| Artist |
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE HRSA HRSW (Scottish b.1912, d.2004) |
| Title |
Eight Lines II |
| Date |
2001 |
| Period |
21st century ; 2000s |
| Description |
Eight lines traverse the page horizontally.
The artist wanted this print to be completely white except for the black lines, an effect very hard to achive with conventional oil-based printing inks. A special water-based intaglio ink was hand-made for this edition incorporating acyrlic painting aids.
Barns-Graham made several versions of this image in various media and it proved so popular that she decided to make it as an etching. The artist explained of the image: ‘It’s eight lines… of sand dune or wave movements, very simple, starting with a straight line and then building up into waves crisscrossing, just in line.’ |
| Material |
paper (fibre product) |
| Type |
Etching |
| Collection |
Art Collection ; Modern and Contemporary Art Collection |
| Classification |
etchings (prints) ; prints (visual works) |
| Signature |
Signed and dated bottom right: 'W Barns Graham 2001', edition number bottom left |
| Accession Number |
EU3035 |
