Lot 1261: The Following Six Lots are from the Studio of

The Following Six Lots are from the Studio of Berenice Sydney 1944-1983 Berenice Sydney born 1944 in Esher, Surrey. Studied at the Lycee Francais in London and attended the Central School of Art, before deciding to work independently and dedicating herself entirely to her work. In her Flood Street Studio in Chelsea, she abandoned the figurative representation for total abstraction where geometric forms alternate with with coloured rhythm. From the mid 1960s she began her work with woodcuts and engravings, later with screen printing and other techniques that led her towards a new particular way of representation In the early 1970s she continued to use canvas and etching on steel and copper in her Highgate studio, North London. With a strong involvement not only in her work but also in classical music, poetry and dance. Showing a long list of exhibitions ranging from 1968 until her early death in 1983, including shows in London, Paris, Barcelona and South America to include Drain Galleries, London Royal Institute Galleries Lumley Cazalet Gallery Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris Mostra m'Arte Multiple, Spain Memorial exhibition "Homage to Berenice Sydney" at the Edwin Engelberts, Galerie, Geneva along with many works in Universities and public collections Berenice Sydney died on May 18th 1983 Berenice Sydney 1944-1983- "British Education"; collage, inscribed verso, 76x56cm: together with three other collages by the same hand, depicting Marilyn Monroe and others, (4) (unframed)