Ada Ochre

1884–1961

Ada Ochre painted kitchens that had already been cleared. A table with one cup. A window with no curtain. Dealers asked her to add a figure; she added a second cup instead. The late work is almost only walls. She said a wall is a person if you wait.

Paintings

Newest first. Colour blocks stand in for photographs.

Second Cup

1958 · A table after the meal, with a cup she did not drink from.

Wall Without a Nail

1947 · A kitchen wall that refuses to hold a picture.

Window, No Curtain

1933 · Morning light on a sill that never had cloth.

Early Ochre

1912 · A study of a floor that still had a rug.