Gurnard's Head, Winter

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WILHELMINA BARNS-GRAHAM (1912-2004)
Gurnard's Head, Winter
signed and dated 'W Barns Graham 1949' (lower right), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'Gurnards Head, (Winter)/W Barns Graham 1949' (on the reverse)
ink, watercolour, gouache and coloured chalk on paper
9 ¾ x 17 ½ in. (24.7 x 44.4 cm.)
Executed in 1949.

Provenance

with Gordon Hepworth Fine Art, Exeter.
with Belgrave Gallery, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 13 June 1997, lot 392.
with Porthmeor Gallery, St Ives, where purchased by Lord Myners.

Exhibited

St Ives, Castle Inn, St Ives Society of Artists: Winter Collection, January 1949, catalogue not traced.
Penzance, Scottish Arts Council, Newlyn Art Gallery, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: Retrospective 1940-1989, June - July 1989, no. 11, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Edinburgh, City Art Centre, October - November 1989; Perth, Museum and Art Gallery, December 1989 - January 1990; St Andrews, Crawford Art Centre, January - February 1990; and Ayr, Maclaurin Art Gallery, May 1990.

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Lot Essay

The collection of Lord Myners, CBE (1948-2022), focusses on the esteemed St Ives group of artists, tracking the history of a small Cornish fishing village becoming an epicentre of modern art in post-war Britain. Myners’ biography tells a similar story, from a local Cornishman to an influential patron. The quality of this collection reflects his generous support of the arts as a former trustee of the Royal Academy, Glyndebourne, the National Maritime Museum, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His efforts in championing Britain’s rich cultural history were recognised with his appointment as Chair of Tate St Ives in 2002, and nationally as Chairman of Tate Trustees in April 2004.

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