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 121–140 of 204 objects
Bernard Meninsky Sketches of a standing female nude, and a profile sketch of a partially nude male
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Untitled
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Six pages from a sketchbook containing sketches of female nudes
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a standing female nude
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of partially drawn bearded male face
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a profile of a man’s head with facial hair and glasses
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a male face smiling
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Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a distorted male face
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Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a balding bearded man wearing a large collared coat
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of profiles of overlapping male and female heads
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a male nude
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a nude figure, and a sketch of the back of a walking female nude
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Shadowy sketch of a standing male nude
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a male nude
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a partially nude male figure drawn from neck down
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of the torso of a male nude
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Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a male nude bending forward
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of the back of a male nude leaning forwards
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a cat
date not known
Bernard Meninsky Sketch of a skirt
date not known