Michael D‘Aguilar (1924-2011) - Signed 1983 Pastel, Reclining Figure

Description

A delicate pastel of a figure reclining, this piece has been created in bright colours in comparison to the artist's other works. The artist has signed and dated to the lower right.

Condition

There is some surface dirt but overall the work is in good condition.

Size

26 x 47cm (10.2" x 18.5")

Collection Information

We have recently acquired this collection of nine pastel studies of nudes in a range of earth tones with typically contrasting colours by Michael D‘Aguilar. All the works in this collection have been signed and dated by the artist.

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Artist Biography

Born in 1924 in London of Spanish parentage, Michael D‘Aguilar spent much of his early life in Spain. He studied at The Royal Academy Schools from 1949 to 1954, winning a variety of awards, including the Leverhulme Scholarship. He was a winner of the Royal Drawing Society’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals, and the Armitage and Silver Medal at the Royal Academy.

He had successful one-man shows at the Temple Gallery in 1961, New Grafton Gallery in 1971, Southwell Brown Gallery in 1974, Bruton Street Gallery in 1995 and was represented in Bradford City Art Gallery.