The International Sale

Live Virtual Auction, 22 October 2024

Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 37 520
Lot 129
  • Bernard Dunstan; Nude in an Interior
  • Bernard Dunstan; Nude in an Interior
  • Bernard Dunstan; Nude in an Interior


Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 37 520

About this Item

British 1920-2017
Nude in an Interior

signed with the artist's initials

oil on board
25 by 25cm excluding frame; 38,5 by 38,5 by 3,5cm including frame

Notes

Bernard Dunstan was a British artist, teacher, and author, best known for his studies of figures in interiors and landscapes. Born in 1920, he studied at Byam Shaw School of Art in 1939, then at the Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1939 to 1941. Dunstan had a long teaching career at various academies throughout England. He was elected as a full member of the Royal Academy in 1968.

Dunstan worked from direct observation, creating one-of-a-kind snapshots of various subjects. He used a full palette. He worked mostly on pieces of primed and toned board of his own making, the primer being rabbit skin size with chalk. His works are represented in the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Collection, Windsor, and the Museum of London. He has written a number of books on painting, including including Painting Methods of the Impressionists (1976).

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