John William Waterhouse, R.A. (1849-1917)

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John William Waterhouse, R.A. (1849-1917)

A study for the Head of Venus

oil on canvas
19¼ x 14 1/8in. (49 x 36cm.)
Provenance
The artist's studio sale; Christie's, 23 July 1926, lot 64 (16 gns. to Gooden & Fox)

Lot Essay

A study for the head of Venus in The Awakening of Adonis, signed and dated 1899, which was sold in these Rooms on 24 November 1989, lot 78. For a reproduction, see Anthony Hobson, The Art and Life of J.W. Waterhouse, R.A., 1980, p.105, pl.91

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