Lot 2
2
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)
Property from the Collection of the Late Bob Willoughby (Lots 1-4)
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)

Study of a seated female figure for 'The Garden of Pan'

Details
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)
Study of a seated female figure for 'The Garden of Pan'
pencil on paper
8¼ x 7 in. (21 x 17.8 cm.)
Provenance
with Jeremy Maas, London, until 1966 where purchased by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

The Garden of Pan (Felton Bequest, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne), developed by Burne-Jones between 1876 and 1887 through a series of sketches, depicts a beautiful couple seated leaning against each other in an idealised Italianate landscape listening to Pan playing his pipe.
A comparable drawing of the same figure was sold in these Rooms, 26 February 1985, lot 17.

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