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Antwerp Models
Becoming Gustav Metzger: Uncovering The Early Years, 1945-59

Antwerp Models: Becoming Gustav Metzger: Uncovering The Early Years, 1945-59

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  • Head of a Girl, 1948-49, charcoal on paper, 56 x 46cm, charcoal on paper. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Head of a Girl, 1948-49

    Charcoal on paper

    56 x 46cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Head of a Girl, c. 1948-49, pencil on paper, 17.3 x 21.2cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Head of a Girl, c. 1948-49

    Pencil on paper

    17.3 x 21.2cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Head of a Boy, c. 1948-49, pencil on paper, 30.1 x 22.2cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Head of a Boy, c. 1948-49

    Pencil on paper

    30.1 x 22.2cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Head of a Man, 1948-49, pencil on paper, 39 x 30cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Head of a Man, 1948-49

    Pencil on paper

    39 x 30cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Head of a Man, 1948-49, pencil on paper, 34 x 28cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Head of a Man, 1948-49

    Pencil on paper

    34 x 28cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Head of a Man, c. 1948-49, crayon on paper, The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Head of a Man, c. 1948-49

    Crayon on paper

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Portrait, 1948-49, pencil and crayon on paper, 67 x 60cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation.

    Portrait, 1948-49

    Pencil and crayon on paper

    67 x 60cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation.

     

  • Untitled, 1948-49, pencil and pen on paper, 25.6 x 20.2cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, 1948-49

    Pencil and pen on paper

    25.6 x 20.2cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Seated Figure, 23 Nov 48, ‘in search of reaching the primitive’, pencil on paper, 17.5 x 21.2cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Seated Figure, 23 Nov 48, ‘in search of reaching the primitive’

    Pencil on paper

    17.5 x 21.2cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Opulent Nude,10th November 1948, pencil on paper, 66 x 56cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Opulent Nude,10th November 1948

    Pencil on paper

    66 x 56cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Figure, c. 1948-49, pencil on paper, 17 x 21.2cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Figure, c. 1948-49

    Pencil on paper

    17 x 21.2cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Standing Figure, c. 1948-49, pencil on paper, 17.2 x 21.3cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Standing Figure, c. 1948-49

    Pencil on paper

    17.2 x 21.3cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Seated female nude, c. 1946-48, pen and ink on paper, 25.3 x 20.1cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Seated female nude, c. 1946-48

    Pen and ink on paper

    25.3 x 20.1cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Violinist, February 1948, pencil on paper, 25.5 x 20.4cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Violinist, February 1948

    Pencil on paper

    25.5 x 20.4cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Four seated violinists, May 1949, pencil on paper, 21.4 x 27.2cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Four seated violinists, May 1949

    Pencil on paper

    21.4 x 27.2cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Abstract figure studies- Also featured are examples of idiosyncratic and increasingly abstract figure studies completed prior to Metzger’s sojourn in Europe as well as following his return to the UK in 1949. Executed between the mid-1940s and early 1950s
  • Untitled, Family Group, 1945-46, pencil on paper, 14 x 20cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, Family Group, 1945-46

    Pencil on paper

    14 x 20cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

     

  • Untitled, Family Group, 21.9.L (1950), crayon on paper, 22.5 x 28.5cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, Family Group, 21.9.L (1950)

    Crayon on paper

    22.5 x 28.5cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Grünewald, Oxford, June, 1949, pencil on paper, 51 x 32cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Grünewald, Oxford, June, 1949

    Pencil on paper

    51 x 32cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, 12th October 1951, charcoal on paper, 56.5 x 44cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, 12th October 1951

    Charcoal on paper

    56.5 x 44cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, c.1948, ink on paper, 56.5 x 38cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, c.1948

    Ink on paper

    56.5 x 38cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, c.1951-53, coloured chalk on paper, 76.3 x 56cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, c.1951-53

    Coloured chalk on paper

    76.3 x 56cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, c. 1947, charcoal on paper, 45 x 30.4cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, c. 1947

    Charcoal on paper

    45 x 30.4cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, c.1947, crayon on paper, 45 x 30.4cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, c.1947

    Crayon on paper

    45 x 30.4cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, 1951-53, coloured chalk and crayon on paper, 46 x 56cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, 1951-53

    Coloured chalk and crayon on paper

    46 x 56cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, abstract reclining nude, c. 1951-53, charcoal and coloured chalk on paper, measurements. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, abstract reclining nude, c. 1951-53

    Charcoal and coloured chalk on paper

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, c.1951-53, ink and coloured chalk on paper, 56 x 46cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, c.1951-53

    Ink and coloured chalk on paper

    56 x 46cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Standing Nude, c. 1950s, ink on paper, 17.3 x 21.2cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Standing Nude, c. 1950s

    Ink on paper

    17.3 x 21.2cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Standing Figure, c. 1950s, ink on paper, 25.2 x 20.1cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Standing Figure, c. 1950s

    Ink on paper

    25.2 x 20.1cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, c.1950-1953, ink on paper, 46 x 46cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation.

    Untitled, c.1950-1953

    Ink on paper

    46 x 46cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation.

     

  • Untitled, c.1951-53, ink on paper, 42 x 53.5cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, c.1951-53

    Ink on paper

    42 x 53.5cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, 1950-53, pen and ink on paper, 42 x 53.6cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, 1950-53

    Pen and ink on paper

    42 x 53.6cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, 1951-53, ink on paper, 46 x 56cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, 1951-53

    Ink on paper

    46 x 56cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, 1950-53, ink on paper, 42 x 53.6cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, 1950-53

    Ink on paper

    42 x 53.6cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

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