Title
(Standing man) (recto); (Study of male nude) (verso)
(circa 1922)
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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London
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England
- Date
- (circa 1922)
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- pencil on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- 37.9 x 24.3 cm sheet (irreg.)
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Gil & Shay Docking Drawing Fund 1998
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 334.1998
- Copyright
- © Estate of Ian Fairweather/DACS. Copyright Agency
- Artist information
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Ian Fairweather
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About
This rare drawing was made by Ian Fairweather while he was a student at the Slade School in London between 1920 and 24. The Slade School had a strong focus on figure drawing, as the foundation of art, and promoted a formulaic approach to drawing the figure that emphasised anatomical correctness. Fairweather approached his subject with his characteristic lyricism and subtlety, suggesting form through tone rather than line, and reveal his comprehension of movement and structure.
© Australian Art Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2004
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Places
Where the work was made
London
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
The drawings of Ian Fairweather (1997-1998), National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 21 Jun 1997–24 Aug 1997
The drawings of Ian Fairweather (1997-1998), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 17 Oct 1997–07 Dec 1997
The drawings of Ian Fairweather (1997-1998), Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, 07 Feb 1998–29 Mar 1998
Australian Collection Focus: some recent acquisitions: - Nolan, Boyd, Fairweather, Rees (2010), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 16 Oct 2010–09 Jan 2011
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Tim Fisher, The drawings of Ian Fairweather, Port Melbourne, 1997, 18 (illus.), 62.
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