Bust of a Young Woman, 1920
pencil
56.5 x 45.7 cms
22 1/4 x 18 ins
22 1/4 x 18 ins
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Drawn from a plaster cast of the Desiderio da Settignano marble in the Bargello Museum, Florence
'One had first to enter the ‘antique’ class. I think it should have been the other way round with the ‘life’ class fi rst. I shall never forget my first experience of seeing casts of early Greek, Syrian and Italian things. To me, they were an absolute revelation. Many of these drawings were lost. But I have this one drawing of a Florentine bust which enthralled me. It was so beautiful and I remember drawing it during the long, light summer evenings.'
(From 'Walk to the Moon' Richard Nathanson © 2008, p33)
'One had first to enter the ‘antique’ class. I think it should have been the other way round with the ‘life’ class fi rst. I shall never forget my first experience of seeing casts of early Greek, Syrian and Italian things. To me, they were an absolute revelation. Many of these drawings were lost. But I have this one drawing of a Florentine bust which enthralled me. It was so beautiful and I remember drawing it during the long, light summer evenings.'
(From 'Walk to the Moon' Richard Nathanson © 2008, p33)
Provenance
Artist's EstatePrivate Collection, purchased Feb 2007