18. Figures with Apples

Medium: Oil on canvas

Provenance: Artist's Estate

Image Dimensions: 30" x 18" (76.2cm x 45.7cm)

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“Figures with Apples” is an exceptional mid-century oil-on-canvas landscape, sourced directly from the artist’s estate, that showcases a masterful command of form and color, bridging organic motifs with structured abstraction. The painting features a bold, rhythmic arrangement of shapes and a rich, earthy palette that captures the essence of the natural world through a modernist lens.

As an adventurous figure in the 20th-century British avant-garde, Geddes bridged post-war modernism with continental abstraction and American Abstract Expressionism. Rejecting rigid traditional realism, she actively championed progressive art as the first female chairperson of the Artists International Association (AIA). This pioneering role placed her at the very center of mid-century Britain’s shifting art scene, where she worked to connect local painters with broader international movements.

This piece stands as a premier example of her mature style.