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Wilhelmina Barns-GrahamSeptember in Orkneysigned and dated 1987
titled versooil on board31 x 92 cms (12 x 36 ins)
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Wilhelmina Barns-GrahamGreen Moonsigned with artist's initials and dated 1953
title inscribed versogouache22 x 47.5 cms (9 x 19 ins)Sold -
Wilhelmina Barns-GrahamEight Lines, Wave Rhythmssigned and dated 1988
title inscribed versoacrylic on card15 x 20 cms (6 x 8 ins)
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Barns-Graham’s evocative abstracts are sufficiently removed from reality to be in pursuit of form, but referential enough of the landscape to be a part of the English tradition.
Her abstract idiom developed under the influence of Naum Gabo after she settled in St Ives in 1940. Gabo’s preoccupation with Constructivism moved Barns-Graham toward a more pared down and well-organised description of natural forms.
She was the only member of the Penwith Society of Artists to show work at every exhibition between 1949 and 1999. Her paintings can be found in public collections throughout the United Kingdom including the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the Arts Council of England, the British Museum, the Tate collection, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Leeds and Manchester City Art Galleries.
