Sketches and notes of Bernard Meninsky

[c.1926–51]

This collection features a series of sketches and artworks by Bernard Meninsky which were donated to Tate by his second wife, Nora. The majority of this collection, which features sketches of landscapes, still-life drawings, portrait and profile view sketches of male and female figures, and sketches of the female form, with annotations by the artist, is now available to view online.

Further details on this collection are available on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner: Nora Meninsky
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to Tate Archive by the Contemporary Art Society in memory of Cecily Lowenthal, 1997.
Reference: TGA 9715

204 objects in this collection

Sketches and notes of Bernard Meninsky

204 Objects
- Sketches by Bernard Meninsky
  
  204 Objects

Title: Sketches by Bernard Meninsky
Date: [c.1926–49]
Description: This series includes sketches and studies of portraits and figures, landscapes, costumes, characters and theatre props. Many of the sketches are annotated by the artist and include notes about the drawings, personal thoughts, lists of words, notes in shorthand, and calculations.
Reference: TGA 9715/1

204 objects in this collection

Showing 41–60 of 204 objects

Sketches of child being held and a woman’s face looking towards the child

Sketch of a partially drawn child’s head

Sketch of a still life with fruit on a table in front of a window

Sketch of a landscape scene with grass, bushes, a stream of water, a sailing boat and distant mountains

Four pages from a sketchbook containing untitled sketches of two profiles of a woman’s face, and a landscape scene

Sketch of a reclining female nude

Sketch of a profile of a male head

Sketch of a harnessed horse, and a child sitting on a couch

Sketch of a still life with bowls, cups, plates of food, cutlery and an egg cup on a table top

Sketch of a still life with a plate and cloth on a table top

Sketch of a flower

Sketches of the back of the bottom half of a female nude, and the back of a female nude

Sketches of two swans swimming, and a landscape with grass, water, and clothes on the ground

Sketch of a landscape with tree trunks and grassy hills, and two sketches of women’s faces

Part of a sketchbook containing untitled sketches of female nudes and trees, and notes about art and personal matters

Sketch of a man wearing a helmet, and two sketches of women’s heads

Sketch of woman’s head, and a sketch of a partially drawn male face

Sketch of a hanging drape with folds and a sketch of a profile of a woman’s face

Sketch of a draped woman’s head facing downwards

Sketches of a standing female nude, and an abstract figure

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