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'While roses are so red...'
Details
John Byam Liston Shaw, A.R.W.S. (1872-1919)
'While roses are so red...'
signed 'BYAM.SHAW' (lower right), dated '1896' (lower left) and inscribed 'While roses are/so red,/while lilies are so/white/Shall a woman ex/-alt her face/Because it gives/delight?/C.G.ROSSETTI' (upper left)
pastel and watercolour
16¾ x 11½ in. (42.6 x 29.2 cm.)
'While roses are so red...'
signed 'BYAM.SHAW' (lower right), dated '1896' (lower left) and inscribed 'While roses are/so red,/while lilies are so/white/Shall a woman ex/-alt her face/Because it gives/delight?/C.G.ROSSETTI' (upper left)
pastel and watercolour
16¾ x 11½ in. (42.6 x 29.2 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Philips, London, 20 September 1994, lot 108.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 June 1998, lot 216.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 June 1998, lot 216.
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