Ithell Colquhoun

First in-depth biographical study of British Surrealist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun by folklorist Amy Hale, examining the magical and cultural confluences shaping her imaginative life and artistic vision. Colquhoun rejected London’s art and occult establishment to retreat to Cornwall, pursuing dedicated spiritual and artistic enquiry in relative obscurity. Her visual and written works represent daring experiments in magical art, autobiography, and esoteric feminism, combining Surrealist aesthetics with hermetic practice and unconventional spirituality. Published by Strange Attractor Press in hardback special edition (400 copies) and trade paperback, the 304-page study balances engaging narrative with historical erudition and critical analysis. Hale’s detective work reveals Colquhoun’s unique vision while maintaining the intrigue surrounding her hermetic life, positioning her work as essential to understanding occult ideas’ influential role in modern art history and counter-cultural spiritual practice.

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