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Snow at Wharfdale II; Expanding Forms (Entrance) Touch Point Series No 1

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, 1957

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was born in St Andrews and studied at Edinburgh College of Art. In 1940, she moved to St Ives, Cornwall, where she became associated with the famous school of abstract art which flourished there.

These two paintings illustrate the development of the Scottish artist’s work over a 23-year period. The earlier painting shows the impact of American Abstract Expressionism on British artists in the 1950s. The later work shows a more minimalist approach to abstraction.

Both paintings now join three other works by the artist in the Pallant House Gallery collection.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Snow at Wharfdale II; Expanding Forms (Entrance) Touch Point Series No 1, 1957

Date supported

2015

Medium and material

oil on canvas

Dimensions

49.1 × 74.5 cm

Gifted by

The Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust

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