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Sylvia SleighWW-1962-008884
1962·oil on canvas·66 x 76.2 cm (26 x 30 in.)

Gift of the Estate of Sylvia Sleigh

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Year
1962
Dimensions
66 x 76.2 cm (26 x 30 in.)

Artist

Sylvia Sleigh
Sylvia Sleigh

Painting

Sylvia Sleigh was a British painter known for her realist portraits and figurative works, particularly her depictions of the male nude that inverted the conventional male gaze of art history. Working primarily in oil paint, she developed a distinctive approach to representing the human form with psychological depth and formal clarity. Her practice engaged directly with questions of gender, viewership, and the politics of representation in painting.

Llandudno, UK

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Year
1962
Dimensions
66 x 76.2 cm (26 x 30 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1962-008884

Source

Source
cleveland
Status
verified

Artist

Sylvia Sleigh

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Painting

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