Sketches and notes of Bernard Meninsky
[c.1926–51]
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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
- 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
Showing 1–20 of 204 objects
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a profile of a male face facing left
1926
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a reclining female nude
1935
Bernard Meninsky Sketch entitled, ‘A sketch of a boy in train’
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch entitled, ‘16th cent. Nobile Ornata’
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch entitled, ‘Arlecchino’
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch entitled, ‘Cpt. Spersa Monti’, and an untitled sketch of three male figures in motion carrying swords
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketches male figures in motion entitled, ‘Cpt. Cardoni’ and ‘Bagattino’
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketches of male figures in motion entitled, ‘Squaquani’, ‘Cpt. Grillo’, and ‘Ratjadi Bow’
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch entitled, ‘Swords’
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketches of buildings with surrounding hills and trees, and a mountain
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of mountains, a tree and the rooftops of buildings.
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketches of a landscape viewed from a rooftop, and telegraph poles
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Four pages from a sketchbook containing three untitled sketches of landscape scenes
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Four pages from a sketchbook containing sketches of a landscape scene with buildings, and a fallen tree
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a clothed female torso
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a profile of a female head and a partially drawn male nude
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketches of two male figures
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketches of a standing male nude, legs and a torso
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a standing male nude
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a standing male figure
date not known