Circe, illustration to 'The Life and Death of Jason', by William Morris

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MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD, R.B.A. (1882-1972)
Circe, illustration to 'The Life and Death of Jason', by William Morris
signed with monogram (lower left) and inscribed 'CIRCE' (upper centre) and 'LIFE AND DEATH OF JASON WILLIAM MORRIS' (lower centre)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gold on buff paper
11 ½ x 8 7/8 in. (29.2 x 22.5 cm.)

Provenance

Charles and Lavinia Handley Read.
with The Fine Art Society, London, 1979, where purchased for the present collection.

Literature

N. Gordon Bowe, 'Maxwell Armfield 1881-1972', The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society, vol. 12, 1988, p. 30 (illustrated).
B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 242

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Lot Essay

The present drawing was in the distinguished collection of Charles and Lavinia Handley-Read, who between them did much to pioneer the Victorian revival in the 1960s. The Handley-Read's collection included not only paintings and works on paper but furniture and works of art, in a similar vein to that of Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan.

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