Sir Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Head Study for the figure of Lancelot in "The Failure of Sir Lancelot" from the "Quest of the Holy Grail" series
Sale 1055 - American & European Art Online
Sep 27, 2022
3:00PM CT
Online / Chicago
Estimate
$1,500 -
$2,500
Sold for $2,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Head Study for the figure of Lancelot in "The Failure of Sir Lancelot" from the "Quest of the Holy Grail" series
graphite on paper laid to board
9 x 7 1/2 inches.
We are grateful to The Burne-Jones Catalogue Raisonné Foundation for their assistance in the cataloguing of this lot.
Provenance:
Margaret Mackail, the Artist's daughter, 1898-1954
Her sale; Christie's, London, December 3, 1954 (as A Study of a Head, part lot 35)
The Drawing Shop, New York, by 1962
Kenneth A. Lohf, New York
Gifted to Paul Palmer, partner of the above, 2002
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited:
New York, The Drawing Shop, English drawings and watercolors: Isaac Oliver through Burne-Jones, October 16 - November 10, 1962, no. 172 (as Head Study of Charles Augustus Howell for the figure of Lancelot in "The Failure of Sir Lancelot" from the "Quest of the Holy Grail" series)
Condition Report
Framed: 15 5/8 x 13 1/4 inches.
Laid to paper board; uneven toning to sheet with yellowing around edges; some scattered foxing; fills to sheet within face and hair of figure; tears and losses in lower left corner.
Inscribed on verso of paper board with partial provenance, name of model, and date of framing.
Laid to paper board; uneven toning to sheet with yellowing around edges; some scattered foxing; fills to sheet within face and hair of figure; tears and losses in lower left corner.
Inscribed on verso of paper board with partial provenance, name of model, and date of framing.
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