A couple seated in a rural landscape, probably for 'The Novels of the Sisters Brontë'

Details

Edmund Dulac (1882-1953)
A couple seated in a rural landscape, probably for 'The Novels of the Sisters Brontë'
signed and dated 'EDMUND. / DULAC. / 1.9.0.5.' (in a cartouche)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
13 7/8 x 15 ¾ in. (35 x 39.8 cm.)

Provenance

with Galerie Chappe-Lautier, Toulouse, by 1950.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Brought to you by

Sarah Reynolds

sareynolds@christies.com +44 (0)20 7752 3284

Lot Essay

Born in Toulouse, Dulac studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, before settling in London in 1904. On his arrival, his first commission was from the publishers J.M. Dent to illustrate seven novels of the Brontë sisters with 60 plates over ten volumes. The costumes and style of this drawing, which are very similar to those illustrations, suggests that it was probably an unused design for the project.

More from British & European Art: Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art

View All