Wilhelmina Peace, The Promise, work on paper (etching), 58 x 76 cm
Year: 2024
Medium(s): etching with aquatint and drypoint on Somerset velvet paper
Size: 58 x 76 cm, (image / plate size: 49 x 59 cm)
8 editions, numbered and signed
- £500.00
Shipping - Collection from the gallery's office in 3-5 business days. Shipped in 3-5 business days from Northern Ireland, UK.
Return - This work is eligible for return.
Artist - Selected Recognitions
- Recipient of the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair Prize (UK)
- Extensively exhibited in Northern Ireland, Dublin, London, and internationally (incl. Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition in Belfast, and Bankside Gallery in London)
- Work included in private collections nationally and internationally
Further information
Aritst's commentary about this work: 'The Promise belongs to an imagined story. A young girl, the protagonist, undergoes a rite of passage within a vast and ancient manor house that has become enchanted; its rooms transformed into manifestations of the human psyche.
Having discovered a white snake, a symbol of wisdom, transformation, and transcendence, the girl ascends towards a darkened sky. Below her, amorphous birds claw greedily at her feet, embodying forces of anxiety, confusion, and psychic unrest. Despite these threatening presences, the image is imbued with a profound sense of hope and renewal. The figure appears both enigmatic and resolute as she casts off the dark grasp of the world below, moving towards a state of wholeness and spiritual integration.'
Wilhelmina Peace is an award-winning emerging artist and printmaker. Working across drawing and printmaking, particularly etching and lithography, Peace’s practice is deeply informed by her background in anthropology. Her work explores myth, fairytale, and folklore as frameworks through which she examines the inner processes of the human psyche and personal development.
Find out more about Wilhelmina Peace and view all her works on the artist's page.
