Tulips and Irises

Details

Bernard Meninsky (1891-1950)
Tulips and Irises
signed 'Meninsky' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)

Provenance

Nora Meninsky.
Maria Donska and by descent to the present owner.

Exhibited

Manchester, Tib Lane Gallery, no. 14, catalogue not traced.

Lot Essay

Maria Donska (1912-1996) was a pianist and great friend of Meninsky and his wife Nora. Meninsky painted a portrait of Donska and a bust was made of her by Jacob Epstein, inspired by her playing of Beethoven.

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