拍品 57
57
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… 顯示更多
Lexden Lewis Pocock (1850-1919)

The fresh streams ran by her

細節
Lexden Lewis Pocock (1850-1919)
The fresh streams ran by her
signed 'Lexden.L.Pocock' (lower right) and inscribed '2/A Song of Willow-/"The fresh streams ran by her,& murmured her moans;"/Shakespeare/Lexden L Pocock/22 Bloom' (on a label attached to the backing)
watercolour and bodycolour
35 x 26 in. (89 x 66 cm.)
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

登入
瀏覽狀況報告

拍品專文

The inspiration for this picture is the 'Willow Song' sung by Desdemona in Act IV, Scene III of Othello. Shakespeare adapted a traditional English song to fit a female character and the melancholy words heighten the ominous atmosphere as Desdemona prepares for bed for what will be the final time.