Catherine Yarrow

Born 1904 – Died 1990

Yarrow was born in Harpenden, near London. She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before moving to Paris at the age of 20, where she established close links with the Surrealist group. Yarrow studied engraving at Stanley Willian Hayter’s Atelier 17 print studio in Montparnasse, where Miró, Picasso and Giacometti also produced work. In the mid 1930s Yarrow moved to Zurich for psychiatric treatment under Carl Jung and his daughter Gret. Yarrow had a keen interest in psychoanalysis, and produced many dream-inspired etchings and watercolours during this period. She worked in various artistic mediums throughout her lifetime including painting, ceramics, monoprints, pastels, and experimented with different textures by mixing sand with colour.