Lot Essay
Another larger red chalk drawing of the same subject was sold in these Rooms, 5 June 2003, lot 120.
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'The people that walked in darkness'
Details
George Frederic Watts, O.M., R.A. (1817-1904)
'The people that walked in darkness'
inscribed 'The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Isaiah, chpt ix' (in the margin, folded under)
red chalk
10 x 7¼ in. (25.4 x 18.5 cm.)
'The people that walked in darkness'
inscribed 'The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Isaiah, chpt ix' (in the margin, folded under)
red chalk
10 x 7¼ in. (25.4 x 18.5 cm.)
Provenance
Mrs M.S. Watts, sale at Compton, 1938.
Cecil French.
David Gould.
David Loshak, 1957.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 12 March 1997, lot 199, where purchased by the present owner.
Cecil French.
David Gould.
David Loshak, 1957.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 12 March 1997, lot 199, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
J. Cartwright, Art Journal Easter Annual, London, 1896, p. 7, illustrated. p. 5.
H. Macmillan, The Life Work of George Frederic Watts, London, 1903, pp. 50, 259-261.
O. von Schleinitz, George Frederic Watts, Leipzig, 1904, p. 23.
R.E.D. Sketchley, Watts, London, 1904, pp. 47, 55, 59.
J.E. Phythian, George Frederic Watts, Manchester, 1906, pp. 42, 175-176.
M.S. Watts, George Frederic Watts, Annals of an Artist's Life, London, 1912, vol. I, p. 101.
H. Macmillan, The Life Work of George Frederic Watts, London, 1903, pp. 50, 259-261.
O. von Schleinitz, George Frederic Watts, Leipzig, 1904, p. 23.
R.E.D. Sketchley, Watts, London, 1904, pp. 47, 55, 59.
J.E. Phythian, George Frederic Watts, Manchester, 1906, pp. 42, 175-176.
M.S. Watts, George Frederic Watts, Annals of an Artist's Life, London, 1912, vol. I, p. 101.
Exhibited
London, The Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, 1849, no. 900.
London, The Royal Academy, Winter Exhibition - Works of the Late G.F. Watts, 1905, no. 101.
London, The Royal Academy, Winter Exhibition - Works of the Late G.F. Watts, 1905, no. 101.
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