"Art" by Graham Ovenden, who was found guilty at Truro Crown Court of indecent assault against girls in the 1970s and 80s has been removed from the Tate's online collection.

The move by the organisation, which said it was "reviewing the online presentation" of the prints follows Ovenden's conviction for child sex offences this week.

The Tate said: "Graham Ovenden is an artist of note, whose work has been widely shown over more than 40 years.

"However, following his conviction at Truro Crown Court, Tate is seeking further information and is reviewing the online presentation of those editioned prints by him that are held in the national collection.

"Until this review is complete, the images will not be available online and the works will not be available to view by appointment."

Ovenden had argued that the work which included images of naked young girls were not indecent, however the jury at his trial heard that his work was a way to sexually assault young girls.

He admitted he had taken pictures of naked children, and that some of his subjects had been blindfolded

Ovenden was convicted of six counts of indecency and one of indecent assault and cleared of three counts of indecency and two of indecent assault. He will be sentenced at a later date.