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Property from the Collection of Dr Dallas Doxford Dallas Doxford was an eclectic collector. He took oriental studies at Clare College, Cambridge, and became a doctor of Philosophy at London University. His wide-ranging interests included chinoiserie, jade and netsuke and, through his friendship with Jim Ede and Ben Nicholson, British Art.

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)

Male nudes

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Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
Male nudes
pencil
21½ x 29½ in. (54.6 x 74.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1912-13.

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Lot Essay

During December 1912 Gaudier was taken by a friend to the London Wrestling Club where he was entranced by the physical agility and speed of the wrestlers. A number of male nude studies, some preparatory for his modelled figure, The Wrestler (December 1912 - February 1913), were produced around this period. This drawing is unusual in showing several apparently different models on a single sheet. Several of the models here recur in other drawings but the poses, especially of the two figures on the left, suggest archery or winding a cross bow.

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