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Study of a female standing nude (circa 1927)

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

pen and black ink on paper

The Whitworth, The University of Manchester

Study of a female standing nude (circa 1927)

Details

Classification:

Drawing and Watercolour

Materials:

Pen, Paper, Ink

Physical Object Description:

Henri Gaudier was born in France. As a sculptor in Paris he met Sophie Brzeska, sharing her name when he moved to London in 1911. This drawing is probably of Sophie.Although primarily a sculptor, Gaudier-Brzeska almost invariably worked on paper while developing his ideas.

Dimensions:

38.9 x 25.7 cm

Accession Number:

D.1927.25

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1927

Scheme:

The Foreign Fund (1925 -1965)

Ownership history:

Gifted by Sydney Schiff (1868-1944) to the Foreign Fund in 1926; presented to The Whitworth (Whitworth Art Gallery), The University of Manchester, 1927

Relationship:

The Whitworth, The University of Manchester Sydney Alfred Schiff

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Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Study of a female standing nude (circa 1927)

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