Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. Vern Swanson of the Springfield Museum of Art, Utah for his assistance in the preparation of this catalogue entry.
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Rêverie
Details
John William Godward (British, 1861-1922)
Rêverie
signed 'J. W. Godward 1892' (upper center)
oil on canvas
18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted in 1892
Rêverie
signed 'J. W. Godward 1892' (upper center)
oil on canvas
18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted in 1892
Provenance
with Thomas McLean, London, 1892.
J. Wharton; Christie's, London, 25 January 1924, lot 113.
with Nathan Mitchell, London, acquired from the above.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, Belgravia, 30 December 1973, lot 247.
J.W. Plawes, acquired from the above.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, Belgravia, 20 October 1981, lot 220.
with Adrian Mibus and David Hughes, Louise Whitford Ltd., London.
J. Wharton; Christie's, London, 25 January 1924, lot 113.
with Nathan Mitchell, London, acquired from the above.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, Belgravia, 30 December 1973, lot 247.
J.W. Plawes, acquired from the above.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, Belgravia, 20 October 1981, lot 220.
with Adrian Mibus and David Hughes, Louise Whitford Ltd., London.
Literature
V.G. Swanson, John William Godward The Eclipse of Classicism, Woodbridge, 1997, pp. 185-6, no. 14 (illustrated).