Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

1912-2004
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004) was a leading member of the St Ives group of artists and made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of post-war British art. Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, known as Willie, was born in St Andrews, Fife, on 8 June 1912. Determining while at school that she wanted to be an artist, she set her sights on Edinburgh College of Art, where she enrolled in 1932 and graduated with her diploma in 1937.

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Painting in Relief (90), 1982

acrylic and oil on card
H:9.8cm W:13.5cm
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Orkney, 1984●

pencil and oil on paper
H:17.7cm W:22.8cm
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Porthmeor Wind and Sand No.1, 1995●

gouache
H:57cm W:76.5cm
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Near Cellardyke, Fife, 1979●

pen, ink and oil
H:20cm W:27cm
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Waves White on Blue Series no. II (August 1988)●

acrylic on card
H:14.4cm W:19.2cm
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[Untitled], 1990●

gouache on paper
H:38.4cm W:56.2cm
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Wind on Corn, Fife, 1980●

mixed media on hardboard
H:26.9cm W:39.5cm
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Geoff and Scruffy, 1958●

mixed media
H:12.5cm W:20.5cm
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Scorpio Series 3 No.21, 1997●

acrylic on paper
H:57.5cm W:76.8cm
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July Evening, The Island, 2000●

acrylic on paper
H:58.4cm W:77cm
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Last Light No.2  , 1998●

acrylic on paper
H:76.7cm W:57.6cm
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Number 5 (Tribute Series), 1982●

oil and pencil on hardboard
H:76.1cm W:104.4cm
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Scorpio Series 2, No.15, 1996●

acrylic on paper
H:56.5cm W:76cm
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Untitled (Sicily), 1955●

pen, ink, & wash
H:47cm W:58.2cm
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Windblown 3, 1976●

oil on card
H:10cm W:9.9cm
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St. Martin, Guernsey, November 5, 1951●

pencil and wash on paper
H:38.5cm W:50.3cm
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July Evening, The Island, 2000●

Acrylic on paper
H:58.4cm W:77cm
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Linear Movement, Sea Change, 1984●

Indian ink and oil on board
H:20.8cm W:14cm
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Untitled, 1998●

Acrylic on paper
H:78cm W:57cm
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Untitled 17/96, 1996●

Acrylic on paper
H:38cm W:28.5cm
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Untitled, 1995●

Acrylic on paper
H:56cm W:76.5cm
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Two Journeys, 1988●

oil on canvas
H:102cm W:126.21cm
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