拍品 204
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After Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S.
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After Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S.

The Last Watch of Hero

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After Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S.
The Last Watch of Hero
photogravure, published by Mawson, Swan & Morgan, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1897
S. 26 x 15½in. (66 x 39.3cm.)
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This lot is offered without reserve. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

Frederic Leighton's painting depicts Hero anxiously waiting for her lover, Leander, to swim across the Hellespont to join her. Hero's tormented psychological state is reflected in the drapery which binds her and the adjacent marble columns. The original painting is in Manchester City Art Gallery.