Sleeping Nude

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Eardley frequently painted clothed figures, but this starkly painted nude is unique in her work. The figure is painted in confident, block-like

National Galleries of Scotland: Modern

Title

Sleeping Nude

Date

1955

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76 x W 155.2 cm

Accession number

GMA 897

Acquisition method

presented by Mrs Irene Eardley, 1964

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed bottom left corner: EARDLEY

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