Paule Vézelay (1892–1984) was one of the pioneers of twentieth-century abstraction in Britain. She worked across a range of media, exploring common ideas and forms through painting, sculpture and textiles.
For more biographical notes, and for earlier works, see part 1 also.
This is part 2 of a 2-part post on the works of Paule Vézelay:
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1935 Quatre objets collage, charcoal and watercolour on paper 28 x 37.5 cm Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, UK |
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1936 Forms charcoal on canvas 73 x 44 cm Tate, London © The estate of Paule Vézelay |
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1936 Lines in Space No.3 cotton threads on canvas on board 58 x 49.5 cm Tate, London © The estate of Paule Vézelay |
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1936 Three Forms on Pink and Brown oil on canvas 27 x 35 cm University of East Anglia Collection, UK |
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1936c Untitled ( Three forms on green ground ) oil on canvas 73 x 91.4 cm Private Collection |
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1937-38 Black, Grey and White Composition oil on canvas 81.3 x 99.1 cm Private Collection |
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1937-38 Two Blue Forms on Grey oil on canvas 73 x 92.8 cm |
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after 1938 Two Silhouettes oil on canvas 81.3 x 100.4 cm |
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after 1938 Words in Space oil on canvas 81.3 x 100.4 cm |
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1938 Construction. Grey Lines on Pink Ground oil on canvas 81.3 x 115.9 cm Tate, London © The estate of Paule Vézelay |
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1942 Bomb damage at Bristol coloured chalk over charcoal 59 x 74 cm |
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1946 Growing Forms oil on canvas 73 x 60.3 cm Private Collection |
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1947 Dress Fabric printed silk 40.6 x 34.3 cm |
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1950 Strange Fragments, 1950 pencil 43 x 26.5 cm |
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1950 Two Flying Forms charcoal 50.7 x 43.2 cm |
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1953 Grey and Yellow oil on canvas 54 x 64.8 cm |
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1956 Yellow Circle oil on canvas 63 x 73 cm Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London |
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1956-57 Furnishing Fabric designed for Heals of London printed textile 137 x 128 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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1957 Seven Forms and Three Circles oil on canvas 50.8 x 73.7 cm Private Collection |
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1959 Eight Forms and Three Circles oil on canvas 73 x 116 cm Tate, London© The estate of Paule Vézelay |
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1962 Four Forms on Yellow, Grey, Pink and White Background oil on canvas 52.1 x 65 cm |
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1963 Six Forms on a White Ground oil on canvas 59.7 x 73.7 cm |
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1968 Two Forms and Oval No.1 oil on canvas 81 x 117 cm |
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1969 Lines in Space painted wood and string 47 x 51.5 x 11.5 cm |
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1970 A Circle, a Diamond & Two White Lines screenprint on paper 43.8 x 27.9 cm Tate, London |
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1970 Contrasted Curves screenprint on paper 47 x 33 cm Tate, London |
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1971 Two Forms holding Two Ovals ( details not found ) |
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1973 Contact - Four Grey Forms oil on canvas 73.7 x 92.1 cm Private Collection |
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1976 Black Silhouettes on Red screenprint on paper 43.2 x 54.6 cm Tate, London |
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1976 Four Forms and a Black Circle lithograph 56.7 x 77.3 cm Tate, London |
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1976 Two Forms and Two Dots screenprint on paper 38.4 56.5 cm Tate, London |
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1977 Untitled Yellow and Orange Forms oil on canvas 22.5 x 27 cm |
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1979 Space oil on canvas 80 x 100.4 cm Private Collection |
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1979 Untitled ( Three shapes on orange ) pastel 53 x 73 cm |
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n.d. A pair of "Contrast" pattern curtains 140 x 45 cm each |
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n.d. Walking in the Wind oil on canvas 72 x 91 cm |
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n.d. War pencil and charcoal on paper laid down on card 46.5 x 36.5 cm |