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LOT 41

Lot 41

John Flaxman (1755-1826)

John Flaxman (1755-1826)
Lot 41 Details
John Flaxman (1755-1826), British

ATHENA ATTEMPTS TO PREVENT HERCULES FROM MURDERING IPHTIUS, CA. 1790

pencil, ink, and wash on laid paper
titled and dated verso by an unknown hand
image 13.8 x 17.3 in — 35 x 44 cm

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $11,250
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John Flaxman (1755-1826)
  • John Flaxman (1755-1826)
  • John Flaxman (1755-1826)
Provenance:

Collection of Christopher Powney, Kent, UK
The Morris Gallery, Toronto, ON
Private Collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

This study ca. 1790 by John Flaxman could be a preparatory study for a later portfolio The Odyssey or The Iliad, published in 1805.

According to the Royal Academy: "As with Flaxman's drawings for The Odyssey and The Iliad, most of these illustrations are drawn in pen and ink over pencil. A number of these examples indicate how Flaxman experimented with poses and details in pencil before going over the composition in pen and ink."[1]

This drawing was part of the Collection of Christopher Powney. In 1976, Powney presented at the Heim Gallery in London a groundbreaking exhibition on the works of Flaxman.

[1]in. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/athena-dismissing-the-furies

For a comparable, please see Waddington's, Toronto, December 6, 2018, lot 808.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good overall condition.
Slight scattered foxing throughout, vertical crease to centre of sheet.

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