Head of a Young Girl
Artist
Stephen Buckley
(Leicester, England, born 1944)
Date1975
Mediumenamel over acrylic on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
Dimensions208.2 × 170.1 × 45cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1977 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© The Artist (2005)
LocationOn Display - Gallery 17
Object numberABDAG000077
About MeThis seven part series was begun in 1974. The first work was made up of four separate stretchers woven together with strips of canvas. This multi-faceted construction reminded Buckley of Picasso's folded paper sculptures of the 1950s to which the title of the series bears reference. 'Head of a Young Girl No. 7' juts out from the wall and allows the viewer to see the front, sides and back of the work. It is as if Buckley has literally interpreted Cubist faceting and multiple viewpoints in three-dimensions.More About Me
You obviously can’t tell from here, but this work actually juts out from the wall and allows the viewer to see the front, sides and back of the work. See for yourself in Gallery 17!
Exhibitions
1960s
Neville Lewis
Sylvia Gosse
Henryk Gotlib
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
