Maria McManus Pre-Fall 2026

For pre-fall, Maria McManus looked to the Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, who was a member of the influential Penwith Society of Arts and made abstract paintings inspired by nature. McManus was attracted to a quote attributed to the artist who rose to prominence after World War II: “I am concerned with the inner structure of things rather than their outer appearance.” “I read that and I thought, oh that’s a really nice thought,” McManus said in her Tribeca home, where she often holds appointments. “It really resonated with me, especially with how we try to consider all the things, not just manufacturing and quality.” Indeed, it speaks to McManus’s modus operandi, although Barns-Graham’s work itself also influenced the collection, most obviously through the subtle palette of greens and browns from her “Small Energy” drawings.