Abstract Expressionism (1949 to 1962). This period, when she painted as Ruth Ward, was her seminal early period. A happy and productive time with no hint of the turmoil and tragedy which would shape her life later

Page 7 / 8 Sea Saw (1) 1957 Enclosure (1956) oil Blue Thrust. (1949) litho ink Clash (1951) detail of Clash, above. Mother and Child oil (1954) Fingal's Cave, oil. 1957 The Conductor (1952) Blue Balance (1) 1951 First Previous Next Last