Margaret Mellis
Modernist ConstructsTo celebrate her recent retrospective, The Redfern Gallery are delighted to announce the continuation of Margaret Mellis: Modernist Constructs, opening Wednesday 9 February 2022. Previously on display at Towner Eastbourne, this exhibition includes an array of drawings, paintings and driftwood constructions by Margaret Mellis, demonstrating her intuitive technique in her largest, most established exhibition yet.
'In the late 1970s, Margaret Mellis began to keep pieces of driftwood she found during her walks along the Suffolk coast. She selected them with an artist’s eye, for their qualities of shape or colour, and collected them as she collected other things in her house: old keys, pieces of board and wooden trays, bits of glass, the skins of oranges and grapefruits crisp from drying on the Aga. Everything was kept with a future purpose in mind, could take on new life. Keys for collages; fruit peel for lighting fires.'
Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with an essay by Harriet Baker.
Preview Week: 8 - 12 February 2022
Please note due to staff illness we have had to cancel the Private View on Tuesday 8 February
Wednesday 9 February 11am - 5.30pm
Thursday 10 February 11am - 5:30pm
Friday 11 February 11am - 5:30pm
Saturday 12 February 11am - 2pm
Please email the gallery to book an appointment.
Works
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Margaret MellisAuriculas in Red Glass, 1992Pastel and crayon on envelope19 x 25cm -
Margaret MellisBanquet, 1939Oil on canvas63.5 x 76cm -
Margaret MellisBarley, 1995-96Pastel and crayon on envelope38 x 38cm
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Margaret MellisBlack Leaves in Blue Bottle, c. 1990Crayon on envelope31 x 24cm -
Margaret MellisBlind Woman, 1954Oil on board91 x 70cm -
Margaret MellisClematis and Lily, c. 1990Chalk on envelope40.6 x 35.6cm
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Margaret MellisCloud Cuckoo Land, 1991Driftwood construction78 x 99 cmSigned, dated and titled verso -
Margaret MellisCollage with Red Oval, 1942Mixed media and collage on paper13 x 19cm -
Margaret MellisCucu, 1985 (reworked in 2001)Driftwood construction38 x 41cm
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Margaret MellisDead Flowers, c. 1979Driftwood construction87.6 x 47cm -
Margaret MellisDead Tulips, 1988Chalk on envelope29 x 32cm -
Margaret MellisEighteen, 1980Driftwood construction36 x 30cm
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Margaret MellisEvening Walk, 1986Driftwood construction38 x 51.1 cm -
Margaret MellisF, 1997Driftwood construction146 x 146cm -
Margaret MellisFisherman, 1990-91Driftwood construction124 x 80 cmSigned, dated and titled verso
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Margaret MellisFlower Girl (Blue), 1960Oil on board61 x 63.5cm -
Margaret MellisFour 'Unicorn', 1979Driftwood construction43 x 42cm -
Margaret MellisFuchsias, 1975Pastel and crayon on envelope42 x 31cm
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Margaret MellisGirl and Flowers (Orange and Purple), 1959Oil on board71 x 91.5cm -
Margaret MellisGreen Heart, 2002Driftwood construction53 x 39cm -
Margaret MellisGreen in Green, 1995Crayon on envelope34 x 41cm
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Margaret MellisHeap, 1991Driftwood construction67 x 64.8cm -
Margaret MellisHollyhock, Marigold with Sage, c. 1990Crayon on envelope25 x 35 cm -
Margaret MellisIan's Dried Peony and Hyacinth II, UndatedPastel and chalk on envelope33 x 33 cm£3,500
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Margaret MellisIcon, 1986Driftwood construction35 x 25cm -
Margaret MellisIn the Night, 1993Driftwood construction77 x 99cm -
Margaret MellisIris and Daffodil, 1992Chalk on envelope36 x 27 cmSigned, dated and titled verso
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Margaret MellisIvory Relief (Skull), 1970Relief18.8 x 18.8cm -
Margaret MellisLittle Boy: Blue on Pink, 1970Relief17.8 x 17.8cm -
Margaret MellisMatilda's Rosebuds, 1988Pastel and crayon on envelope and card28 x 31cm
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Margaret MellisMoon Shadow, 1982-83Oil on unprimed canvas35.8 x 30.6cm -
Margaret MellisPansy and Marigold on Red Envelope, 1999Crayon on envelope35 x 25 cmSigned, dated and titled verso -
Margaret MellisPassing, 1990Driftwood construction66 x 65cm
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Margaret MellisPink and Blue, 1971Relief17.8 x 17.8cm -
Margaret MellisPrue's Poppies, 1989Chalk and crayon on white envelope42 x 31 cm£4,500 -
Margaret MellisResurrection, 1985Driftwood construction47 x 23 x 20 cmSigned, dated and titled verso
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Margaret MellisRibbed, 2002Driftwood construction110 x 55cm -
Margaret MellisRust Yellow, 1990Driftwood construction89 x 110cm -
Margaret MellisSelf-Portrait in Yellow Dress, 1950Oil on canvas46 x 38 cm
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Margaret MellisSix, 1980Driftwood construction49 x 58 cm -
Margaret MellisSixteen, 1980Driftwood construction47 x 41cm -
Margaret MellisStill Life with Melon, c. 1947Oil on canvas65 x 54 cm
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Margaret MellisThe Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea, 1996-7Driftwood construction82 x 103 cmSigned, dated and titled verso -
Margaret MellisThe Hermit, 1989Driftwood construction38 x 20cm -
Margaret MellisThirty Six, 1983Driftwood construction63.5 x 53.3cm
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Margaret MellisThirty Two, 1983Driftwood construction45.1 x 66.6cm -
Margaret MellisToy Cupboard (Thirty), 1983Driftwood construction54.6 x 59cm -
Margaret MellisTree, 1992Driftwood construction75 x 60cm
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Margaret MellisTwenty Seven, 1981-82Driftwood construction67 x 46cm -
Margaret MellisTwenty Six, 1981Driftwood construction35 x 18cm -
Margaret MellisTwo Poppies on blue Envelope, 1994Crayon on envelope36 x 24 cm
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Margaret MellisTwo Roses, 1987-88Pastel and crayon on envelope31 x 25cm -
Margaret MellisUnripe and Ripe, 1983Oil on unprimed canvas36 x 36cm -
Margaret MellisUntitled, c. 1995Pastel and crayon on envelope23 x 24cm
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Margaret MellisUntitled, UndatedPastel and crayon on envelope24 x 26cm -
Margaret MellisUntitled, 1981-82Driftwood construction30 x 30cm -
Margaret MellisUntitled, c. 1995Pastel and crayon on envelope22 x 23cm
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Margaret MellisUntitled: Still Life with Black Banana, 1937Oil on canvas56 x 70cm -
Margaret MellisWhite Wine Bottle and Candlestick, c. 1952-53Oil on canvas56 x 46cm -
Margaret MellisUntitled (Dead Pheasant), c. 1947Oil on canvas54 x 65cm
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Margaret MellisHyacinths and Almond, 1951Oil on canvas51 x 62 cmSigned and dated verso -
Margaret MellisBottles, Round Table and Sea, 1952Oil on canvas76.2 x 50.8 cm -
Magaret MellisFish, Pan and Palette, 1952Oil on canvas63.5 x 50.8cm
