Bernard Meninsky 1891-1950
Still Life, Onions and Leeks
oil on canvas
28.5 x 39.5
(lower right): Meninsky; verso: Meninsky
2002-49
@Bernard Meninsky estate
Photo: Ben Uri Gallery
Meninsky painted still lifes throughout his career, particularly between the 1920s and 1940s. Reflecting his admiration for Cézanne, Meninsky’s still lifes illustrate his concern with the rendering of volume, using...
Meninsky painted still lifes throughout his career, particularly between the 1920s and 1940s. Reflecting his admiration for Cézanne, Meninsky’s still lifes illustrate his concern with the rendering of volume, using light and shade to define the sculptural qualities of the subject. The looser paint handling in this work is most consistent with Meninsky's later work from the mid to late 1940s.
