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Helen Saunders

1885–1963

View of Port Isaac 1930s
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3 artworks by Helen Saunders
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Biography

Helen Saunders (4 April 1885 – 1 January 1963) was an English painter associated with the Vorticist movement.

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Vorticism

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Monochrome Abstract Composition

Helen Saunders
c.1915

Abstract Composition in Blue and Yellow

Helen Saunders
c.1915

Abstract Multicoloured Design

Helen Saunders
c.1915

Portrait of a Woman

Helen Saunders
c.1913–1914
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Vorticist Design

Helen Saunders
c.1915

Study for ‘Vorticist Composition in Black and White’

Helen Saunders
c.1915
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Striding Figure

Helen Saunders
c.1920
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View of Port Isaac

Helen Saunders
1930s
On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives

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The Vorticists at the Restaurant de la Tour Eiffel: Spring, 1915

William Roberts
1961–2

Study for ‘The Vorticists at the Restaurant de la Tour Eiffel - Spring 1915’

William Roberts
c.1961–2
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