Reclining Nude, Mornington Crescent
Maker
(Artists)
1860-1942
1860-1942
Title
Reclining Nude, Mornington Crescent
Date of Production
1905
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 40.6 cm (canvas)
Width: 50.7 cm (canvas)
Width: 50.7 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1982.LB.403
Mode of Acquisition
Lillian Browse, gift, 1982
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
This is one of Sickert’s first nudes produced in the shabby surroundings of a lodging room, which he took at 6 Mornington Crescent, an insalubrious part of Camden Town. Over the following decade he produced a series of nudes in similar surroundings. The unidealised treatment of his nudes offended conventional taste and their murky settings prompted associations with the darker side of London life. The sketchy character of this painting conveys a sense of immediacy whilst the curvaceous quality of his line and the delicate glimmers of light contrast with the otherwise oppressive atmosphere of the room.
Provenance
Lillian Browse Gift 1982
Exhibition History
Walter Sickert - The Camden Town Nudes, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 25/10/2007-20/01/2008
A Private Collection of late 19th and 20th century Paintings and
Sculpture, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 12/02/1983-10/04/1983
A Private Collection of late 19th and 20th century Paintings and
Sculpture, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 12/02/1983-10/04/1983
Literature
A Private Collection of late 19th and 20th century Paintings and Sculpture, Courtauld Institute Gallery, London, 1983
cat. no. 61
Fig. p. repr.
cat. no. 61
Fig. p. repr.
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : signed by artist : top right hand corner : : Sickert
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