Surrealist of the sea: the symbolism of Eileen Agar
Ruth Millington, ArtUK
March 2021
‘Eileen Agar (1899–1991) was 80 years old when she painted Bride of the Sea (1979). Combining an abstract approach with cut-out effects, she filled the huge canvas with female faces, geometrically patterned fish, the outline of trawl nets and vivid planes of blue. Evoking a majestic ship on the ocean, the composition not only demonstrates the artist’s lifelong commitment to Surrealism but her deep interest in the symbolism of the sea.’ […]