The Artist's Model I

Details

Bill Jacklin, (b. 1943)
The Artist's Model I
signed, inscribed and dated 'The Artist's Model I/Jacklin 80' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
70 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.9 cm.)

Provenance

with Marlborough Fine Art, London, where purchased by the present owners, June 1990.

Literature

John Russell Taylor, Bill Jacklin, London, 1997, p. 54, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, Marlborough Fine Art, Bill Jacklin Paintings and Watercolours, May - June 1980, no. 23.

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Lot Essay

When describing the present work John Russell Taylor (Bill Jacklin, London, 1997,op. cit. p. 67) states 'The pictures of The Artist's Model are lit by a warm interior glow, but outside the window there is a melancholy dusk, and the play of shadows across the blank canvas or paper is a little unnerving. Even the plant on the shelf above her head seems to be squirming and slithering out of control.'

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