Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE, HRSA, HRSW
Genre: 20th Century Painters
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was born in St Andrews. Attended Edinburgh College of Art 1932-7. Moved to St Ives in 1940's where she joined the artist societies of Newlyn, St Ives and Penwith and became friends with Nicholson, Hepworth and Gabo. Trip to Switzerland in 1948 inspired her Glacier Series. Further significant travel to Italy in 1955 highlighting her strong draughtsmanship. Divided her time between St Andrews and St Ives from 1960. Various significant series of abstract works from the geometric to the more organic.
Later colourful, painterly flourishing in tandem with magnificent printmaking with Graal Press, consolidated her place as a major Modern British figure.
Born: 1912
Died: 2004
Black Movement with Scarlet & Mustard, Collage 50
1982
Acrylic and oil on card
W:13.6cm H:10cm
£5,100
1982
Acrylic and oil on card
W:13.6cm H:10cm
5,100
1985
Acrylic and oil on card
W:13.8cm H:10cm
5,100
Acrylic and oil on card
W:20cm H:13.7cm
7,000
2002
Screenprint ed. 13 of 70
W:75cm H:56.9cm
1,265
1991
Screenprint ed. 4 of 20
W:75.5cm H:56cm
3,300
1995
Screenprint ed. 47 of 70
W:48.5cm H:76cm
1,875
2,000
Screenprint ed. 26 of 50
W:58cm H:76.5cm
2,000
1984
Acrylic on hardboard on hardboard
W:53cm H:17.4cm
10,000
1984
Oil and acrylic on card on board
W:45.5cm H:15.5cm
10,000
1986
Acrylic on hardboard on hardboard
W:106cm H:35.5cm
POA
1984
Acrylic on card on hardboard
W:10cm H:13.6cm
5,100
1983-97
Oil and acrylic on card on card
W:15.6cm H:10.6cm
5,500
1955
pencil and pastel
W:59cm H:47cm
9750
1991
screenprint
W:76cm H:64.7cm
3,600
