Lot Essay
Cette très large aquarelle illustre The Light of the Harem, l'un des quatre poèmes de l'irlandais Thomas Moore pour Lalla Rookh publié en 1817.
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Le chant d'une jeune fille georgienne
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HENRY WARREN (LONDRES 1794-1879)
Le chant d'une jeune fille georgienne
signé 'Henry Warren' (en bas à droite)
graphite, aquarelle et gouache, rehaussé de gomme arabique
108 x 80 cm. (42 ½ x 31 ½ in.)
Le chant d'une jeune fille georgienne
signé 'Henry Warren' (en bas à droite)
graphite, aquarelle et gouache, rehaussé de gomme arabique
108 x 80 cm. (42 ½ x 31 ½ in.)
Provenance
Vente anonyme; Christie's, Londres, 12 juin 2012, lot 77.
Literature
J. Ruskin, Academy Notes, 1858, p. 51.
J. Saunders and W. Marston, The National Magazine, Londres, 1858, vol. 4, p. 126.
The Spectator, 24 avril 1858, vol. 131, p. 448.
The Art Journal, vol. 4, 1858, p. 175.
Blackwood Edinburgh Magazine, vol. 84, juillet 1858, p. 182.
Briony Llewellyn, 'The Islamic Inspiration. John Frederick Lewis: Painter of Islamic Egypt', in The Society of Antiquaries of London, Occasional Paper (New Series), VII, 1985, p. 134 (illustré pl. XXXIII a).
J. Saunders and W. Marston, The National Magazine, Londres, 1858, vol. 4, p. 126.
The Spectator, 24 avril 1858, vol. 131, p. 448.
The Art Journal, vol. 4, 1858, p. 175.
Blackwood Edinburgh Magazine, vol. 84, juillet 1858, p. 182.
Briony Llewellyn, 'The Islamic Inspiration. John Frederick Lewis: Painter of Islamic Egypt', in The Society of Antiquaries of London, Occasional Paper (New Series), VII, 1985, p. 134 (illustré pl. XXXIII a).
Exhibited
Paris, Exposition Universelle, 1867, no. 82 (comme provenant directement de la collection de l'artiste).
New Society of Painters in Water-Colours, 1858, no. 182.
New Society of Painters in Water-Colours, 1858, no. 182.
Special notice
Additional costs of 5.5% including tax of the auction price will be taken in addition to the usual costs charged to the buyer. These additional costs are likely to be reimbursed to the buyer on presentation of proof of export of the batch outside the Union European within the legal deadlines (See the "VAT" section of Terms of sale)
Further details
HENRY WARREN, SONG OF THE GEORGIAN MAID, GRAPHITE, WATERCOLOUR AND BODYCOLOUR, SIGNED
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