whimsy and wonder, where the boundaries between the conscious and the unconscious blur. Miró's printmaking is a testament to his belief that art should "assassinate" painting, pushing the boundaries of artistic expression to new and exciting realms.

     

    Although they often appear wholly abstract, Miró's works employ a highly personal language of symbols and motifs. His images are punctuated by glimpses of moons, stars, birds and eyes, combined in thousands of different ways to create countless fantastical narratives. Although a frequent visitor to the realm of dreams, he kept one foot firmly planted in the physical world.

     

    Top Tip: Miró's graphic works are widely regarded as some of the most beautiful and distinctive prints produced by any artist during the 20th century. Full of wit and visual delight, they’re every bit the equal of his paintings and are held by numerous international museums. 

     

    Céret is a proof made before letters were added to create a poster for an exhibition of Miró's work at the Musée d'art moderne in Céret. Only fifty signed and numbered copies (with a handful of proofs) were printed. This example originally belonged to René Le Moigne, the chromist at printing workshop Atelier Maeght until 1982. 

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    5. Joan Miró 'Céret' (1977)

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