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Lot 271

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE, British 1912-2004 -  White Circle Series, 2003; acrylic on Arches...

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Lot 271

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE, 
British 1912-2004 - 
 
White Circle Series, 2003; 
acrylic on Arches...

Price Realised: £7,216

Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 271

Description

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE, 
British 1912-2004 - 
 
White Circle Series, 2003; 

acrylic on Arches paper, signed and dated lower left 'W Barns-Graham 2003', 16 x 20.5 cm (ARR)

Note:
with label from the Barns-Graham Charity Trust Authentication signed from Rowan James, W.B-G Cat.No. 52/03/A

Provenance:
with Art First Contemporary Art, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); 
private collection 

Note:
this mature work is a quintessential example of Barns-Graham’s colourful abstract and painterly flourishes that developed in her later life. White Circle Series was produced in the final years of her life, consisting of paintings and magnificent screenprints produced in tandem with Graal Press. A similar work from this series is exhibited in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

Barns-Graham was an important figure in British Modernism, moving to St Ives in 1940 after studying at Edinburgh College of Arts and joining the group that included Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo. Since her death in 2004, numerous solo exhibitions have been conducted posthumously. These include Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: From St Andrews to St Ives, hosted in 2016 which coincided with a major survey of Barns-Graham's work at Penlee House Gallery & Museum.

 

 

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

VAT
VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

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