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 41–60 of 204 objects
Bernard Meninsky Sketches of child being held and a woman’s face looking towards the child
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a partially drawn child’s head
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a still life with fruit on a table in front of a window
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a landscape scene with grass, bushes, a stream of water, a sailing boat and distant mountains
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Four pages from a sketchbook containing untitled sketches of two profiles of a woman’s face, and a landscape scene
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a reclining female nude
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Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a profile of a male head
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Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a harnessed horse, and a child sitting on a couch
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Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a still life with bowls, cups, plates of food, cutlery and an egg cup on a table top
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Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a still life with a plate and cloth on a table top
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Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a flower
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Bernard Meninsky Sketches of the back of the bottom half of a female nude, and the back of a female nude
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Bernard Meninsky Sketches of two swans swimming, and a landscape with grass, water, and clothes on the ground
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a landscape with tree trunks and grassy hills, and two sketches of women’s faces
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Part of a sketchbook containing untitled sketches of female nudes and trees, and notes about art and personal matters
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a man wearing a helmet, and two sketches of women’s heads
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of woman’s head, and a sketch of a partially drawn male face
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Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a hanging drape with folds and a sketch of a profile of a woman’s face
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Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a draped woman’s head facing downwards
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Bernard Meninsky Sketches of a standing female nude, and an abstract figure
date not known