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Richard Clifton:
Nude, three-quater length, three-quarter view, circa 1915
Framed (ref: 507)
Inscribed with artist’s name on the reverse
Oil on canvas, 12 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (32.5 × 23.5 cm.)

Tags: Richard Clifton oil life drawing women

Provenance: ‘Modern British Paintings’, Sotheby’s, 22 July 1997

This painting – half portrait, half life-study – captures the play of light on the model’s skin through a combination of contrasting highlights of olive green, pink, sienna and red. On account of the hairstyle, this life-study can be dated to around 1915 or slightly later.

We are grateful to David Maes for assistance.