Mark Gertler (1891-1939)

The present work appears to be a preparatory drawing for the 1928 oil known as 'Reclining Nude' in the Ulster Museum, Belfast. The most significant difference being that the model's eyes are open in the drawing and closed in the final oil, but compositionally and stylistically they are very similar, and the soft, crayon drawing is very typical of Gertler's work in this decade.

We are very grateful to Luke Gertler and Sarah MacDougall for their assistance in cataloguing the present work.

Sarah MacDougall is currently working on a Mark Gertler catalogue raisonné. Anyone with information or images for the book can contact the author c/o Christie's, South Kensington, 85 Old Brompton Road, SW7 3LD.