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Preparatory Study for the Head of a Warder
Maggi Hambling, 1945-
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This work was painted during Hambling's time as the first Artist in Residence at the National Gallery (1979-1981), while she was preparing a series of similar paintings. This work is part of a collection of late 20th-century British paintings donated through the Art Fund to four galleries. All eight paintings take as their subject the human figure.
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Title of artwork, date
Preparatory Study for the Head of a Warder, 1945-
Date supported
2002
Gifted by
Anonymous
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