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Showing posts with label Man Ray. Show all posts
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Monday, 10 February 2014

611: Talent: More Carrington

A stunning pencil portrait of Noel Carrington by his talented sister whom I admire more each day.  

(There speaks the obsessive)

 
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Amazing that for so long her work was rather neglected.  Not only have I Gerzina's biography on order, but I am now awaiting a copy of Jane Hill's The Art of Dora Carrington. Oh dear...

And here's a little snap of Carrington with Iris Tree:


Here's Miss Tree photographed by Man Ray, a print displayed at the National Portrait Gallery:



Miss Tree is a subject well worth addressing in a future post here; perhaps I will.

Until the next time