Froanna Reading

1936

Wyndham Lewis

Associated Names
Wyndham Lewis

Artist, British, 1882 - 1957

The image depicts a sketch of a person's upper body, including the head, shoulders, and part of an arm. The person is seated with their head turned to the side and eyes closed. Facial features such as closed eyes, a straight nose, and closed lips are delicately drawn. The hair is styled in soft, wavy lines. The person is wearing an outfit with a patterned area near the neckline, possibly representing plaid fabric. Details of jewelry are included, with an earring on one ear and a ring on a hand that lightly touches a curved object. The background is plain and unadorned, highlighting the simplicity of the drawing.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.7 x 37.7 cm (10 1/2 x 14 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.155

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Leicester Galleries, London, by 1971); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 156-157, no. 68 (entry by Josephine Rodgers).

Bibliography

1971

  • Michel, Walter. Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings. London, 1971: 404, no. 878, pl. 128.

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right in pen and black ink: W. L. 1936.; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: /4; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: 6653; by unknown hand, lower left verso in graphite circled: 34; by unknown hand, lower left verso in graphite: 6653; by unknown hand, lower left verso in graphite: #878 in book; by unknown hand, lower right verso in graphite: C. 1229; by unknown hand, lower right verso in graphite: 3898

Wikidata ID

Q64640605

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