British abstract painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004) played a key role in the development of modern abstract art in Britain. This new edition of Lynne Green’s classic monograph completes the story of the artist’s life and work drawing on the artist’s personal diaries and notebooks. Twenty five years after it was first published, this reprint features improved colour illustrations and a new preface by the author. Published by Lund Humphries, it coincides with two important public exhibitions: her first solo exhibition outside the UK at Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen and a major retrospective at Tate St Ives.
The Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust exists to enhance the reputation and understanding of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham as one of Britain’s most significant 20th century artists, and through her legacy support young people and other individuals to fulfil their potential in the visual arts.
Lynne Green is an art historian whose specialist fields are British modernism and contemporary art. She was the co-founder and former editor of Contemporary Art (later Contemporary) magazine and was formerly an exhibition organiser at the Hayward Gallery before becoming curator of Southampton City Art Gallery.
About 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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