23 January 2013 Last updated at 14:30

In pictures: 100 years of The London Group

Works by current members of The London Group

Arts collective The London Group is celebrating its centenary with an exhibition in Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing. Set up in 1913 by 32 artists including Lucien Pissarro, Walter Sickert and Harold Gilman, the group aimed to act as a counterbalance to institutions such as the Royal Academy. The artist-run organisation established a mentoring and exhibiting programme which has supported the careers of many of Britain's best-known artists.

Among the hundreds of London Group members over the last 100 years are Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, LS Lowry and David Hockney. The new exhibition includes works by some 80 of the group's current members, including this piece by Tom Scase.

The exhibiting artists created new pieces of work in response to Sir John Soane and Pitzhanger Manor, the country house that he built for himself. The London Group's president, Susan Haire said making art in this way had a "strong appeal" for many of the artists who found it a "very enriching experience".

The art work is displayed throughout Pitzhanger Manor and includes paintings, sculptures and etchings as well as digital and interactive pieces, some of which encourage the onlooker to value the work of those who maintain the house.

The site-specific exhibition runs until 9 March, 2013.

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In pictures: 100 years of The London Group

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