拍品 53
53
Sidney Harold Meteyard (1868-1947)
Sidney Harold Meteyard (1868-1947)

The Passing of Arthur

细节
Sidney Harold Meteyard (1868-1947)
The Passing of Arthur
signed with monogram (lower right), inscribed 'THE PASSING OF ARTHUR (upper centre) and further inscribed 'THOU THEREFORE TAKE MY BRAND EXCALIBUR/AND FLING HIM FAR INTO THE MIDDLE MERE/WATCH WHAT THOU SEEST/AND LIGHTLY BRING/ME WORD' (lower centre)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour
17 x 10 in. (43.2 x 25.3 cm.)

拍品专文

Meteyard was one of the most important members of the Birmingham Group, who came to prominence in the 1890s and were heavily influenced by Burne-Jones. Like so many of these artists, he was extremely versatile, painting easel pictures, designing stained glass, enamel plaques and other forms of decorative work, and illustrating several books. As an illustrator, he is best known for his designs to Longfellow's Golden Legend, 1910.