An oil on canvas portrait depicting a female sitter with elongated features, constructed through angular line and softly modelled tonal areas. The composition reflects Berlin’s expressive approach to figuration and form.
Sven Berlin (1911–1999) was a British painter, sculptor and writer associated with the St Ives artistic community in Cornwall. Working across painting and sculpture, he developed an independent visual language characterised by expressive line and a sculptural treatment of form.
Origin: British
Period/Style: Modern British
Date: 1946
Material: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.5cm height × 18cm width (unframed); 34.5cm height × 29cm width (framed)
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An oil on canvas portrait depicting a female sitter with elongated features, constructed through angular line and softly modelled tonal areas. The composition reflects Berlin’s expressive approach to figuration and form.
Sven Berlin (1911–1999) was a British painter, sculptor and writer associated with the St Ives artistic community in Cornwall. Working across painting and sculpture, he developed an independent visual language characterised by expressive line and a sculptural treatment of form.
Origin: British
Period/Style: Modern British
Date: 1946
Material: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.5cm height × 18cm width (unframed); 34.5cm height × 29cm width (framed)
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