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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Study for the Figure of Love for Dante's Dream at the Time of the Death of Beatrice
- signed with the artist's monogram and dated l.r.: 1875
- black and red chalk on pale blue paper
- 57 by 39cm., 22 by 15in.
Provenance
Purchased from the artist by Charles Augustus Howell in 1875 and probably sold by him to the Hon. Percy Wyndham by 1899, thence by descent to the wife of the present owner
Literature
H.C. Marillier, Dante Gabriel Rossetti: An Illustrated Memorial of his Art and Life, 1899, p.251, cat. no.239(4);
Virginia Surtees, The Paintings and Drawings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti: A Catalogue Raisonee, 1971, p.234, appendix 9;
C.L. Cline (ed.), The Owl and the Rossettis: Letters of Charles A. Howell and Dante Gabriel, Christina and William Michael Rossetti, 1978, letters 408, 410 and 416;
Jane Abdy and Charlotte Gere, The Souls, 1984, p.89;
The Earthly Paradise, exhibition catalogue, 1993-1994, pp.87-8;
W.E. Fredeman (ed.), The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 2008, VII, PP.13 (75.5), 17 (75.11), 21 (75.18), 38-39 (75.45-46)
Virginia Surtees, The Paintings and Drawings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti: A Catalogue Raisonee, 1971, p.234, appendix 9;
C.L. Cline (ed.), The Owl and the Rossettis: Letters of Charles A. Howell and Dante Gabriel, Christina and William Michael Rossetti, 1978, letters 408, 410 and 416;
Jane Abdy and Charlotte Gere, The Souls, 1984, p.89;
The Earthly Paradise, exhibition catalogue, 1993-1994, pp.87-8;
W.E. Fredeman (ed.), The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 2008, VII, PP.13 (75.5), 17 (75.11), 21 (75.18), 38-39 (75.45-46)
Condition
STRUCTURE
The sheet is not laid down. It is adhered to the mount with tape in the upper corners and cockles slightly. The edges are discoloured. There are a few very small and isolated spots of foxing, otherwise the work appears in good overall condition.
FRAME
Held under glass in a gilt plaster frame with a blue mount.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This drawing probably originated as a drapery study for the central figure in Rossetti's most ambitious painting Dante's Dream at the Time of the Death of Beatrice (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) completed by Rossetti in 1871. In the years following the completion of the painting Rossetti added heads and hands to various drapery studies for the paintings as part of an obligation to Charles Augustus Howell. It is likely that Howell sold the drawing to Percy Wyndham, who owned at least three more drawings by Rossetti and a version of his painting Beata Beatrix. A photograph shows this drawing hanging in Madeline Wyndham's boudoir at their house country house in Wiltshire, Clouds.