Charles Allston Collins (1828-1873)

Lost love

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Charles Allston Collins (1828-1873)
Lost love
signed with initials and inscribed 'Idolo del mio cuor [sic]/Nume adorato/C.A.C.’ (on stone, lower left)
watercolour and gum arabic, on paper laid on canvas
14 ½ x 11 ¼ in. (36.8 x 28.6 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's South Kensington, 1 May 2012, lot 328.

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Lot Essay

Charles Allston Collins was the son of the artist William Collins, R.A., and brother of the author Wilkie Collins. He was part of the circle surrounding the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and his style was heavily influenced by their work. From the 1850s he turned increasingly to writing, and in 1860 he married Charles Dickens's daughter Kate.

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