Graham Sutherland: Bees

September 28 – October 26, 2021

Graham Sutherland

Expulsion and Killing of an Enemy, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

Figure of Eight Dance, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

Bee and Flower, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

Bee Keeper, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

Fight Between Workers and Drones, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

Hatching I, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

Hatching II, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

Metamorphosis, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

Nupital Flight, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

Primitive Hive I, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

The Court, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Graham Sutherland

Wild Nest, 1977

Etching and aquatint

22 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Signed lower right

Press Release

Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art is pleased to present Bees, an exhibition of twelve prints by Graham Sutherland. The joint publication between Marlborough Fine Art and 2RC Editrice was printed in 1977. Intricate etching and aquatint compositions presented in gilded frames zoom in on the dramatic lifecycle of bees. Curiosities of the natural world were of primary interest to Sutherland, and he repeatedly turned to themes of plants and animals in his practice. This series highlights the relationships between the queen, the workers, and the drones within the hive. Additionally, the fundamental and mutual dance between bees and flowers captures Sutherland’s attention in several of the prints.