Live Auction 7751Modern British and Irish Art
Bernard Meninsky (1891-1950)
Lot 317

Bernard Meninsky (1891-1950)

Tulips and Irises

Closed14 December 2012

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GBP 6,250

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Bernard Meninsky (1891-1950)
Tulips and Irises
signed 'Meninsky' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)

Nora Meninsky.
Maria Donska and by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

Maria Donska (1912-1996) was a pianist and great friend of Meninsky and his wife Nora. Meninsky painted a portrait of Donska and a bust was made of her by Sir Jacob Epstein, inspired by her playing of Beethoven.