The Real Woman
Sir Roland Penrose (London 1900 - East Sussex 1984)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1937
Materials
Collage, watercolour and pencil with frottage on board
Measurements
749 x 1002 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
2 Willow Road, London
NT 112457
Summary
Collage, watercolour and pencil with frottage on board, The Real Woman, Roland Penrose (London 1900 - East Sussex 1984), 1937. A collage with picture post-cards and frottage pieces, bird on left and woman's torso on right, referring to Man Ray's photograph of Lee Miller, artist's wife. It was produced in 1936 while Penrose was staying with Picasso, Man Ray and Eluard in the South of France. Within a chromed metal frame and glazed.
Provenance
Acquired by Ernö Goldfinger and Ursula Ruth Blackwell, also known as Mrs Ernö Goldfinger between 1937-40. Purchased by the National Trust in 1994 with support from the Art Fund, the Elephant Trust, and other charitable foundations and private donors.
Credit line
2 Willow Road, The Ernö Goldfinger Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Sir Roland Penrose (London 1900 - East Sussex 1984), artist
Exhibition history
Encounters with the 1930’s , Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid , 2012 - 2013