Paradise garden (artwork)
- Date:
- 1949-1950
- Reference:
- PP/RSI/B/1/1/17/2
- Part of:
- Rita Simon Collection
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Two artworks by Tuberculosis Patient 12 - "Joyce." The recto shows a garden with with a trellis and trees surrounding it. Rita Simon described it as a "failed attempt by Joyce to depict a garden that would be like paradise to live in." On the verso is a painting of a waterfall descending into a lake.
Paradise Garden is reproduced in The Symbolism of Style fig 7.2, page 100.
The description of the painting has been taken from Rita Simon's publication.
The title has been taken from the caption used in Rita Simon's publication.
Rita Simon classified these artworks as Traditional Linear.
Publication/Creation
1949-1950
Physical description
2 artworks (1 sheet) Bodycolour on paper, 35.8 x 26.8 cm.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores