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Bernard Meninsky, Nora Meninsky

Four pages from a sketchbook containing a sketch of a profile of a female with long wavy hair, and notes

Sketch of a partially nude female figure with long wavy hair with artist’s notes about the BBC

Created by
Bernard Meninsky 1891–1950
Date
Medium
Graphite on lined paper
Dimensions
160 × 97 mm
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Created by
Bernard Meninsky 1891–1950
Nora Meninsky
Title
Four pages from a sketchbook containing a sketch of a profile of a female with long wavy hair, and notes
Date
Description
Ink and graphite on paper, 160 × 97 mm

The four pages were originally part of a sketchbook or notebook. Page one features a sketch of a profile of a woman with long wavy hair, and the annotation, 'Fri at 4.30 B.B.C. with manuscript'. Pages two and three feature notes, possibly by the artist's wife, Nora, about knitting. Page four features notes, possibly by the artist, concerning a talk.
Format
Bound volume - sketchbook
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by the Contemporary Art Society in memory of Cecily Lowenthal, 1997.
Reference
TGA 9715/1/76

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  • Sketches and notes of Bernard Meninsky TGA 9715 (204)
    • Sketches by Bernard Meninsky TGA 9715/1 (204)
      • Four pages from a sketchbook containing a sketch of a profile of a female with long wavy hair, and notes TGA 9715/1/76
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