About this artwork
Eardley often used several sheets to make a single drawing, extending the surface area by casually tacking additional paper on at the edges. Some are fixed with paperclips, others with glue – presumably stuck together when she returned to her cottage. Whilst Eardley’s drawings often feature the same motifs seen in her paintings, they rarely function as preparatory studies for specific paintings. Rather they are thought experiments, an integral part of her working process.
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artist:
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title:Landscape of Flat Fields
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pastel on three sheets of paper
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measurements:23.50 x 30.50 cm (irregular)
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credit line:Presented by the artist's sister, Mrs P.M. Black, 1987
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accession number:GMA 3264
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Joan Eardley
Joan Eardley
Born in West Sussex, Eardley moved to Glasgow at the outbreak of war. She studied at Glasgow School of Art and at Hospitalfield House under James Cowie. Cowie helped to shape her preference for everyday subjects. In 1949 Eardley rented a studio in the centre of Glasgow, and a few years later moved...