Still Life, Fruit
Artist
Bernard Meninsky
(Konotop, Ukraine, 1891 - 1950)
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 40.5 cm, Width: 50.8 cm
Frame: Height: 61.9 cm, Width: 71.9 cm
Frame: Height: 61.9 cm, Width: 71.9 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1960 with income from the Murray Fund.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG004382
About MeDuring World War I, Meninsky served in the Royal Fusiliers, fighting with General Edmund Allenby in Palestine. He was naturalised as a British Citizen in 1918 but had a nervous breakdown and was discharged from service after six months as a Ministry of Information war artist.He was a friend of Matthew Smith. Both Smith and Meninsky had a relationship with the same woman/muse/artist called Vera Cunningham. Meninsky suffered from mental illness for much of his life and committed suicide in 1950.
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