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3 portrait heads
William Dring

approx. exposed area of image inside frame
11in h x 9in w
pencil on paper

£150 framed

Item number 7374

3 studies of a female head in partial profile from 2 angles and a view of the left hand side of her face

William Dring was a master draughtsman who had the ability to capture an image with a few lines of pencil. He knew that less was more when drawing the human figure and that detail would be superfluous and unnecessary, an important factor in this fine work. In this fine pencil portraits he examines a head from two different profiles emphasising facial features with shading and toning to produce a splendid and intimate work.


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About the artist

Born: 1904

Died: 1990

Painter, draughtsman and teacher. Studied at the Slade under Henry Tonks,1922-25 where he won several prizes and scholarships. During the war he was an official war artist and the Imperial war museum holds many examples of his works. He was elected RA in 1955 and series of portraits for royal and state occasions

Product type		drawing
Date of work		1930
How we know the date		information from artist
The last owner of the work		The artist's studio
How we know who the artist is		the artist
How we know the subject		described by the artist
School of painting		Modern British
Style of painting		Representational
Approach		figurative anatomical
Dimensions (h x w x d) inches		11 x 9
Condition of work		good
Recent restoration		No known restoration
Where exhibited
Quantity available		1
Edition of		1
Item number		7374

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drawing, pencil, paper, 3 portrait heads, 3 studies of a female head in partial profile from 2 angles and a view of the left hand side of her face, William Dring was a master draughtsman who had the ability to capture an image with a few lines of pencil. He knew that less was more when drawing the human figure and that detail would be superfluous and unnecessary, an important factor in this fine work. In this fine pencil portraits he examines a head from two different profiles emphasising facial features with shading and toning to produce a splendid and intimate work., 00.00.1930, Modern British, Representational, figurative, anatomical, In profile, black

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