Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was born in St Andrews but in 1940 she moved to St Ives, joining the growing artists' colony that included modernist artists such as Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson. She became a founding member of the Penwith Society of Arts in Cornwall, and hosted the first meetings of the Crypt Group in her studio. After her move to St Ives, the influence of the Cornish landscape is evident in her work, at first through more representational and observational paintings of the landscape, such as the present work. Her art generally lay on the divide between abstract and representation, typically drawing on inspirations from the landscape. In the 1960s, the artist adopted a more geometrical form of abstraction as a way of taking a fresh approach to her painting.
1943
Pen, ink and watercolour on paper
24.5 x 32.5cm
863
© Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. Image courtesy of The Ingram Collection.
This work is part of The Ingram Collection of Modern British & Contemporary Art and was on loan to the Lightbox for the exhibition "Redressing the balance: Women Artists from The Ingram Collection" (11 August - 20 September 2020).
This work is part of The Ingram Collection of Modern British & Contemporary Art and was on loan to the Lightbox for the exhibition "Redressing the balance: Women Artists from The Ingram Collection" (11 August - 20 September 2020).
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Redressing the Balance: Women Artists from The Ingram Collection
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