Rayonanthus

Details

Anne Redpath, R.S.A., A.R.A., A.R.W.S. (1895-1965)
Rayonanthus
signed 'Anne Redpath' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1960.

Provenance

with Aitken Dott, Edinburgh.

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Lot Essay

Anne Redpath's work is characterised by her innovative and expressive use of colour. In particular she was fascinated by the use of white paint, 'As far back as I can remember I have loved painting white, and black is the obvious way to use white, you use black because it makes the white more intensified, or gives it more quality. I have always liked white' (Anne Redpath, in an interview with the BBC at her home in Edinburgh, first shown on 31 January 1961, see P. Bourne, Anne Redpath, Edinburgh, 1989, p. 87).

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