Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / Period: 20th century / Genre: figure study

1. Study of a Nun

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1915
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board laid to panel
Dimensions:: 23 15/16 × 15 15/16 inches (60.8 × 40.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. The Corporal of Horse

Creator:: Sir Alfred J. Munnings, 1878–1959
Date:: ca. 1927
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Dorelia in the Garden at Alderney Manor, Dorset

Creator:: Augustus Edwin John, 1878–1961
Date:: ca. 1911
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 20 × 11 7/8 inches (50.8 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Madonna and Child

Creator:: Henry Moore, 1898–1986
Date:: 1943
Materials & Techniques:: Bronze
Dimensions:: Overall: 6 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches (15.2 x 6.4 x 8.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Draped Torso

Creator:: Henry Moore, 1898–1986
Date:: ca. 1953
Materials & Techniques:: Bronze
Dimensions:: Overall: 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 7 inches (14 × 16.5 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Ballet Dancer

Creator:: John R. Skeaping, 1901–1980
Date:: 1979
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel on medium, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 5/8 × 19 5/8 inches (65.1 × 49.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Ballet Dancer

Creator:: John R. Skeaping, 1901–1980
Date:: 1979
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 1/2 × 19 3/4 inches (64.8 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Study for the Horse Dealers

Creator:: Robert Polhill Bevan, 1865–1925
Date:: ca. 1917
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, squared for transfer
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 x 11 1/4in. (29.8 x 28.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Pink Apron

Creator:: Robert Polhill Bevan, 1865–1925
Date:: ca. 1904
Materials & Techniques:: Charcoal and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 9/16 × 10 1/2 inches (42.1 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Racing Scene: three racehorses with jockeys up

Creator:: Tessa Pullan, born 1953
Date:: 1994
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 × 22 3/4 inches (39.4 × 57.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. A Guards' Band

Creator:: Paul Maze, 1887–1979
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel and gouache; verso: red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 6 1/8 inches (22.9 × 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. A Huntsman on Horseback

Creator:: Brian Hatton, 1887–1916
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 15/16 × 10 5/8 inches (17.6 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. A Boy Playing Cricket: Standing, Seen From Back Side

Creator:: Leonard A. Pownall
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 7/16 inches (6.7 × 3.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Girl in an Apron with a Cat on her Lap

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1916 and 1924
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 9/16 × 6 1/16 inches (24.3 × 15.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Dorelia Asleep

Creator:: Augustus Edwin John, 1878–1961
Date:: 1903
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 13/16 × 11 11/16 inches (35.1 × 29.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Study of Gwen John

Creator:: Augustus Edwin John, 1878–1961
Date:: ca. 1900
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 5 5/8 inches (25.1 × 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Study of a Nun

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1916 and 1918
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 4 7/8 inches (15.9 × 12.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Girl with Large Hat and Straw-Colored Hair

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1910
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 6 9/16 inches (21 × 16.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Little Boy with Hands Clasped, wearing a Hat, by Lamplight

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1916
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches (24.8 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Study of a Nude Girl

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1916 and 1919
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on thin,slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 5/8in. (31.8 x 24.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Studies for the Head of a Lady (Studies of a Woman's Head)

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 x 15 1/4 inches (25.7 x 38.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Nun with a Group of Orphans

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1910
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache, watercolor and graphite; verso: graphite
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 4 7/8 inches (15.9 × 12.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Study of a Nun

2. The Corporal of Horse

3. Dorelia in the Garden at Alderney Manor, Dorset

4. Madonna and Child

5. Draped Torso

6. Ballet Dancer

7. Ballet Dancer

8. Study for the Horse Dealers

9. The Pink Apron

10. Racing Scene: three racehorses with jockeys up

11. A Guards' Band

12. A Huntsman on Horseback

13. A Boy Playing Cricket: Standing, Seen From Back Side

14. Girl in an Apron with a Cat on her Lap

15. Dorelia Asleep

16. Study of Gwen John

17. Study of a Nun

18. Girl with Large Hat and Straw-Colored Hair

19. Little Boy with Hands Clasped, wearing a Hat, by Lamplight

20. Study of a Nude Girl

21. Studies for the Head of a Lady (Studies of a Woman's Head)

22. Nun with a Group of Orphans