Plate with overglaze painted design of two nude figures
Maker
Attributed to
(Artists)
1882-1957
(Artists)
(Artists)
1882-1957
(Artists)
Title
Plate with overglaze painted design of two nude figures
Date of Production
(circa) 1913 - 1914
Medium
Commercially produced white glazed plate overpainted with four colours.
Dimensions
Height: 2.1 cm
Diameter: 24.6 cm
Diameter: 24.6 cm
Accession Number
O.1958.PD.257
Mode of Acquisition
Pamela Diamand, gift, 1958
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
© Wyndham Lewis Memorial Trust. All rights reserved 2023 / Bridgeman Images
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Lewis worked briefly at the Omega Workshops, before a public dispute with Fry led him to abandon the Omega and form the rival Rebel Art Centre. Lewis did not share the exuberant and optimistic aesthetic of Bloomsbury, often employing a more sombre palette with tightly worked figures.
Provenance
Pamela Diamand Gift, 1958
Exhibition History
Post-Impressionist Living: The Omega Workshops, The Wolfson Gallery, Charleston, East Sussex, 14/09/2019-19/01/2020
Special Display - Bloomsbury Art & Design, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/02/2017-20/09/2017
Picasso, Braque, Leger and the International Language of Cubism, Complesso del Vittoriano & Rome & Italy, 07/03/2013-30/06/2013 ...More
Roger Fry and the Omega Workshops, The Courtauld Gallery - Prints and Drawings Study Room, 01/08/1990-02/12/1990
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 18/01/1984-18/03/1984
Duncan Grant, designer, Brighton Art Gallery and Museum, Brighton, England, 11/03/1980-13/04/1980
Duncan Grant, designer, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, England, 01/02/1980-29/02/1980 ...Less
Special Display - Bloomsbury Art & Design, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/02/2017-20/09/2017
Picasso, Braque, Leger and the International Language of Cubism, Complesso del Vittoriano & Rome & Italy, 07/03/2013-30/06/2013 ...More
Roger Fry and the Omega Workshops, The Courtauld Gallery - Prints and Drawings Study Room, 01/08/1990-02/12/1990
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 18/01/1984-18/03/1984
Duncan Grant, designer, Brighton Art Gallery and Museum, Brighton, England, 11/03/1980-13/04/1980
Duncan Grant, designer, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, England, 01/02/1980-29/02/1980 ...Less
Literature
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 1984
cat. no. C12.b
cat. no. C12.b
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : painted in rose madder : on base : Omega symbol within a square :
Inscription: inscription : stamped : on base : manufacturer's details : John Maddock and Sons Ltd / Royal Vitreous / England
Inscription: inscription : stamped : on base : manufacturer's details : John Maddock and Sons Ltd / Royal Vitreous / England
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