Four Element Composition

Four Element Composition is a gouache on paper by Mainie Jellett from 1930.

Four Element Composition
Artist	Mainie Jellett
Year	1930 (1930)
Type	gouache on paper
Dimensions	28 cm × 21.5 cm (11 in × 8.5 in)
Location	Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin

Description

The gouache measures 28 × 21.5 centimeters. It is in the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.^[1][2]

Analysis

Four Elements suggests an influence from the four Evangelists from the Book of Kells. Jellett combined Celtic illuminated manuscripts and Cubism.^[3]