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The Regatta
Located in London, GB
John Byam Liston Shaw
1872-1919
The Regatta
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Image size: 24 x 19 ¾ inches (61 x 50 cm)
Original frame
Provenance
Bought from the artist by W. H. Lev...
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Haymarket, London
Located in London, GB
Clare 'Tony' Atwood
Haymarket, London
1866-1962
Oil on board, signed and dated '33' lower left
Image size: 9 x 10 1/3 inches (22.6 x 26.3 cm)
Inscribed verso:
"To Miss Miles
from Cl...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
London Park
Located in London, GB
Margaret Green
London Park
1925-2003
Oil on board, monogrammed verso
Image size: 18 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (47 x 19.7 cm)
This charming painting depicts a humble outbuilding, presumably...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Right Honourable Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne with Horse and Dog
Located in London, GB
Benjamin Marshall
The Right Honourable Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne with Horse and Dog
1768-1835
Oil on canvas
Image size: 33 x 39 1/4 inches
Gilt frame
Unsigned
Provena...
Category
18th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Field Workers, 19th Century Pastel Drawing
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper
Image size: 13 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (35 x 48 cm)
Gilt frame
Unsigned
The scene depicts three woman working in a field in the afternoon.
Pastel had fallen out of fash...
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Possible Portrait of Young Napoleon
Located in London, GB
Circle of Johann Heinrich Schmidt
Possible Portrait of Young Napoleon
1749-1829
Pastel on parchment
Image size: 23 1/2 x 19 inches
Unsigned
This portrait likely depicts a young Emp...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Parchment Paper, Oil Pastel
Portrait of William Chiffinch
By John Riley
Located in London, GB
John Riley
1646 – 1691
Portrait of William Chiffinch (c.1602-88)
Oil on canvas
Image size: 30 x 25 inches
Original frame
Another version of this can be found in the Dulwich Pictur...
Category
1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man with a Cigar
Located in London, GB
Symbolist School
Man Smoking a Cigar
Pencil on paper
Image Size: 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (59.8 x 44.4 cm)
Contemporary-style hand carved frame
This drawing depicts an older man lost ...
Category
Late 19th Century Symbolist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$6,824
Ballerina
By Arthur Royce Bradbury
Located in London, GB
Arthur Royce Bradbury
Ballerina
1892-1977
Oil on canvas, signed and dated '1942' lower left
Image Size: 14 x 18 inches (35.8 x 45.5 cm)
Hand-carved contemporary style frame
This pai...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figures on the Beach at Scheveningen
Located in London, GB
Jan van Goyen
1596-1656
Figures on the Beach at Scheveningen
Oil on panel, monogrammed and dated '1642' lower left
Image size: 13 x 21 ¾ inches (33 x 55.5 cm)
Ebonised Dutch frame
P...
Category
17th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Letter
Located in London, GB
Charles Stuart Forbes
The Letter
1865-1926
Oil on canvas, signed and dated '1916' top right
Image size: 29 1/2 x 68 3/4 inches (74.8 x 174.9 cm)
Original frame
This painting depicts...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bronze Portrait of a Lady
By Adrian Paul Allinson
Located in London, GB
Adrian Paul Allinson
Bronze Portrait of a Lady
Patinated bronze, signed and dated '24 lower base
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches (21 x 39.5 cm)
This fantastic bronze depicts a lad...
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Quarry
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed bottom left
Image size: 15 ¾ x 16 ¼ (40 x 41 cm)
Contemporary-style frame
Brown was born in 1894 in Salisbury. His father was William Lewis Brown (1864-1922), w...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$7,799
Cathedral View Through Fields
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Eric Brown
Cathedral View Through Fields
1894-1955
Oil on canvas, signed lower left
Image Size: 20 x 26 ¼ inches (50.5 x 66.5 cm)
Hand carved gilt frame
Brown was born in 1894 in Sa...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Old Sarum
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed and dated ’34
Image size: 19 ¾ x 25 ½ inches (50 x 65 cm)
Contemporary-style frame
Brown’s paintings of Old Sarum demonstrate the site’s unique geography in t...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$12,673
Salisbury Hills
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Image size: 16 x 22 inches (41 x 56 cm)
Contemporary-style frame
Brown was born in 1894 in Salisbury. His father was William Lewis Brown (1864-192...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Salisbury Cathedral
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed lower right
Image size: 20 x 14 inches (51 x 35.5 cm)
Contemporary-style frame
Eric Pitt Brown was born in 1894 in Salisbury. His father (William Lewis Brown 1...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Country Lane
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed lower right
Image size: 7 ¾ x 10 ½ inches (20 x 26.5 cm)
Contemporary-style frame
Brown was born in 1894 in Salisbury. His father was William Lewis Brown (1864...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$5,849
Autumn Afternoon
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on board
Image size: 20 x 24 inches (51 x 61 cm)
Original frame
In this painting, Brown depicts a quaint farmhouse dwarfed by the rural setting around it. The rolling hills of ...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Salisbury Cathedral in Landscape
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed lower right
Image Size: 10 ½ x 14 (26.5 x 35.5 cm)
Gilt frame
One of Salisbury’s most celebrated sights is Salisbury Cathedral, a 13th century Anglican Cathedra...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Woodland Scene
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed bottom left
Image size: 10 ½ x 14 inches (26.8 x 35.6 cm)
Gilt frame
Brown was born in 1894 in Salisbury. His father was William Lewis Brown (1864-1922), who be...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$5,459
Salisbury Plain
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed lower left
Image size: 8 ¾ x 12 inches (22.5 x 30.5 cm)
Contemporary-style frame
Brown was born in 1894 in Salisbury. His father was William Lewis Brown (1864-1...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Salisbury, England
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed lower left
Image size: 20 ½ x 27 inches (52.5 x 69 cm)
Contemporary-style frame
Brown was born in 1894 in Salisbury. His father was William Lewis Brown (1864-...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$10,724
Portrait of the Artist
s Wife
By Peter Kuhfeld
Located in London, GB
Peter Kuhfeld
Portrait of the Artist's Wife
b. 1952
Oil on board, signed lower right, titled 'Cathryn' and dated 'Oct 1983' verso
Image size: 12 1/2 x 11 1/2 (32 x 29.3 cm)
Original...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Arab Horse Moscow
Located in London, GB
Henri Émilien Rousseau
French 1875 – 1933
Portrait of the Arabian Horse Moscow
Oil on board, signed lower left
Image size: 15 x 18 inches
This splendid rendition of the horse b...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of Captain George Meek
Located in London, GB
William Roth
Born 1754
Portrait of Captain George Meek
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1782 lower right
Image size: 25 x 18 ½ inches (64 x 47 cm)
Provenance
Murray Cassy
Jean Piere O...
Category
Late 18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Lady in Blue
By Edward Bainbridge Copnall
Located in London, GB
Edward Bainbridge Copnall
Portrait of a Lady in Blue
1903-1973
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated '30'
Image Size: 24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.7 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Thi...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Regency-era Life Portraits in Marble
By Bertel Thorvaldsen
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Bertel Thorvaldsen
Regency-era Life Portraits in Marble
1770-1844
Marble on period ebonised wooden columns
Bust height: 59 cm crown to socle
Bust width: 28 cm
Column h...
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Ram and Small Lamb
By Mary Newcomb
Located in London, GB
Mary Newcomb
Ram and Small Lamb
1922-2008
Oil on panel, signed & dated twice lower left, signed and titled verso
Image size: 14 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches (36 x 40 cm)
Original frame
This ...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
An Allegory for Smell
Located in London, GB
Dutch School
An Allegory for Smell
17th Century
Oil on canvas
Image size: 19 x 14.5 cm
Dutch ebonised frame
This painting depicts a rather smelly scene - a young boy bent over his f...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil, Oak, Panel
Sarah - Harmony in Red and Grey
By Ken Howard
Located in London, GB
Ken Howard
Sarah - Harmony in Red and Grey
1932-2022
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Image size: 40 x 48 inches
Original frame
Provenance
Brian Sinfield Gallery, 1990
Private Est...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Man
By (After) Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in London, GB
Pupil of Rembrandt
Portrait of a Young Man
17th Century
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 4 1/4 x 5 inches (11 x 13 cm)
Dutch ebonised frame
This small portrait is of a young man, staring inquisitively out towards the viewer. The realism of his appearance is striking, with great care taken in the depiction of the man’s features - for example, his full lips and the slight bump in the bridge of his nose. The man wears a rich burgundy doublet and a black cap and is adorned with gold accessories, indicating a degree of wealth - it is likely that this is a miniature portrait for a wealthy patron. The warm flesh tones of this painting and the intricate rendering of the man’s curly brown hair demonstrate the artistry of the painter, who has successfully captured the image of youth within his brushstrokes.
Rembrandt’s Pupils
Upon completing his artistic education, Rembrandt opened a studio and began to take students - the first of which were Gerrit Dou and Isaac Jouderville. The studio functioned as an art school, in which materials and guidance were provided - contrary to the studios of his peers, Rembrandt did not offer lodging to his pupils. The families of prospective pupils had to pay Rembrandt 100 guilders (enough for a house at the time) for this artistic education, and the profits from any works produced by pupils under Rembrandt would be paid to the master rather than kept by the student-artist - this contributed substantially to the master’s income.When taking on pupils, Rembrandt looked for those who could already paint, and guided their styles to reflect his. By choosing pupils who were somewhat experienced artists, Rembrandt had an array of painters that could be involved at any stage of assisting with the creation of his works - in this way, Rembrandt’s pupils often functioned as studio assistants as well. In order to perfect Rembrandt’s style, pupils would paint copies of their teacher’s works, sometimes adding their own distinct variations. They would use the same subjects and models as Rembrandt himself, and would accompany him on outdoor trips to paint nature and landscapes. The extensive copying and utilisation of same source materials has rendered Rembrandt’s work and the work of his pupils difficult to differentiate, even in the modern era.At least 50 pupils were taught by Rembrandt, with many continuing on to become his studio assistants. A few graduated into successful artists in their own right - for example, Govaert Flinck...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
$15,208
Girl at the Window
By Adrian Paul Allinson
Located in London, GB
Adrian Paul Allinson
Girl at the Window
1890-1959
Oil on board, signed lower right
Image size: 35 x 28 inches (88.8 x 71 cm)
Contemporary style gilt frame
Provenance:
Art Exhibition...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of a Lady
Located in London, GB
Gilbert Soest
1605-1681
Portrait of a Lady
Oil on canvas
Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Original carved gilt frame
Provenance
Private Estate, England
This portrait dep...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Summer
s Day
Located in London, GB
Louis-Charles Verwee
A Summer's Day
1832-1882
Oil on panel, signed lower left
Image size: 14 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches
Contemporary style giltwood frame
The subject matter of this painting...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of Lady
Located in London, GB
John Westbrooke Chandler
1763- 1807
Oil on canvas
Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76 x 63.5 cm)
Original gilt swept frame
This portrait is marked by its loose brushwork, which creates a...
Category
Late 18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$19,653
Heron Shoot in a Landscape
Located in London, GB
Joris Abrahamsz van der Haagen
Heron Shoot in a Landscape
1615-1669
Oil on oak panel, signed 'JAH' lower left
Image size: 16 x 21 inches (41 x 53 cm)
Dutch ebonised frame
Provenance...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
One of the Howling Dawashes in Cairo Orientalist Watercolour Portrait
By Carl Haag
Located in London, GB
Carl Haag
1820 - 1915
One of the Howling Dawashes in Cairo
Watercolour on paper, signed lower right & dated 1880
Image Size: 10 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (27 x 19.5 cm)
Original Frame
'One...
Category
1880s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
The Right of Way
By Frederick Walker
Located in London, GB
Frederick Walker
The Right of Way
1840-1875
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper
Image size: 12 x 8 inches (30.5 x 20.25 cm)
Handmade Pre-Raphaelite style frame
In this pastoral scen...
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
St George Slaying the Dragon
Located in London, GB
18th Century European School
St George Slaying the Dragon
Wood, gilded
8 inches in height, 6 3/4 x 4 inches base
This 18th century carved and gilt wood statuette depicts the moment ...
Category
18th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Still Life of Fruit in a Wicker Basket with Bird
Located in London, GB
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen
1664-1730
Still Life of Fruit in a Wicker Basket with Bird
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (21 x 19 cm)
Contemporary Dutch ebonised style f...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
Still Life of Roses in a Glass Vase
Located in London, GB
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen
1664-1730
Still Life of Roses in a Glass Vase
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 8 ¾ x 7 ½ inches (22.25 x 19 cm)
Contemporary Dutch ebonised style frame
This int...
Category
17th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Oak
Approach of the Simoon - Desert of Geezah, 19th Century Subscription Edition
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
After David Roberts R.A. 1796 - 1864
Approach of the Simoon - Desert of Geezah
First Edition lithograph Full plate: 240
Presented in a acid free mount
An original 19th Century l...
Category
19th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Scene Near London Bridge
Located in London, GB
Cyril Walduck Edwards RI RBA
Scene Near London Bridge
1902-1982
Oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled on verso
Image size: 23 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches (60 x 78 cm)
Original frame
Exh...
Category
20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Head of Dame Edith Sitwell
Located in London, GB
Maurice Lambert
Head of Dame Edith Sitwell
1901-1964
Patinated bronze on marble base
Dimensions: 7 x 16 inches (18 x 41 cm)
Provenance
Private collection
Originally commissioned by Edith's brother Osbert Sitwell circa 1926/27. Our version is of the same period and must have been commissioned at the same time. A version of this piece made in 1984 in aluminium is held in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 5801).
Maurice Lambert
Maurice Lambert, born in Paris, was son of the Russian-born Australian painter George Washington Lambert...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Portrait of a Privateer
By Francis Hayman
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Privateer
Francis Hayman
1708 - 1776
Oil on canvas
Image size: 20 x 14 inches (51 x 36 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Provenance
Charles Fleischmann Esq
Here, a small ...
Category
18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Possible Portrait of William Shakespeare
Located in London, GB
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 17 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches (44 x 56.5 cm)
Period oak frame
This is a portrait of a Tudor gentleman in an open next shirt with one hand raised to his chest. ...
Category
Early 1600s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil
Still Life with Sheep Skull, Abstract 20th Century British Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, inscribed on reverse
Image size: 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (47 x 47 cm)
This abstract still life has been painted intuitively by the artist in a limited palette of soft ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Death the Bride, Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Graphite on Paper
By Thomas Cooper Gotch
Located in London, GB
Thomas Cooper Gotch RBA RI
1854 - 1931
Death the Bride
Graphite on paper
Image size: 44 x 34 inches
Pre Raphaelite Style frame
The title of the painting comes from Shakespeare. It ...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Life Drawing Class
Located in London, GB
Leighton Hall Woollatt
Life Drawing Class
1905-1974
Oil on canvas, dated '1930' on verso
Image size: 26 x 18 inches (66 x 45.7 cm)
Handmade contemporary frame
In this painting the s...
Category
20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Christ as a Boy
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Francesco Bonsignori
Italian 1455-1519
Christ as a Boy
Oil on wood panel
Image size: 12 1/4 x 16 inches (31 x 40.5 cm)
Original gilt frame
In this painting on panel, ...
Category
16th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$62,099
Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas
Image size: 10 x 7 1/2 inches (25.5 x 19 cm)
Contemporary gilt frame
This painting is a copy of Thomas Lawrence’s 1822 portrait of Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, Duke of ...
Category
19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Conestabile Madonna Old Master Renaissance
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in London, GB
After Raphael
Conestabile Madonna
1483 - 1520
Oil on poplar panel
Image size: 8 x 8 inches (20.5 x 20.5 cm)
Original ornate hand carved gilt frame
Conestabile Madonna
Made in compos...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey 16th Century Oil Portrait
Located in London, GB
English School
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
16th Century
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 22 1/4 x 18 inches (56.5 x 46 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Provenance
T. L. Thurlow Esq, Baynards Par...
Category
16th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Oak
After Hours
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas on board, signed lower left
Image size: 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (36.5 x 44.5 cm)
Hand made frame
In this atmospheric scene a drunk is walking home, he must be causing some noise as another person is leaning out of his window to the right looking at him.
The artist has captured old London beautifully with the old bins, advertising on the walls and the cats bemused by the drunken figure. It sometimes takes an outsider such as Sancha to appreciate the beauty of the scene.
Francisco Sancha Lengo
Self portrait in London
Francisco Sancha y Lengo was born in Malaga in 1874. He attended the School of Fine Arts there and studied under Joaquín Martínez de la Vega, the eccentric, influential teacher that baptised a young Picasso with champagne. Such an education served him well, and by 1897 Sancha was studying at the Royal Academy in Madrid under José Moreno Carbonero...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
Bernard, Self Portrait
Located in London, GB
English School
Bernard, Self Portrait
1950s
Pencil and sepia chalk on paper
Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (24 x 34.3 cm)
Handmade contemporary frame
This imaginative self-portra...
Category
1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
Lower Chedworth
Located in London, GB
English School
Lower Chedworth
20th Century
Oil on board, signed lower right
Image size: 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches (49.5 x 59.5 cm)
Original frame
In this painting, the winding countr...
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Sculpture Gallery with Madonna and Child
Located in London, GB
Leighton Hall Woollatt
Sculpture Gallery with Madonna and Child
1905 - 1974
Oil on canvas, signed, titled 'Painting of a Antique Cast' from the Royal Academy Schools and dated '28 Ju...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Diana
By Studio of Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
Studio of Sir Peter Lely
Diana
Oil on canvas
Image Size: 38 x 50 inches (96.5 x 127 cm)
Ornate auricular frame
Provenance
The collection of Mr Campbell
Private Estate
Mary II (16...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Study of a Standing Female Nude
By Evelyn de Morgan
Located in London, GB
Evelyn de Morgan
Study of a Standing Female Nude
1855 - 1917
Black chalk and pastel on grey paper
Image size: 12 ½ x 19 inches (48.2 x 31.7 cm)
Pre-Raphaelite style frame
Provenance
J.S. Mass & Co., Ltd., London, J.X. Reynolds & Co., Ltd.
Once she had graduated from the Slade School of Art, Evelyn continued to draw every day for the rest of her life. Her drawings are enlightening not only for their skill and subject matter, but also for their ability to teach us her working process. From loose compositional sketches, Evelyn swiftly progressed to detailed life studies for the figures in her paintings. Choosing to draw mainly on a grey wove paper in pencil and pastel, Evelyn produced hundreds of figure studies. Her rigorously-examined double studies of clothed and nude figures are particularly fascinating and underline the artist’s obsession with the human form and her desire for accuracy. A deep understanding of anatomy is obvious in this drawing and looking at the work you feel as though you can reach out and feel the muscle and bone under the skin, that you could feel the pulse of life through the soft skin.
Evelyn de Morgan
Born into a landowning family, from an early age Evelyn De Morgan, née Pickering, demonstrated a precocious artistic talent and a passionate desire to pursue a career as an artist, writing in her diary on her seventeenth birthday ‘Art is eternal, life is short… I have not a moment to lose’ (Evelyn De Morgan’s Diary, 30 August 1872, De Morgan Foundation Archive). Her maternal uncle, the artist John Roddam Spencer-Stanhope encouraged her talents and accompanied her on her first formative journeys to Italy where she discovered the Renaissance masters, particularly Botticelli. Overcoming initial parental opposition, Evelyn enrolled at the newly formed Slade School in 1873, one of the first women to do so.
The Slade revolutionised women’s artistic education by allowing female students to study the nude from life alongside their male counterparts. Whilst at the Slade she began to submit work under her middle name Evelyn, rather than her Christian name Mary, as its gender ambiguity offered a chance for her work to be judged on its own merit.
One of her tutors, Edward Poynter...
Category
20th Century Victorian Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pastel
Price Upon Request