NHS University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust Selling Off Historic Art
September 5 2025
Picture: Clevedon Salerooms
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Earlier in the summer AHN shared news that the NHS Hull & East Yorkshire Trust were selling off a selection of historic portraits from their collection.
A reader of this blog has been in touch with news that the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust seem to have decided to follow suit and are selling off no fewer than 14 historic portraits of figures connected with Bristol's medical heritage. The selection of paintings, which are still on the ArtUK website (although sans images), will be offered for sale by Clevedon Salesrooms on 11th September 2025.
To quote the auction house's catalogue note which accompanies each hospital-sourced lot:
This lot is offered by Clevedon Salerooms at no selling cost from the Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity collection, and is being sold in line with their heritage assets policy.
The relevant NHS Trust has been contacted for comment on the sale.
