Genre: abstract art / Image Use: Under Certain Circumstances / Subject Terms: blue

1. August 1963 (two mugs, one blue)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: August 1963
Materials & Techniques:: Relief painting
Dimensions:: 18 1/2 × 23 7/8 inches (47 × 60.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. 1969 (winter blue)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1969
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on masonite relief
Dimensions:: 32 5/8 x 33 inches (82.9 x 83.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. 1989 J. 11 (Ursus)

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: 1989
Materials & Techniques:: Acrylic on cotton duck
Dimensions:: 64 x 88 inches (162.6 x 223.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Given by the Friends of British Art at Yale, 1989-90
On View:: Not on view

4. Hannah's Blues, 1976

Creator:: John Walker, born 1939
Date:: 1976
Materials & Techniques:: Acrylic, chalk, gel on canvas
Dimensions:: 96 x 72 inches (243.8 x 182.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Gifford Phillips, Yale BA 1942
On View:: Not on view

5. Linen Blue and Yellow

Creator:: Sir Terry Frost, 1915–2003
Date:: 1961
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and collage on canvas
Dimensions:: 76 x 48 inches (193 x 121.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Purchased with contributions from the following Friends of British Art: Joan and Bugs Baer; Louise and David G. Carter; Lee MacCormick Edwards; Christopher Forbes; Alison P. Henning; Rose and Larry Hughes; Gale and Bernard Kosto; Elaine and Melvin Merians; Claire and Millard Pryor; Alison and Ross D. Siragusa, Jr.; Ira Spanierman; Liz and Bill Tower; George Weiss; Nicolette Wernick; Miriam M. and Charles O. Wood, III
On View:: Not on view

6. Seascape

Creator:: Donald Hamilton Fraser, 1929–2009
Date:: 1965
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Nicholas and Susan Pritzker
On View:: Not on view

7. Shadow (small version)

Creator:: Michael Andrews, 1928–1995
Date:: 1974-1975
Materials & Techniques:: Mixed media
Dimensions:: 8 x 8 inches (20.3 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift in honor and memory of parents Beatrice Trostel and Frederick E. Weicker, Yale BS 1931
On View:: Not on view

8. E (UB) VI

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: 1976
Materials & Techniques:: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 56 × 76 3/4 inches (142.2 × 194.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017
On View:: Not on view

9. I.8 (Banner)

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: between 1986 and 1987
Materials & Techniques:: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 52 × 66 inches (132.1 × 167.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017
On View:: Not on view

10. Charon

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: 1960
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and mixed media on board
Dimensions:: Overall: 52 1/2 × 43 inches (133.4 × 109.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017
On View:: Not on view

11. Cliff Dwellers

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: 1961
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and mixed media on board
Dimensions:: Overall: 49 × 73 inches (124.5 × 185.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017
On View:: Not on view

12. I.9 (Blaze)

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: 1986
Materials & Techniques:: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 60 × 78 inches (152.4 × 198.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017
On View:: Not on view

13. J.3 (Lyre)

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: between 1988 and 1989
Materials & Techniques:: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 52 × 65 inches (132.1 × 165.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017
On View:: Not on view

14. H20 (Veronese Blue)

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: between 1983 and 1984
Materials & Techniques:: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 56 × 76 inches (142.2 × 193 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017
On View:: Not on view

15. J.16 (Zephyr)

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: 1990
Materials & Techniques:: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 64 × 88 inches (162.6 × 223.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017
On View:: Not on view

16. J.8 (Body)

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: 1989
Materials & Techniques:: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 64 × 88 inches (162.6 × 223.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust in honor of Duncan Robinson, 2017
On View:: Not on view

17. Kingdom

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951
Date:: 2015
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 94 1/2 × 67 inches (240 × 170.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation, and Friends of British Art Fund
On View:: Not on view

18. Design for Omega Workshops Fabric

Creator:: Vanessa Bell, 1879–1961
Date:: 1913
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove graph paper
Dimensions:: Image: 21 × 16 inches (53.3 × 40.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Aqueous Equinox

Creator:: John Tunnard, 1900–1971
Date:: 1944
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, black chalk, gouache, pen and black ink, and scratching out on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 22 1/8 inches (38.7 × 56.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George E. Dix, Yale BA 1934, MA 1942

20. Red and Blue

Creator:: Bridget Riley, born 1931
Date:: October 1969
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache and graphite on board
Dimensions:: Sheet: 39 1/2 × 26 1/2 inches (100.3 × 67.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John Russell

21. Circle Enclosed

Creator:: Alastair Morton, 1910–1963
Date:: ca. 1941
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache, crayon, graphite, and scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 x 20 inches (35.6 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. Porthleven, 1922

Creator:: Frederick Etchells, 1886–1973
Date:: 1922
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, gum arabic and graphite on very thick, moderately textured, beige card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/16 × 18 5/8 inches (33.5 × 47.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Space Borne

Creator:: John Hoyland, 1934–2011
Date:: 1993
Materials & Techniques:: Screen print on wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 44 x 33 1/8 inches (111.8 x 84.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie

24. Chance and Order V

Creator:: Print made by Kenneth Martin, 1905–1984
Date:: 1972
Materials & Techniques:: Screen print on thick, moderately textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 26 15/16 x 26 15/16 inches (68.5 x 68.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous Gift

25. Shadow IV: Light Blue

Creator:: Sir Anish Kapoor, born 1954
Date:: 2011
Materials & Techniques:: Color photogravure etching on 350g Hahnemuhle bright white paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 28 1/2 × 38 inches (72.4 × 96.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund, Smith Richardson Foundation, Iola S. Haverstick Fund

26. Blue and Pink

Creator:: Print made by Bridget Riley, born 1931
Date:: 2001
Materials & Techniques:: Screen print on thick, moderately textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:: Frame: 20 1/8 x 55 x 1 inches (51.1 x 139.7 x 2.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John Elderfield and Jeanne Collins

27. Half Moons, Part 7

Creator:: Print made by Sir Terry Frost, 1915–2003
Date:: 1998
Materials & Techniques:: Color woodcut; one from a set of ten on 310gsm Somerset Satin white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 33 1/8 x 13 1/2in. (84.1 x 34.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. Drawing 82/2

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: 1982
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel and mixed media on medium, moderately textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 5/8 × 29 1/2 inches (55 × 75 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017

29. Untitled

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: 1986
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel and mixed media on moderately thick, moderately textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 5/8 × 29 5/8 inches (55 × 75.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017

30. Untitled

Creator:: John Golding, 1929–2012
Date:: 1971
Materials & Techniques:: Collage and gouache on board
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/4 × 15 inches (54 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the John Golding Artistic Trust, 2017

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1. August 1963 (two mugs, one blue)

2. 1969 (winter blue)

3. 1989 J. 11 (Ursus)

4. Hannah's Blues, 1976

5. Linen Blue and Yellow

6. Seascape

7. Shadow (small version)

8. E (UB) VI

9. I.8 (Banner)

10. Charon

11. Cliff Dwellers

12. I.9 (Blaze)

13. J.3 (Lyre)

14. H20 (Veronese Blue)

15. J.16 (Zephyr)

16. J.8 (Body)

17. Kingdom

18. Design for Omega Workshops Fabric

19. Aqueous Equinox

20. Red and Blue

21. Circle Enclosed

22. Porthleven, 1922

23. Space Borne

24. Chance and Order V

25. Shadow IV: Light Blue

26. Blue and Pink

27. Half Moons, Part 7

28. Drawing 82/2

29. Untitled

30. Untitled