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A woman tying her sandal. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1936.

Sthenelos bandaging the wounded finger of Diomedes. Ink drawing by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after a Chalcidian neck-amphora c. 550 B.C.

Bowl decorated with young men using strigils. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Three women at a wash-basin, on either side stand attendants. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Young men using strigils. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Two women crouching over a wash-basin; a winged human hovers above. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Greek open-air shower baths for men. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.

Two women at their toilet, a satyr looks on. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Two women at a wash-basin; to the right is a man with the attributes of an initiate of Dionysus. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Two young men using strigils. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Men bathing in a public gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.

Women bathing in a public gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Athletes at a gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1936.

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Kelly, Sheelagh Winifred, 1914-

Images from the collections

Images by Kelly, Sheelagh Winifred, 1914-

Works from the collections

A woman tying her sandal. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1936.

Women bathing in a public gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Two women crouching over a wash-basin; a winged human hovers above. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Athletes at a gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1936.

Greek open-air shower baths for men. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.

Frequent collaborators

Kelly, Sheelagh Winifred, 1914-

Images from the collections

Images by Kelly, Sheelagh Winifred, 1914-

Works from the collections

A woman tying her sandal. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1936.

Women bathing in a public gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Two women crouching over a wash-basin; a winged human hovers above. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Athletes at a gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1936.

Greek open-air shower baths for men. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.

Frequent collaborators

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