David Bourdon

David Bourdon

Sylvia SleighWW-1969-M118727
1969·Oil on canvas·30 × 21" (76.2 × 53.3 cm)

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Year
1969
Dimensions
30 × 21" (76.2 × 53.3 cm)

Artist

Sylvia Sleigh
Sylvia Sleigh

Painting

Sylvia Sleigh was a British painter known for her realist portraits and figurative works, particularly her depictions of the male nude that inverted the conventional male gaze of art history. Working primarily in oil paint, she developed a distinctive approach to representing the human form with psychological depth and formal clarity. Her practice engaged directly with questions of gender, viewership, and the politics of representation in painting.

Llandudno, UK

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Head of Paul Rosano

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1975 · Graphite on ivory wove paper

WW-1975-077423

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Year
1969
Dimensions
30 × 21" (76.2 × 53.3 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1969-M118727

Source

Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Sylvia Sleigh

Sylvia Sleigh

Painting

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