Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988)
[c.1700–1987]
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Items available online are a range of works by Ithell Colquhoun including early watercolours and writings. The collection also includes: correspondence from leading figures in the art world from Man Ray to Lady Ottoline Morrell; records relating to Ithell's interest in the Occult; and surrealist paintings produced by her students.
Also available to view online from this collection is a typescript entitled, 'Recollection of Kurt Schwitters' - an article by Ithell Colquhoun about Schwitters' life and her acquaintance with him.
Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the archive catalogue.
- Collection Owner
- Ithell Colquhoun 1906–1988
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Bequeathed by Ithell Colquhoun to the Tate Archive
- Reference
- TGA 929
215 objects in this collection
- Title
- Artworks
- Date
- 1920s–1970s
- Description
- This series includes artworks created throughout Colquhoun's career, as well as some examples of juvenilia, art-school and commercial work.
There are a small number of finished, signed and titled works, but many have no title or date. The majority of works are in watercolour but there are also pastel drawings, pencil sketches, and (incomplete) collages.
There are also some artworks created by children who were taught by Ithell. These can be found at TGA 929/4/8. - Reference
- TGA 929/4
Showing 1–20 of 146 objects
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing a girl at the beach with a bucket and spade
[1920–1]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing a girl with fruit and falling leaves
December 1921
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing a boy playing the pipe with two girls listening, by a stream
[1920–1]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing pansies in a vase
August 1921
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour of fruit and a jug
[1921]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour of an interior scene showing a grandfather clock by an open door
[1920–1]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour of a dead duck and pheasant hanging on a wall
[1920–1]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing coloured vases
[1920–1]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour titled ‘Pottery’
April 1920
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour titled ‘Seaside’
November 1920
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour titled ‘Flowers’
June 1920
Ithell Colquhoun Picture of a young woman feeding peacocks
[c.1920–7]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing the corner of a room with a woman reflected in a mirror
[c.1920–7]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing a bedroom
[c.1920–7]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing a jug with a flower design
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing a goldfish in a bowl and seaweed in a glass
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing of a still life
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing two houses and a tree
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing a clay pot
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing a clay pot
[c.1927–30]