Catherine Yarrow (1904-1990)
catherine yarrow was born just outside London in Harpenden. She moved to Paris in her mid-twenties and it was here that she met Stanley William Hayter at his studio Atelier 17. There she learned printmaking specifically engraving and also took up drawing, painting and later ceramics. She was heavily influenced by Surrealism and it was at Atelier 17 that met many of the most important and influential artists of the time such as Alberto giacometti, Max ernst, Alexander calder, Man Ray, Jean Arp and Brassai. She battled anxiety and depression and lived through the second world war, which is evident in her work. In the 1940s she moved to new york and through the relocated Atelier 17 met a new group of artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Leonora carrington and the influential art patron Peggy guggenheim. After the war In the late 1940s she moved back to London and had a show in 1950 at the Hanover gallery, and it was in the 1950s that she began creating unique works such as monoprints, pastels depicting abstract forms, which created some of her most striking images. catherine yarrow was a highly important but somewhat forgotten British artist and we are delighted to offer a fantastic selection of etchings, monoprints and works on paper. Alongside the selection in this sale we will be including a further group of her works in a special online sale.
52 Catherine Yarrow (1904-1990) BLAck And gReen FAced FIguReS Watercolour and gouache on paper, 1935, signed and dated in pencil, sheet 465 x 338mm (18¼ x 13¼in) (framed)
exhibited: neolithic childhood: Art in a False Present c.1930, Haus der kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 12 March - July 31 2018
Literature: Philip Wright, catherine yarrow: not What I Want, Austin / desmond Fine Art, London, 2012, p.8 £800 - 1,200
53 Catherine Yarrow (1904-1990) cROucHIng FeMALe Watercolour on paper, 1935, sheet, 325 x 338mm (12¾ x 13¼in) (framed)
exhibited: neolithic childhood: Art in a False Present c.1930, Haus der kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 12 March - July 31 2018 Literature: Philip Wright, catherine yarrow: not What I Want, Austin / desmond Fine Art, London, 2012, p.19 £800 - 1,200
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