| Artist |
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE HRSA HRSW (Scottish b.1912, d.2004) |
| Title |
November III (St Andrews) |
| Date |
1991 |
| Period |
20th century ; 13 |
| Description |
A large black circle is placed off-centre of the print, accompanied by a thinner, pale blue, vertical line to its left. From the centre of the smooth circle a cross is loosly drawn outwards, revealing a ground texture. This texture was made from a rubbing from the concrete studio floor (and was used again for 'November IV').
Versions of this exist as mixed-media works with added gouache or acrylic.
This work is the third in a series titled ‘November’ which Barns-Graham made at the Curwen Studio in Linton, near Cambridge. The artist spent six days working with Kip Gresham in November, 1991 and this visit marked the artist’s first real engagement with screenprinting. In her diary the artist noted: ‘I was highly nervous and asked to make marks on [a] type of tracing paper. To unwind I asked if I could make ‘a splash’ with black gouache… [which was] done on the ground.’ This work shows the impact of the artist’s trip to Barcelona that October, where she had particularly admired the work of Antoni Tàpies and Joan Miró. |
| Material |
Print DO NOT USE |
| Type |
Screen Print |
| Collection |
Art Collection ; Modern and Contemporary Art Collection |
| Classification |
prints (visual works) ; etchings (prints) |
| Signature |
Signature and date bottom left 'W Barns Graham '91', edition bottom left |
| Accession Number |
EU3036 |
