Edward Burne-Jones

Beauty - Original lithograph - 1897

1897

Maurice DENIS (1870 - 1943) Study of a Praying Woman, 1918 Lithograph enhanced with pastel Printed signature in the plate On vellum 48.5 x 26.5 cm (c. 19,1 x 10,4 inch) INFORMATION...

Rene Xavier PRINET (1861 - 1946) Manon Original litograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 On vellum 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe Moderne, Par...

Paul César Helleu Paris : Classical Studies of a Lady, 1897 Original litograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe...

Henri Fantin-Latour Immortality Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12in) INFORMATION : Published by 'Esta...

Graphite on paper Image size: 7 1/2 x 9 inches (19 x 23 cm) Carved gilt frame Literature Illustrated in Malcolm Bell's 'Sir Edward Burne-Jones, A Record and Review', London, 1899, p.127. Provenance Major Charles Sydney Goldman 1958 By descent to his Sons John and Margaret Monck (John Goldman Monck) 1958-1963 Commander Victor Robert Penryn Monck (Victor Robert Penryn Monk Goldman) 1958-1963 Christie's London (Christie, Manson and Woods) 1963, John Monck and Cmdr Penryn Monck sale 26 April 1963 part lot 71 Sir John Richardson, 2019 Burne-Jones decided that the folds in the drapery in this study were too complex for the final painting and fairly soon after he simplified the draperies. The work is a drapery study for the seated figures at the centre of Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones monumental The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon (Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico). The artist spent seventeen years working on the complex narrative, even moving his studio to a larger space to accommodate the canvas. Born as a commission from his patron George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle, to decorate a wall in his library at Naworth Castle, The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon was left unfinished in Burne-Jones’ studio upon his death. The work was bequeathed to a studio neighbour whose descendants sold it at auction in 1963, where it was purchased by Luis A. Ferré, politician and founder of the Museo de Arte de Ponce. To his friends and family, Burne-Jones was known for his 'unpainted masterpieces'. Indeed, from his youth he made swift sketches, such as this study, that appeared effortless in contrast to his carefully crafted paintings and allowed him to work out ideas and refine details. He also drew outside of the studio, and his contemporaries remarked at his uncanny ability to do so while fully engaged in other activities. The painter W. Graham...

Woman is an original etching realized in Early 20th Century after Auguste Rodin by French artist Jeanne Bardey (1872 - 1954) Numbered.Edition, 9/25. Good conditions. Jeanne Barde...

Lithographic reproduction of the original etching. Hand signed. Passepartout included. Edition of 25 prints in Roman Numerals.

Portrait is an original lithograph realized by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes in the 19th Century. Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced compo...