ALASDAIR GRAY (SCOTTISH 1934-2019) §
INGE - C.1961
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Auction: 02 April 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
Ballpoint pen and ink wash on paper
Dimensions
55cm x 37cm (21.5in x 14.5in)
Footnote
In 1961, Gray married Inge Sorenson. He commenced upon a series of portraits of her that year, of which this is likely one. Two further examples from this series can be found in the collection of the National Gallery of Scotland. Of his work at this time, Gray comments on page 89 of his 2010 autobiographical monograph, ‘A Life in Pictures’: ‘My earliest portraits often had black or grey backgrounds with subdued tones and colours because I then felt the bright, heraldic colours I most enjoyed would distract from my fine lines.' He continued to draw Inge up until the end of their marriage in 1970. These portraits are some of his most intimate and tender studies.