Purple tree (artwork)

An artwork by Physical Illness Patient 5 - "Bob" which shows a landscape of green hills with a single purple tree in the centre foreground which has bright red berries on the branches. Rita Simon said: "This often happens with people trying to paint in perspective; the road stands up like a tree. This painting is much more meticulous."

The quote above was taken from conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.

The title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.

Rita Simon classified this artwork as almost Traditional Massive on the verso of the artwork and marked it as number 4b in the sequence.

1970-1980

1 artwork Bodycolour on paper, 30 x 42 cm