Louise Henderson
France / Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1902, d.1994
Suddenly a lake appeared among the trees
- 1991
- Oil on canvas on board
- Dame Louise Henderson collection, presented by the McKegg Family, 1999
- 1242 x 2352mm
- 99/69.1-3
Tags: abstraction, lakes (bodies of water), landscapes (representations), natural landscapes, trees
Painted with her left hand while she recovered from a minor stroke, this important late triptych continued Henderson’s interest in the eye’s perception of overlapping and interlocking forms. Incorporating a finely observed colour palette and a sinuous play of forms across the three large panels, she creates a lively interplay between the smooth orange-grey trunks of light-dappled trees and fractured glimpses of bright blue water.
(Louise Henderson: From Life, 27 June – 11 October 2020)