Derrick Greaves 1927-2022
The Green Room (Study), 1982
Acrylic on paper collage on canvas
104 x 89.5 cms
40 15/16 x 35 3/16 ins
40 15/16 x 35 3/16 ins
1744
£ 12,000.00
In The Green Room (1982-4) the line is firm and the structure tight, emphasised by the Euclidian right angle created by the woman's compact. The mask serves to reflect the...
In The Green Room (1982-4) the line is firm and the structure tight, emphasised by the Euclidian right angle created by the woman's compact. The mask serves to reflect the difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us.
Literature
Derrick Greaves: The Pleasures of Drawing, James Hyman Gallery, London, 2005, (cat. 12), illustrated (un-numbered).James Hyman, Derrick Greaves:From Kitchen Sink to Shangri-La, Lund Humphries, London, 2007, illustrated p.135.
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