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Lot Essay
Solomon was a precocious and brilliant artist who was admired by contemporaries such as Rossetti, Burne-Jones, Swinburne and other members of the Pre-Raphaelite circle. He led a difficult life that ended tragically in poverty and alcoholism.
The use of blue crayon and the monogram 'SS' is in the present drawing is typical of his work in the 1880s, however it is rare if not unique for Solomon not to have any human figure represented. The only other known inanimate drawing being Sir Gallipot in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, although even this is a jest on the human figure. It may be that his choice to depict Narcissi in the pot is significant.
We are grateful to Colin Cruise for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.
The use of blue crayon and the monogram 'SS' is in the present drawing is typical of his work in the 1880s, however it is rare if not unique for Solomon not to have any human figure represented. The only other known inanimate drawing being Sir Gallipot in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, although even this is a jest on the human figure. It may be that his choice to depict Narcissi in the pot is significant.
We are grateful to Colin Cruise for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.