Unsung Heroines
SOLDKathleen Guthrie (1905 - 1981):
Ambience, 1966
Framed (ref: 392)
Oil on canvas, 11 13/16 x 30 5/16 in. (30 x 77 cm.)
See all works by Kathleen Guthrie oil Canney Abstract Art 37 works from the studio of Kathleen Guthrie (1905-1981)
Provenance: the Artist's family
Literature: A Poet's Eye, The Paintings of Kathlenen Guthrie, Jonathan Eastaway,Cartmel Press, 1999, illustated p. 42
At the beginning of the 1960's, after her husband Cecil Stephenson suffered a stroke and was no longer able to paint, Guthrie launched into pure abstract painting. During the 1960's her work was characterised by a textured, soft edged and gently radiating palette; 18 such paintings were included in her London show at the Drian Gallery of 1966.
Literature: A Poet's Eye, The Paintings of Kathlenen Guthrie, Jonathan Eastaway,Cartmel Press, 1999, illustated p. 42
At the beginning of the 1960's, after her husband Cecil Stephenson suffered a stroke and was no longer able to paint, Guthrie launched into pure abstract painting. During the 1960's her work was characterised by a textured, soft edged and gently radiating palette; 18 such paintings were included in her London show at the Drian Gallery of 1966.
