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A Nude Girl Seated on a Bed

Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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This is one of a number of studies that Orpen made of Emily Scobel, a model at the Slade School of Art where he was studying at this date. The drawings culminated in an oil of a seated figure titled 'The English Nude', though it was not based directly on this work. Studies such as this reflect the artist’s interest in Rembrandt’s female nudes with their air of earthy realism. Orpen’s use of pen and ink, and brown wash, applied with a brush also recall the Dutch master’s practice as a draughtsman.

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Birmingham

Title

A Nude Girl Seated on a Bed

Date

1899

Medium

pen, ink & brown wash on paper

Measurements

H 27.6 x W 21.4 cm

Accession number

53.3

Acquisition method

purchased, 1953

Work type

Drawing

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The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TS England

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