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拍品專文
Godward executed a number of 'ideal heads' during his career. Cleonice is a particularly striking example. The model is depicted in profile, like the medieval portrait prototype. Her pink dress, bound with a green scarf, makes a contemporaneous appearance in Absence makes the heart grow fonder (1912) and Le Billet Doux (1913) - both full-length compositions (see V. Swanson, John William Godward: The Eclipse of Classicism, 1997, pp. 95, 103). The girl herself, with her light-coloured hair, most closely resembles the sitter in The Belvedere, for which Godward won a gold medal in the 1913 Rome Internationale exhibition.
Godward moved to Rome in the summer of 1912. It was rumoured that his return was precipitated by the departure of a favoured Italian model for her homeland. The artist set up his studio in the Villa Strohl-Fern, situated on Monti Parioli - dubbed the 'English Hill'. It had a large garden filled with antique sculpture and formed the perfect backdrop for some of his greatest artistic achievements.
For a longer note on the artist please see lot 42.
We are grateful to Professor Vern Swanson of the Springville Museum, Utah, for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.
Godward moved to Rome in the summer of 1912. It was rumoured that his return was precipitated by the departure of a favoured Italian model for her homeland. The artist set up his studio in the Villa Strohl-Fern, situated on Monti Parioli - dubbed the 'English Hill'. It had a large garden filled with antique sculpture and formed the perfect backdrop for some of his greatest artistic achievements.
For a longer note on the artist please see lot 42.
We are grateful to Professor Vern Swanson of the Springville Museum, Utah, for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.