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Herbert James DraperBritish early 20th Century pastel drawing of Puck, Midsommers Night Dream1902
1902
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Herbert James Draper (British, 1863-1920)
Puck
Pastel
Inscribed ”PUCK” (middle left) and further inscribed and signed `Study for Puck/ Herbert Draper’ (lower right)
18.3/4 x 14.7/8 in. (47.7 x 37.8 cm.)
A study for `Midsummer Eve`, c.1902, a celebration of the mischief, innocence and energy of youth derived from Shakespeare's `A Midsummer Night's Dream` (See Bonhams, March 23rd 2004, lot 76)
Provenance: London, Ernest Brown & Phillips (The Leicester Galleries), label verso.
Draper's most productive period began in 1894. He focused mainly on mythological themes from ancient Greece. His painting The Lament for Icarus (1898) won the gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900 and was later bought for the Tate Gallery by the Chantrey Trustees. He was also responsible for the decoration of the ceiling of the Drapers' Hall in the City of London. Our example
- Creator:Herbert James Draper (1863 - 1920, British)
- Creation Year:1902
- Dimensions:Height: 18.75 in (47.63 cm)Width: 14.88 in (37.8 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:the drawing is lightly squared for transfer but this if anything adds to the understanding of how the artist worked and it does not detract. Paper is in good order, recently remounted in a cream mount, in a hand finished metal leaf frame.
- Gallery Location:Petworth, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU540312058592
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