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 61–80 of 146 objects
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing showing a headless figure kneeling next to a stool
[c.1927–30]
Ithell Colquhoun Coloured print of fish in water
1926
Ithell Colquhoun Coloured test print for turkey design
[c.1926]
Ithell Colquhoun Drawing of two rams
[c.1920s–1930s]
Ithell Colquhoun Design for the cover of ‘Eidos: A Journal of Painting, Sculpture and Design’
[May 1950]
Ithell Colquhoun Test drawing for the cover of ‘Eidos: A Journal of Painting, Sculpture and Design’
[May 1950]
Ithell Colquhoun Test drawing for the cover of ‘Eidos: A Journal of Painting, Sculpture and Design’
[May 1950]
Ithell Colquhoun Abstract artwork of two figures
[c.1931]
Ithell Colquhoun Abstract artwork of figure
[c.1931]
Ithell Colquhoun Abstract artwork of three scenes
[c.1931]
Ithell Colquhoun Abstract artwork
[c.1931]
Ithell Colquhoun Abstract artwork of four figures
[c.1931]
Ithell Colquhoun Abstract artwork of five figures
[c.1931]
Ithell Colquhoun Abstract artwork
[c.1931]
Ithell Colquhoun Abstract artwork of five figures
[c.1931]
Diana Southgate Surrealist painting by Diana Southgate
[c.1930s–1940s]
Ailsa Crichton Surrealist painting by Ailsa Crichton
[c.1930s–1940s]
Peggy Cox Surrealist painting by Peggy Cox
[c.1930s–1940s]
Constance de Cock Surrealist painting by Constance de Cock
[c.1930s–1940s]
Cynthia Southgate Surrealist painting by Cynthia Southgate
[c.1930s–1940s]