wilhelmina barns-graham cbe
Early Life and Education Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE (8 June 1912 – 26 January 2004) was one of the foremost British abstract artists, a member of the influential Penwith Society of Arts. Born in St Andrews, Fife, she was daughter of Allan Barns-Graham, head of a Scottish landed gentry family—he owned estates named Lymekilns and Cambuslang in Lanarkshire, Kirkhill in Ayrshire, Fereneze in Renfrewshire, and Carbeth Guthrie in Stirlings…
The Lifeline
Scroll through wilhelmina barns-graham cbe's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
Chapters — Career Periods
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Thumbnails — Dated Works
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Colour Band — Movement Drift
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