Anne Redpath 1895-1965
Spring in Spain
oil on board
38 x 51 cm
15 x 20 1/8 in
15 x 20 1/8 in
signed
Redpath travelled extensively in Europe during the 1950's. Her journey to Spain in 1951 was the first in a series of exploratory visits to new countries which galvanised her work....
Redpath travelled extensively in Europe during the 1950's. Her journey to Spain in 1951 was the first in a series of exploratory visits to new countries which galvanised her work. She loved the intense light, dramatic hillsides and simple architecture. The arid and colourful landscapes lent itself well to her palette and dry impasto.
A critic in The Scotsman wrote 'Spain has done something to her as she passes it on. She has the mark of the artist – a real reaction to a theme'. (Patrick Bourne, Anne Redpath 1895-1965: Her Life and Work, Edinburgh, 1989, p.52).
Preferring to exhibit the products of these trips in groups, Redpath's one woman show at the Scottish Gallery in 1953 were almost all Spanish themed.
A critic in The Scotsman wrote 'Spain has done something to her as she passes it on. She has the mark of the artist – a real reaction to a theme'. (Patrick Bourne, Anne Redpath 1895-1965: Her Life and Work, Edinburgh, 1989, p.52).
Preferring to exhibit the products of these trips in groups, Redpath's one woman show at the Scottish Gallery in 1953 were almost all Spanish themed.
Provenance
With Mercury Gallery, London, 1970The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, no.102
Anon. sale, Christie's, Edinburgh, 1 November 2001, lot 152
The late Sir John Craven
