PIONEERS
For the last thirteen years, Jenna Burlingham Gallery has been championing British women artists. It is therefore fitting that our first Summer Exhibition in the new gallery should celebrate the contribution of women to the development of British Art of the twentieth century.
Working across genres and in a variety of mediums, some of these artists were at the forefront of the avant-garde whilst others were more quietly experimental. Many are well-known such as Elizabeth Blackadder, Barbara Hepworth, Winifred Nicholson and Anne Redpath, whilst the significance of others such as Elisabeth Collins and Stella Steyn has only come to light more recently.
Within this group, we are delighted to present a private collection of important works by Sandra Blow showing her daring and ground-breaking experimentation from the post-war period. These paintings were acquired directly from the Artist’s estate in 2007 and have not been seen in public since their inclusion in the Royal Academy Retrospective in 1994.
The innovative artists included in this show shaped and inspired British art from the 1920s. Some are bold, others more restrained. A number of the contemporary artists represented by the gallery also feature in the exhibition.
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1
1895-1978
Sussex Downs, circa 1930s signed oil on canvas
30.5 × 45.7 cm / 12 × 18 in
Provenance Private Collection, UK
Eileen Agar 1899-1991
Figures in a Landscape, 1944 signed; further signed, dated and titled verso collage, watercolour and gouache 56 × 46 cm / 22 × 18⅛ in
Provenance
Private Collection, Belgium; Austin Desmond Fine Art, London; Private Collection, UK
Ruth Doggett 1881-1974
Evening, Somerset, August, 1933
signed; titled to stretcher and further titled and dated to label attached to the reverse oil on canvas
51 × 61 cm / 20⅛ × 18⅛ in
Provenance
The Artist and by descent to the previous owner; Private Collection, UK
Provenance
Ferrymen (Westminster
Mary Potter 1900-1981
Chiswick Mall, circa 1930s
signed verso; inscribed on label attached verso oil on panel
27 × 25.5 cm / 10⅝ × 14 in
Provenance
Sir Timothy Colman KG; Private Collection, UK
11
Mary Potter 1900-1981
House Through Trees, circa 1950s
signed and titled on the canvas overlap oil on canvas
30 × 41 cm / 11¾ × 16⅛ in
Provenance Private Collection, UK
Still Life with Books, circa 1938
watercolour
53.3 × 34.9 cm / 21 × 13¾ in
13
Elisabeth Collins 1904-2000
Still Life with Flower, circa 1938
watercolour
53.3 × 34.9 cm / 21 × 13¾ in
Gwyneth
Garden Study
signed with monogram
gouache
31 × 24 cm / 12¼ × 9½ in
Provenance
The Artist and by descent to the previous owner; Private Collection, UK
17
Gwyneth Johnstone 1914-2008
Spanish Hills
signed with monogram
gouache
20 × 28.5 cm / 7⅞ × 11¼ in
Provenance
The Artist and by descent to the previous owner; Private Collection, UK
19
Evening, 1974
signed and dated; titled on a label attached to stretcher oil on canvas
49 × 38 cm / 19¼ × 15 in
Provenance
Private Collection, UK
20
Picnic, 1955
signed with monogram; dated verso oil on board
33.5 × 25.5 cm / 13¼ × 10 in
Provenance
Philip D Lace; Donald Johnson; Private Collection, UK
21
Margaret Mellis 1914-2009
Hyacinths and Almond Tree, 1951 oil on canvas
51 × 63 cm / 20⅛ × 24¾ in
Provenance Estate of the Artist
Exhibited
London, The Redfern Gallery, ‘Margaret Mellis: Paintings and Constructions’, 2016, illus., p.22
22
Joan Gillchrest 1918-2008
Pink Still Life, circa 1950s
signed with initials
oil on canvas
50 × 40 cm / 19¾ × 15¾ in
Provenance
Private Collection, UK
23
Gwen John 1876-1939
Des Fleurs à la Fenêtre, 1928
titled and dated gouache and watercolour
14 × 11.4 cm / 5½ × 4½ in
Provenance Private Collection, UK
Stella Steyn 1907-1987
Still Life with Jugs, 1951
dated and titled verso oil on canvas
61 × 91 cm / 24⅛ × 35⅞ in
Provenance Private Collection, UK
Winifred Nicholson 1893-1981
Schlumbergera, circa 1945
oil with pencil on board
35.6 × 35.6 cm / 14 × 14 in
Provenance
Kate Nicholson; Jonathan Clark Fine Art, London; Private Collection, UK
Elizabeth Blackadder
1931-2021
Still Life with Irises, 1980 signed and dated pencil and oil on canvas
101.6 × 127 cm / 40 × 50 in
UK
Nine Paintings by Sandra Blow (1925-2006)
The Artist at ‘The Hayward Annual’, 1978 seated below the following collages (cat. nos.28-31).
© Estate of the Artist
27
Sandra Blow 1925-2006
Oil Drawing, 1959
signed and inscribed on the backboard oil and charcoal on paper on board
127 × 103 cm / 50 × 40½ in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist’s estate in 2007
Exhibitions
Camberwell, South London Art Gallery, ‘Pictures for Schools Exhibition’; London, Royal Academy of Arts, ‘Sandra Blow’, 3rd February – 3rd March, 1994, cat. no.3
Literature
Michael Bird, ‘Sandra Blow’, Aldershot, 2005, illus., p. 75
28
Sandra Blow 1925-2006
Untitled (Black), 1976 signed and dated on paper attached to the reverse collage
76.5 × 56 cm / 30⅛ × 22 in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist’s estate in 2007
Exhibitions
London, Hayward Gallery, ‘The Hayward Annual’, 23rd August – 8th October 1978;
London, Royal Academy of Arts, ‘Sandra Blow’, 3rd February – 3rd March 1994, cat. no.18, illus., p. 24
Literature
Michael Bird, ‘Sandra Blow’, Aldershot, 2005, illus., p. 110
Sandra Blow 1925-2006
Untitled (Ochre), 1976
signed and dated collage
76.5 × 57 cm / 30⅛ × 22½ in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist’s estate in 2007
Exhibitions
London, Hayward Gallery, ‘The Hayward Annual’, 23rd August – 8th October 1978; London, Royal Academy of Arts, ‘Sandra Blow’, 3rd February – 3rd March, 1994, cat no.18, illus., p. 24
Literature
Michael Bird, ‘Sandra Blow’, Aldershot, 2005, illus., p. 110
30
Sandra Blow 1925-2006
Untitled (Orange), 1976 signed and dated on the canvas overlap collage with acrylic on canvas
61.5 × 91.5 cm / 24½ × 36 in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist’s estate in 2007
Exhibitions
London, Hayward Gallery, ‘The Hayward Annual’, 23rd August – 8th October 1978;
London, Royal Academy of Arts, ‘Sandra Blow’, 3rd February – 3rd March 1994, cat no.18, illus., p. 24
Literature
Michael Bird, ‘Sandra Blow’, Aldershot, 2005, illus., p. 110
31
Sandra Blow 1925-2006
Untitled (On Black), 1976
signed and dated on the reverse collage with acrylic on canvas
76 × 61.5 cm / 30⅛ × 22½ in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist’s estate in 2007
Exhibitions
London, Hayward Gallery, ‘The Hayward Annual’, 23rd August – 8th October 1978;
London, Royal Academy of Arts, ‘Sandra Blow’, 3rd February – 3rd March 1994, cat no.18, illus., p. 24
Literature
Michael Bird, ‘Sandra Blow’, Aldershot, 2005, illus., p. 110
32
Sandra Blow 1925-2006
Collage, 1978
signed and dated on the canvas overlap bamboo, paper, charcoal and acrylic on canvas
123 × 123 cm / 48⅜ × 48⅜ in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist’s estate in 2007
Exhibitions
London, Hayward Gallery, ‘The Hayward Annual’, 23rd August – 8th October 1978;
London, Royal Academy of Arts, ‘Sandra Blow’, 3rd February – 3rd March 1994, cat no.15 (as ‘Untitled’)
Literature
Michael Bird, ’Sandra Blow’, Aldershot, 2005, illus., p. 113 (without bamboo)
Sandra Blow 1925-2006
Tea and Ash, 1967
signed and dated on the canvas overlap tea, ash and acrylic on canvas
102 × 91 cm / 40⅛ × 35⅞ in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist’s estate in 2007
Exhibitions
London, Royal Academy of Arts, ‘Sandra Blow’, 3rd February – 3rd March, 1994, cat. no.8, (dated 1966), illus., p. 23
Literature
Michael Bird, ‘Sandra Blow’, Aldershot, 2005, illus., p. 95
34
Sandra Blow 1925-2006
Red, White and Blue, 1975-85
signed and dated on the stretcher
acrylic and collage on canvas
122 × 122 cm / 48 × 48 in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist’s estate in 2007
Exhibitions
London, Royal Academy of Arts, ‘Sandra Blow’, 3rd February – 3rd March 1994, ex cat; St Ives, Tate Gallery, ‘Sandra Blow: Space and Matter’, 11th December
2001 – 10th March 2002
Literature
‘Sandra Blow: Space and Matter’, St Ives, Tate Gallery, exhibition catalogue, 2002, illus., p. 25
35
Sandra Blow 1925-2006
Two White, 1981
signed, inscribed, titled and dated verso acrylic and paper on board
122 × 122 cm / 48 × 48 in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist’s estate in 2007
Exhibitions
London, Royal Academy of Arts, ‘Sandra Blow’, 3rd February – 3rd March 1994, cat no. 22 (as ‘White Collage’ 1982), illus., p. 29
Literature
Michael Bird, ‘Sandra Blow’, Aldershot, 2005, illus., p. 127
36
Kim Lim 1936-1997
Intervals (Yellow), 1972
signed, dated and numbered
silkscreen on plastic
45 × 45 cm / 17¾ × 17¾ in
Provenance
Private Collection, UK
37
Kim Lim 1936-1997
Wind / Water Series, 1985
signed, dated, titled and inscribed AP in pencil
lithograph
52 × 51.5 cm / 20½ × 20¼ in
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Barbara Hepworth 1903-1975
Sphere and Hemisphere, 1962 numbered 9/9 on the base polished bronze
14 × 14.7 × 9.7 cm / 5½ × 5¾ × 3¾ in
Provenance
Laing Galleries, Toronto, acquired from the Artist in May 1968; Private Collection (C. Yaneff), November 1968; Crane Kalman, London; Private Collection, UK
Exhibitions
St Ives, Penwith Society of Arts, 1962, cast unknown; London, Tate Gallery, ‘Dame Barbara Hepworth’ April-May 1968, cat. no.126, (this cast)
Literature
Alan Bowness, ‘The Complete Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth’, Lund Humphries, London, 1971, cat. no.319B, illus., pl. 53
39
Nan Youngman 1906-1995
Glamorgan Shore, 1962
signed and dated
oil on canvas
50.8 × 76.2 cm / 20 × 30 in
Provenance
Dr Alice Roughton, Newham College
40
Elisabeth Frink 1930-1993
Rolling Over Horse, 1980
etching with aquatint
68.6 × 91.4 cm / 27 × 36 in
Provenance Private Collection, UK
Prunella Clough 1919-1999
Gate II, 1978-79
signed verso oil on canvas
166.4 × 182.9 cm / 65½ × 72⅛ in
Provenance
The New Art Centre, London; Geoffrey Darke; Private Collection, UK
Exhibitions
Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery, ’The British Art Show’, travelling exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1 December 1979 – 27 January 1980, cat. no.79
Literature
Bryan Robertson, ‘Harper’s & Queen’, 1979 (illus., in a prior state)
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham 1912-2004
Movement Towards Two Forms, 1982 signed and dated; further signed, titled and dated verso
mixed media
25 × 33 cm / 9⅞ × 13 in
Provenance Private Collection, UK
Mary Potter 1900-1981
A Rough Sea, Aldeburgh, circa 1958 signed verso oil on canvas
61 × 50.8 cm / 24 × 20 in
Provenance Private Collection, UK
Exhibitions
London, Whitechapel Gallery, ‘Mary Potter: Paintings 1938-1964’, 1964, cat. no.52
40.6 × 50.8 cm / 16 × 20 in
Provenance
The Artist; Allen Freer; Private Collection, London
45
Man Running Through the Forest, 1979 oil on board
59.5 × 70 cm / 23⅜ × 27½ in
Provenance
The Artist’s estate; Crane Kalman Gallery, London; Private Collection, UK
46
Poppy, 1966
signed with initials
oil on board
71.1 × 76.2 cm / 28 × 30 in
Provenance
The New Art Centre, London; Nina Zborowska
Provenance Private Collection, Italy
48
Mildred Bendall 1891-1977
Still Life with a Jug, circa 1958 oil on canvas
64.5 × 91 cm /25⅜ × 35⅞ in
Provenance
Private Collection, France
49
Mary Newcomb 1922-2008
Sheep in the Frost (January), 1977 signed and dated oil on board 18 × 38 cm / 7⅛ × 15 in
Provenance
Crane Kalman Gallery, London; Howard Jacob; Private Collection, UK
Harvest Moon, 2023
signed, titled and dated verso oil on board
18 × 24 cm / 7⅛ × 9½ in
signed, titled and dated verso oil on board
24 × 18 cm / 9½ × 7 in
Mulligatawny, 2020
signed, dated and titled verso oil on two canvases
152 × 240 cm / 59⅞ × 94½ in
1974
Stubble Field and Partridges, 2023
signed; titled and dated verso oil on panel
30.5 × 40.6 cm / 12 × 16 in
55
Jo Aylward b 1974
Nature Table, Blossom and Larch, 2023
signed; titled and dated verso oil on panel
51 × 61 cm / 20⅛ × 24 in
Frontispiece: cat. no.10 (detail)
Page 47: cat. no.38 (detail)
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Published by Jenna Burlingham Gallery 2023
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