Torso (Summer) (1956)

Part of a female body in the round with an integral metal base. Modelled with an uneven and texturally expressive surface, the work depicts a female nude - from the abdomen to the knees. The body ends abruptly at the top of the torso and below her right knee, as if roughly severed; her left leg is extended and tapers down to the angular and frame-like base, made of uniform metal rods, to which the torso has been welded.

Dimensions:

98 x 39 x 21 cm

Accession Number:

1959.252

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1959

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Committee

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist by the Contemporary Art Society from The Seasons exhibition, Tate Gallery, 1956; presented to Manchester City Art Gallery, 1959

Relationship:

Manchester Art Gallery

Subject:

Female Body, Summer

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