EDMUND DULAC (BRITISH, 1882-1953)
EDMUND DULAC (BRITISH, 1882-1953)
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EDMUND DULAC (BRITISH, 1882-1953)

Perseus and Andromeda

Details
EDMUND DULAC (BRITISH, 1882-1953)
Perseus and Andromeda
signed and dated 'Edmund/ Dulac/ 19' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gold and silver on artist's board
16 1/8 x 13 ½ in. (40.9 x 34.2 cm.)
Provenance
M. Knoedler & Co., New York.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

The present lot demonstrates Edmund Dulac's ability to transform well-known narratives and re-appropriate traditional motifs in his illustrations. Ovid's story in Metamorphoses of Perseus, the demi-god who rescues Andromeda from the sea monster, has classical connotations as it was popularised by the artists of the Renaissance. Dulac draws upon these compositions, whilst also infusing the work with a non-western style: the sea creature is reminiscent of designs on late Ming blue and white crockery. Dulac re-defines and questions the imagery associated with Perseus and Andromeda, whilst maintaining the narrative of the scene.

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