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Barbara Walker — Vanishing Point 50 (Mijtens)
Barbara Walker

Vanishing Point 50 (Mijtens)

2026

This work presents a finely rendered study in sepia and graphite on embossed paper, depicting a child in richly patterned dress holding a small animal, positioned against a subtly outlined figure of a woman in the background. The composition creates a spatial and temporal layering, with the fully realized foreground subject contrasting sharply against the ethereal, barely articulated form behind. Walker's meticulous technique emphasizes material presence and absence simultaneously, exploring themes of visibility, memory, and representation through the relationship between the two figures. The work exemplifies the artist's ongoing engagement with historical portraiture and archival imagery, questioning how certain lives and bodies are rendered visible or rendered invisible within art historical narratives.

Medium
Graphite on embossed paper
Overall

Notes

Victoria Miro, Frieze New York 2026, Booth A07, May 13–17, 2026.

For Sale — £35000

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Barbara Walker, Vanishing Point 50 (Mijtens), 2026

This work presents a finely rendered study in sepia and graphite on embossed paper, depicting a child in richly patterned dress holding a small animal, positioned against a subtly outlined figure of a woman in the background. The composition creates a spatial and temporal layering, with the fully realized foreground subject contrasting sharply against the ethereal, barely articulated form behind. Walker's meticulous technique emphasizes material presence and absence simultaneously, exploring themes of visibility, memory, and representation through the relationship between the two figures. The work exemplifies the artist's ongoing engagement with historical portraiture and archival imagery, questioning how certain lives and bodies are rendered visible or rendered invisible within art historical narratives.

Medium
Graphite on embossed paper
Dimensions
overall: 82.6 x 65.8 cm
Year
2026
Seen at
Victoria Miro Gallery, United Kingdom

Related themes

Family, Graphite, Museum Quality, Visibility, Gender Studies, Sepia Tone, Archival Practice, British Artist, Historical Reference, Portraiture, Large Scale Drawing, Representation, Figurative Art, Identity Politics, Children, Absence Presence, Embossed Paper, Memory, Contemporary Practice, Contemporary Drawing

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