Wednesday 16 November 2022
Mortimer Luddington Menpes, RI, RBA, RE, Australian / British 1855-1938-
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Mortimer Luddington Menpes, RI, RBA, RE,
Australian / British 1855-1938-
The young mother, 1911;
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with white on paper, signed 'M.L. Menpes.' (upper right), 22 x 15.3 cm.
Provenance: Private Collection, UK.
Note: Menpes was an Australian-born British artist who worked in part as an illustrator, and who was known especially for his drawings and etchings. He studied under James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), whose influence is evident in his embrace of the medium of etching, indeed with Menpes himself serving as a central figure in the etching revival of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Menpess output is defined by his small-scale, highly observational drawings, of which the present work is a particularly charming example. This work demonstrates the artists sensitive approach, using a plain background to focus the entirety of the viewers attention on the two figures.
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