© Wyndham Lewis and the estate of the late Mrs G A Wyndham Lewis by kind permission of the Wyndham Lewis Memorial Trust (a registered charity)
She is lightly and delicately drawn. Depicted sitting, wearing a dress with cut-away sleeves with a scallop at the shoulder, held together with a gold brooch at the waist. Her hair is close to the head in tight coils. Also known as 'The Tragic Muse'.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Portrait of Naomi Mitchison, 1930–1932
Date supported
2000
Medium and material
Pencil & wash on paper
Dimensions
46 x 36 cm
Grant
3701
Total cost
12613
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