Take a closer look at Madge Gill's technique of rubbing the paper surface to give a beautiful ethereal quality to the figure.
This quality is further enhanced by an intentional slight bleeding of the black ink which creates a wonderful green hue. You can inspect this work more closely.
High Priestess
Welcome to MadgeGill.com!
Here you will find a large selection of original Madge Gill ink and pencil drawings for sale.
Madge Gill (1882-1961) is undoubtedly one of the world's most highly regarded Outsider artists. She is represented in all of the international outsider public collections including the Collection de L'art Brut in Lausanne and the L'Aracine Collection at the Musee d'Art Moderne in Lille (for a complete list see our collections page).
Roger Cardinal, who coined the term Outsider Art in 1972 and is the author of the seminal text by the same name writes in his latest biography 'The Life of Madge Gill':
"Gill’s frenetic improvizations have an almost hallucinatory quality, each surface being filled with checkerboard patterns that suggest giddy, quasi-architectural spaces. Afloat upon these swirling proliferations are the pale faces of discarnate and nameless women, sketched perfunctorily, albeit with an apparent concern for beauty, and with startled expressions."
Please take some time to browse the site and enjoy these magical drawings. Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or feedback.
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Watercolours & Works on Paper Art Fair 3rd-7th Feb 2010 at the Science Museum, South Kensington
Come and visit us on the Julian Hartnoll stand where I will be exhibiting a large selection of Madge Gill drawings. Please contact me if you would like a free entrance ticket. For more information visit www.worksonpaperfair.com/