Photos: Jonathan Russell (taken while on public display, Manchester Art Gallery).

• Title(s): Montagna Mia (Manchester Art Gallery).
• Description: “A mystical scene depicting a naked woman reclining across what appears to be a mountain range, her hands reaching back clasped behind her head and her eyes closed. Her lower torso disappears into a mist to the left, a pale moon shining overhead. The painting is predominantly in blue, grey and lilac tones” (artuk.org).
• Media: Oil on canvas (Manchester Art Gallery).
• Dimensions: “framed: 11 cm (depth); 137 cm (height); 209 cm (width). / Canvas: 112.3 cm (height); 183 cm (width)” (Manchester Art Gallery).
• Signature/date/other text: No signature or date on canvas,
• History:
  • c. 1923 – c. 1923 (artuk.org); 1923 (notice by painting, Manchester Art Gallery).
  • 1923 – Exhibited Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
  • 1934 – Annie Louise Swynnerton bequest to Manchester Art Gallery (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • 2018 – Manchester Art Gallery – Whose Power On Display? (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • 2018 Feb 23 – 2019 Jan 6 – Exhibited Manchester Art Gallery – Painting Light and Hope.
• Location: Manchester Art Gallery.

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