Happy birthday to Ithell Colquhoun, born on this day in 1906! ✨ Colquhoun (1906–1988) made this painting, ‘Attributes of the Moon’ 1947, while living between London and Cornwall. The abstract forms were created using decalcomania, a technique where diluted paint is pressed between surfaces to produce unexpected patterns. Used by surrealist artists, this method allowed images to emerge without conscious control. Colquhoun let these chance shapes guide her. Once the textures were in place, she loo

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