Terry Frost

Black and White Movement on Blue and Green II

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About this artwork

This painting was inspired by the sight of boats moored in St Ives harbour. Although the work is moving towards abstraction, the original subject can still be determined. The first version of this painting is in the Tate Gallery in London; this is a second, slightly different version. Commenting on the first painting, Frost said that he was struck by the movement of the boats on the water, stating; 'I was not portraying subject matter but concentrating on the emotion engendered by what I saw.' The title underlines the independence of the painting from the initial subject.

Updated before 2020

  • artist:
    Terry Frost (1915 - 2003) English
  • title:
    Black and White Movement on Blue and Green II
  • date created:
    1951/2
  • materials:
    Oil on canvas
  • measurements:
    111.80 x 86.30 cm; Framed: 123.20 x 97.40 x 6.50 cm
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Purchased 1974
  • accession number:
    GMA 1299
  • gallery:
  • subject:
  • artwork photographed by:
    Antonia Reeve
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Terry Frost

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