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The Life Class (1938/39)

Victor Pasmore

oil on canvas

The Hepworth Wakefield

The Life Class (1938/39)

© Estate of Victor Pasmore. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023

Details

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Canvas

Physical Object Description:

View into a life drawing classroom with three men dressed in black drawing the model. The model stands on an elevated platform in front of the men and uses a chair to support her slightly tilted pose

Dimensions:

60.5 x 31 cm

Accession Number:

A1.435

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1945

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from The Redfern Gallery by Sir Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) for the Contemporary Art Society, 15 March 1943; presented to Wakefield Art Gallery, now The Hepworth, 1945

Relationship:

Muirhead Bone The Redfern Gallery, London The Hepworth Wakefield

Subject:

Nudes

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Victor Pasmore
The Life Class (1938/39)

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