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 41–60 of 146 objects
Ithell Colquhoun Sketch showing a girl and a young woman
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour painting
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour painting
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour self-portrait
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour titled ‘No. 7 (self portrait) Candle-light’
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing showing clothes on a chair
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Untitled
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing showing a child’s legs, annotated with intended colours
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Sketch of seated figure
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Abstract sketch
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Abstract sketch of figure
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing a man about to dive backwards
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing showing clothes hung out on a washing line
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing showing the interior of a room with a chair, sofa and staircase
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing showing a doorway with a staircase behind
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Untitled
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Picture showing an abstract still life
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing of angular landscape
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Painting showing a woman and man (playing a flute) sitting in the countryside with a dog
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Watercolour showing flowers
[c.1927–30]