Betty Swanwick, R.A. (1915-1989)

One Amongst Us; and a preliminary study

Details

Betty Swanwick, R.A. (1915-1989)
One Amongst Us; and a preliminary study
signed and dated 'Betty Swanwick 80' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
19 x 23 in. (48.3 x 58.4 cm.) (2)

Provenance

Purchased by the present owner at the 1981 exhibition.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Royal Academy Yearbook, 1981, p. 119, illustrated.
Exhibition catalgoue, The Royal Academy Illustrated, 1981, p. 19.
B. Murphy, The Art of Betty Swanwick, Oxford, 1989, p. 22.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1981, no. 161.
London, Royal Academy, Betty Swanwick R.A. A Narrative Process, August - November 2001, no. 40.
London, Chris Beetles Galllery, Betty Swanwick: Artist and Visionary, November 2008.

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Lot Essay

Like William Blake, Swanwick put particular emphasis on the foot, as can be seen in the main figure of the present work. Swanwick explored the symbolism and vulnerability of the feet and support they lend the whole human structure (see P. Rossmore, Betty Swanwick: Artist and Visionary, London, 2008, p. 37).
The present work was printed on a postcard by the Royal Academy in 1981. It is also known as 'The Last Supper'.

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