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Dorothy King
The Model Asleep - Mid 20th Century Nude Still Life Oil Painting by Dorothy King

Circa 1940

$2,577.77
£1,880
€2,192.60
CA$3,529.85
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CHF 2,049.27
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Dorothy King was born and lived in London in 1907. She studied at the Hornsey School of Art under JC Moody, then briefly at the Slade School of Fine Art with Randolph Schwabe. She took up painting professionally after the war and in 1947 was elected to the RBA. In 1959 she was a temporary keeper of its galleries in Suffolk Street and then, from 1961-1974, was a keeper of the South London Art Gallery. Dorothy KIng’s paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy, the New English Arts Club and elsewhere in the U.K. and her work is represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York. A memorial show was held at the Mall Galleries in 1992 after her death in 1990. This painting is of a nude woman on her bed was painted with oil on canvas. It is in a cream wooden frame. Keywords: Nude, woman, painting, art, impressionism, still life, figurative, lady, girl, breasts, naked, asleep, bed, 20th century, bedroom, bed.
  • Creator:
    Dorothy King (1907 - 1990, British)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1940
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40.75 in (103.5 cm)Width: 50.99 in (129.5 cm)Depth: 2.76 in (7 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Watford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 461stDibs: LU563114345672

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