Margaret Mellis
1914–2009Born in 1914, in China, Margaret Mellis and her family returned to Scotland soon after her birth. She studied at Edinburgh College of Art, where taught by SJ Peploe and WG Gillies, and learnt alongside Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and William Gear. In 1933, she went to Paris to study under André Lhote, followed by another visit in 1937. In between, in 1936, she met Adrian Stokes; the couple married in 1938. Together, they moved to St Ives, Cornwall, arguably heralding the next wave of artists to the area, with Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Naum Gabo, Terry Frost, Patrick Heron, and Roger Hilton. Before this, she studied for a time at the Euston Road School, before fleeing to Cornwall following the outbreak of war. This move to St Ives coincided with Mellis exploring collage and relief. Created from found materials and paper, these collages were exhibited in New Movements in Art, at the London Museum in 1942. In 1946, following her divorce from Stokes, Mellis met the artist Francis Davison, with whom she moved to London, and then to Cap d’Antibes, in 1947. They married in 1948, and relocated to Walberswick, and later Syleham, Norfolk, in 1950, and then to Suffolk. For much of this time, though both continued to create artworks, neither was widely exhibited in London - they were geographically and, at times, conceptually, distant from life in the capital. This began to change, after Mellis embarked upon a series of large abstract paintings known as 'colour structures'. These were exhibited in London, with solo shows at Grabowski Gallery, in 1969, and then at Basil Jacobs Gallery, in 1972. From both shows, Mellis sold work to important public collections; the Government Art Collection bought a painting from the Basil Jacobs show, in 1972, while a painting had earlier been purchased by the Arts Council of Great Britain, in 1969.
In 1978, Mellis started creating driftwood reliefs, which she found while walking along the local coast at Southwold, and likened the creative process to Surrealist automatism. In the mid-'80s, Mellis was included in several high-profile exhibitions, including the important survey show of St Ives 1939-64, staged at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985, and later Scottish Art since 1900, at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. In 1987, the Redfern Gallery staged a retrospective exhibition, from which the Tate and Arts Council bought recent driftwood refliefs. The exhibition was also attended by a young Damien Hirst; intrigued by the driftwood constructions in particular, Hirst wrote to the artist, and was invited to visit Mellis in Southwold, forming a lasting friendship. Mellis was part of the Tate St Ives' inaugural exhibition in 1993, and was the subject of a retrospective that opened at City Art Centre, Edinburgh, and toured the UK, in 1997. Recent exhibitions include Modern Scottish Women 1885-1965, at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and a joint-show with Damien Hirst at Pier Arts Centre, Orkney. In 2018, her work featured in an exhibition inspired by Virginia Woolf and her writings, at Tate St Ives.
The Redfern Gallery represents the Margaret Mellis estate.
Works
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Margaret MellisPansy and Marigold on Red Envelope, 1999Crayon on envelope35.5 x 25.5 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EPansy%20and%20Marigold%20on%20Red%20Envelope%3C/em%3E%2C%201999%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3ECrayon%20on%20envelope%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E35.5%20x%2025.5%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisInto the Red, Out of the Blue, 1998Driftwood construction105 x 76 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EInto%20the%20Red%2C%20Out%20of%20the%20Blue%3C/em%3E%2C%201998%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E105%20x%2076%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisThe Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea, 1997Driftwood construction103 x 82 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EThe%20Bottom%20of%20the%20Deep%20Blue%20Sea%3C/em%3E%2C%201997%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E103%20x%2082%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisJungle Paradise, 1996Driftwood construction165 x 64 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EJungle%20Paradise%3C/em%3E%2C%201996%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E165%20x%2064%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisBlind Piper, 1995Driftwood construction48 x 39 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EBlind%20Piper%3C/em%3E%2C%201995%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E48%20x%2039%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisTwo Poppies , 1994Crayon on envelope36 x 24 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ETwo%20Poppies%20%3C/em%3E%2C%201994%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3ECrayon%20on%20envelope%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E36%20x%2024%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisDiamond Pane, 1992Driftwood construction60 x 51 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EDiamond%20Pane%3C/em%3E%2C%201992%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E60%20x%2051%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisIris and Daffodil, 1992Crayon on envelope36 x 27 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EIris%20and%20Daffodil%3C/em%3E%2C%201992%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3ECrayon%20on%20envelope%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E36%20x%2027%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisCloud Cuckoo Land, 1991Driftwood construction97 x 78 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ECloud%20Cuckoo%20Land%3C/em%3E%2C%201991%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E97%20x%2078%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisFisherman, 1990-91Driftwood construction124 x 80 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EFisherman%3C/em%3E%2C%201990-91%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E124%20x%2080%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisHollyhock, Marigold with Sage, 1990 (c.)Crayon on envelope25 x 35 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EHollyhock%2C%20Marigold%20with%20Sage%3C/em%3E%2C%201990%20%28c.%29%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3ECrayon%20on%20envelope%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E25%20x%2035%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisJulian's Daffodils, 1989Crayon on envelope41 x 36 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EJulian%27s%20Daffodils%3C/em%3E%2C%201989%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3ECrayon%20on%20envelope%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E41%20x%2036%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisResurrection, 1985Driftwood construction45 x 23 x 20 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EResurrection%3C/em%3E%2C%201985%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E45%20x%2023%20x%2020%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisTwenty-Four, 1982Driftwood construction49 x 42 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ETwenty-Four%3C/em%3E%2C%201982%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E49%20x%2042%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisFive, 1980Driftwood construction43 x 38 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EFive%3C/em%3E%2C%201980%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E43%20x%2038%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisNineteen, 1980Driftwood construction35 x 69 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ENineteen%3C/em%3E%2C%201980%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E35%20x%2069%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisSix, 1980Driftwood construction on canvas49 x 58 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ESix%3C/em%3E%2C%201980%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EDriftwood%20construction%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E49%20x%2058%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisRiddle (Egypt), 1973Oil on canvas76 x 56 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ERiddle%20%28Egypt%29%3C/em%3E%2C%201973%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E76%20x%2056%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisBlack and White, 1968 (c.)Oil on cotton duck64 x 76 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EBlack%20and%20White%3C/em%3E%2C%201968%20%28c.%29%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20cotton%20duck%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E64%20x%2076%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisPainting with Green and Red, 1963Oil on board76 x 63 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EPainting%20with%20Green%20and%20Red%3C/em%3E%2C%201963%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20board%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E76%20x%2063%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisDark Fish, 1953Oil on canvas51 x 65 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EDark%20Fish%3C/em%3E%2C%201953%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E51%20x%2065%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisBottles, Round Table and Sea, 1952Oil on canvas76 x 51 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EBottles%2C%20Round%20Table%20and%20Sea%3C/em%3E%2C%201952%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E76%20x%2051%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisYellow Basket with Bottle, 1952Oil on canvas50 x 63 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EYellow%20Basket%20with%20Bottle%3C/em%3E%2C%201952%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E50%20x%2063%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisHyacinths and Almond, 1951Oil on canvas51 x 62 cmSigned and dated verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EHyacinths%20and%20Almond%3C/em%3E%2C%201951%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%20and%20dated%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E51%20x%2062%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisAuriculas on Table with Candlestick, 1950Oil on canvas73 x 36 cmSigned, dated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EAuriculas%20on%20Table%20with%20Candlestick%3C/em%3E%2C%201950%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E73%20x%2036%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisSelf-Portrait, 1950Oil on canvas46 x 38 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ESelf-Portrait%3C/em%3E%2C%201950%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E46%20x%2038%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisStill Life with Melon, 1947Oil on canvas65 x 54 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EStill%20Life%20with%20Melon%3C/em%3E%2C%201947%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E65%20x%2054%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisFrom Little Parc Owles, 1945-46 (c.)Oil on canvas35 x 40 cmDated and titled verso%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EFrom%20Little%20Parc%20Owles%3C/em%3E%2C%201945-46%20%28c.%29%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3EDated%20and%20titled%20verso%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E35%20x%2040%20cm%3C/div%3E
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Margaret MellisIan's Dried Peony and Hyacinth IICrayon on envelope23 x 23 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMargaret%20Mellis%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EIan%27s%20Dried%20Peony%20and%20Hyacinth%20II%3C/em%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3ECrayon%20on%20envelope%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E23%20x%2023%20cm%3C/div%3E