Sketches and notes of Bernard Meninsky

[c.1926–51]

This collection features a series of sketches and artworks by Bernard Meninsky which were donated to Tate by his second wife, Nora. The majority of this collection, which features sketches of landscapes, still-life drawings, portrait and profile view sketches of male and female figures, and sketches of the female form, with annotations by the artist, is now available to view online.

Further details on this collection are available on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner: Nora Meninsky
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to Tate Archive by the Contemporary Art Society in memory of Cecily Lowenthal, 1997.
Reference: TGA 9715

204 objects in this collection

Sketches and notes of Bernard Meninsky

204 Objects
- Sketches by Bernard Meninsky
  
  204 Objects

Title: Sketches by Bernard Meninsky
Date: [c.1926–49]
Description: This series includes sketches and studies of portraits and figures, landscapes, costumes, characters and theatre props. Many of the sketches are annotated by the artist and include notes about the drawings, personal thoughts, lists of words, notes in shorthand, and calculations.
Reference: TGA 9715/1

204 objects in this collection

Showing 1–20 of 204 objects

Sketch of a profile of a male face facing left

Sketch of a reclining female nude

Sketch entitled, ‘A sketch of a boy in train’

Sketch entitled, ‘16th cent. Nobile Ornata’

Sketch entitled, ‘Arlecchino’

Sketch entitled, ‘Cpt. Spersa Monti’, and an untitled sketch of three male figures in motion carrying swords

Sketches male figures in motion entitled, ‘Cpt. Cardoni’ and ‘Bagattino’

Sketches of male figures in motion entitled, ‘Squaquani’, ‘Cpt. Grillo’, and ‘Ratjadi Bow’

Sketch entitled, ‘Swords’

Sketches of buildings with surrounding hills and trees, and a mountain

Sketch of mountains, a tree and the rooftops of buildings.

Sketches of a landscape viewed from a rooftop, and telegraph poles

Four pages from a sketchbook containing three untitled sketches of landscape scenes

Four pages from a sketchbook containing sketches of a landscape scene with buildings, and a fallen tree

Sketch of a clothed female torso

Sketch of a profile of a female head and a partially drawn male nude

Sketches of two male figures

Sketches of a standing male nude, legs and a torso

Sketch of a standing male nude

Sketch of a standing male figure

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