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The Purple Dress (before 1950)

Bernard Meninsky

oil on canvas

Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Doncaster

The Purple Dress (before 1950)

Details

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Canvas

Physical Object Description:

Full body portrait of rather big lady with purple dress spread out on a chair

Dimensions:

49.5 x 39.5 cm

Accession Number:

DONMG : 269.56

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1956

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the Zwemmer Gallery by Lord Methuen (1886-1974) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1950; presented to Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery, now the Danum Gallery, Library and Museum (Heritage Doncaster), 1956

Relationship:

Paul Ayshford Methuen Zwemmer Gallery, London Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Doncaster

Subject:

Portraits, Woman

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Bernard Meninsky
The Purple Dress (before 1950)

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