The work · Charlie Rogers

The work

Charlie made around a thousand paintings and drawings across fifty-six years. This selection of 316 is drawn from the book and grouped by its chapters.

Gateshead

Charlie's Gateshead

106 paintings

The back lanes, corner shops, churches and demolition scenes of the town where he lived and worked.

Newcastle

30 paintings

Across the river: the Quayside Sunday market, the bridges, the Bigg Market and the boats on the Tyne.

Beyond Tyneside

Paris and London

13 paintings

Paris was his favourite city, visited more than ten times from 1964. London brought four Royal Academy summer shows.

Beyond Tyneside

8 paintings

Jersey, Durham, the Dales and the coast, painted on his travels.

Subjects and themes

Family

11 paintings

Pop with his bottle of Newcastle Brown, Ann, Charlie Junior, and Bruce the black dog who recurs across the catalogue.

Imagery

18 paintings

Nocturnes, snow scenes, churches and pubs, the recurring moods of his work.

Characters

18 paintings

Rag-and-bone men, street traders and the Tyneside characters who filled his streets.

Observations of people

23 paintings

Bar scenes, conversations, readers and quiet figures caught mid-thought.

Interior scenes

7 paintings

Domestic rooms and kitchens, the indoor counterpoint to the streets.

Industrial scenes

5 paintings

The working river and the industry that shaped the region.