Reclining nude
Maker
(artist)
1888-1963
1888-1963
Title
Reclining nude
Date of Production
1924 - 1925
Medium
medium : material : marble (white)
Dimensions
Height: 7 cm
Width: 17.8 cm
Width: 17.8 cm
Accession Number
S.1948.SC.202
Mode of Acquisition
Samuel Courtauld, bequest, 1948
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
© estate of Frank Owen Dobson
Location
Not currently on display
Label Text
The human figure in repose was the constant source
of Dobson’s inspiration, and from the 1920s he concentrated on the female nude. His work reflects a range of influences, most obviously the work of the older French sculptor, Aristide Maillol, and the art of India and the Orient. This marble figure dates from the same period as a journey to Sri Lanka.
of Dobson’s inspiration, and from the 1920s he concentrated on the female nude. His work reflects a range of influences, most obviously the work of the older French sculptor, Aristide Maillol, and the art of India and the Orient. This marble figure dates from the same period as a journey to Sri Lanka.
Provenance
Samuel Courtauld Bequest 1948
Exhibition History
The Mythic Method: Classicism in Modern British Art, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, 22/10/2016-19/02/2017
Into the 20th century - New Displays at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/2002
Into the 20th century - New Displays at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/2002
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