Betty Connal
Peninsula (1970)
Etching and Aquatint
This work, simply signed ‘Connal’, was an early acquisition for the Collection. Our research suggests this is Betty Connal (1935-1999). Connal was born in the UK and studied at the Atelier 17 art school in Paris, under the renowned surrealist and abstract expressionist printmaker Stanley William Hayter. The studio was known for its collaborative and experimental atmosphere; this likely informed her printmaking practice which falls somewhere between landscape and abstraction.
Peninsula appears to capture a marshy outcrop of land, blending with grey sky and sea. Connal has eight works in the Government Art Collection in a similar visual style, which explore hills, clouds and trees.
The images above are close-up stills of Connal’s work.
Photographs on this page courtesy of Sam Parker, UoS Art Collection Team Assistant
