Painting

Description

Framed painting in shades of blue, red, pink, purple and green in watercolour wash, pencil and black chalk, image abstracted from photograph of an Iresine plant, the fifth of seven related images in different media, produced in the development of the Lanzarote pattern: Scotland, Galashiels, by Bernat Klein, 1979

Museum reference

K.2010.94.1157.5

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Painting

Production information

Klein, Bernat, 1922 - 2014, Artist
Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1979

Materials

Wood, Perspex, Metal, Paper, Watercolour, Chalk, Pencil

Physical description

Painting on paper mounted on wooden board under clear perspex. Painted in shades of blue, red, pink, purple and green in watercolour wash, pencil and black chalk. Part of the image is collaged with a secondary layer of paper with same image and materials. Signature in pencil at bottom right of front 'Klein '79'. Image is abstracted from photographic reproduction of an Iresine plant (K.2010.94.1157.1). Back of wooden mount with notes handwritten in ink 'Lanzarote / Bernat Klein', '5', 'Top'. Perspex attached to front of mount by five metal clips and screws.

Associations

Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Southern Europe