Leonard Sidney Woolf
2 of 7 portraits of Leonard Sidney Woolf
Leonard Sidney Woolf
by Vanessa Bell (née Stephen)
oil on canvas, 1940
32 in. x 25 1/2 in. (813 mm x 648 mm)
Given by Mrs Ian Parsons, 1969
Primary Collection
NPG 4695
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Artistback to top
- Vanessa Bell (née Stephen) (1879-1961), Painter; sister of Virginia Woolf. Artist associated with 14 portraits, Sitter in 16 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Bell's portrait is an effective evocation of Woolf's cerebral and somewhat austere character.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 677
- Spalding, Frances, Insights: The Bloomsbury Group, 2005, p. 36



