| Description |
Editioned posthumously in 2006. A red semi-circle and a blue rectangle are set against a green background. Screenprint, four colours, on Arches Velin Blanc 400gsm, by Carol Robertson at Graal Press.
The image for this print was made and approved by Barns-Graham in 2002 when she was 89 but it hadn’t been printed by the time of her death in 2004. Graal Press, the Scottish master printmakers, whom Barns-Graham had worked closely and extensively with in her final years, printed the image posthumously as an edition of 25 in 2006. This piece displays a slight shift in her work with new shapes and composition, making it seem as though, despite her age, had she lived longer her style would have continued to evolve.
Screenprinting was her favourite form of printing. After a period of overseeing all stages of printing including the verification of proofs, she realised that once she and the printmaker understood each other properly, there was no need for her to oversee each stage of the process. The technique of screenprinting was also mirrored in the way she created paintings on paper, working on several works from a series at once.
The largest and most consistent body of printed work she produced was the series of screenprints Barns-Graham made with Graal Press. |
