Sandra Blow RA, British 1925–2006 - Untitled; ink, pastel and paper collage, signed lower right 'Blow', 10.5 x 16 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Belgrave Gallery, St Ives (according to the label on the reverse); private collection Note: Blow is considered to be one of the pioneering abstract artists of the 1950s who introduced a new form of expressive painting to Britain, often using everyday discarded materials such as sawdust, sackcloth and plaster, as well as paint. Although considerably younger than many of her contemporaries of this early period, she was at the forefront of the abstract movement. Her later period shows her skillful techniques towards creating abstract form, light, space, texture and rhythm.