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This painting is a half-length, full-face portrait of the artist's wife, Anne, as a young woman, seated. She rests her chin on her left hand as she leans forward, her gaze cast downwards. She wears a loose brown garment, possibly an overcoat, open at the throat. She is painted against a plain grey background. This portrait of Anne was painted at their home at Notting Hill Gate in London. It was her favourite among her husband's portraits of her. He was one of the most talented figurative artists of his generation. His portraits are often cold and do not express the sitter's personality. The angular lines of this portrait typifies Vorticism, an art movement for which he was the greatest proponent. Wyndham Lewis formed the Vorticist Group in London in 1914.

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

Carlisle

Title

Pensive Head

Date

1937

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 60.5 x W 45 cm

Accession number

1978.108.151

Acquisition method

purchased, 1938

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Wyndam Lewis

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