{"product_id":"bernard-dunstan-ra-pprwa-1920-2017-women-in-negligee-pastel-1981","title":"Bernard Dunstan RA PPRWA (1920-2017) - Women in Negligee, pastel, 1981","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBernard Dunstan RA PPRWA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWomen in Negligee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e19.7 x 21 cm - \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7 3\/4 x 8 1\/4 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e38 x 38 cm – 15 x 15 in (Frame)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSigned and dated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA beautifully well-proportioned example of Bernard Dunstan’s draughtsmanship in pastel. The sitter is most likely his wife and fellow artist and Royal Academician Diana Armfield RA. As noted in the Guardian newspaper obituary from 2017, ‘He famously painted or sketched her nearly every morning for over 50 years, often creating \"two-minute\" nude studies that served as the basis for intimate, daily-life paintings.’ This is likely an example of those early morning sketches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBernard Dunstan was the longest serving member of the Royal Academy until his death in 2017. A devoted student of the impressionists and their successors, we can see the obvious influence of Degas, Bonnard, Renoir and Vuillard in this striking nude study, a lighter more sensual artist than Sickert, his art none the less shows the British take on impressionism in full flourish. His works are represented in the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Collection, Windsor, and the Museum of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eExhibited at New Grafton Gallery 25th June 1981\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChristies 20th-century British Art Sale 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e November 2005\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePrivate Owner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAdditional shipping charges may be applied including tariffs and import duty charges, please contact us for more information for international shipping rates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wigfull Art \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63419796554077,"sku":null,"price":980.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/1832\/5341\/files\/neglicheBD01.jpg?v=1770996772","url":"https:\/\/markbrownart.co.uk\/products\/bernard-dunstan-ra-pprwa-1920-2017-women-in-negligee-pastel-1981","provider":"Mark Brown Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}