Live Auction 7973Victorian & British Impressionist Art
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)
Lot 18

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)

Study of three female nudes for 'Arthur in Avalon'

Closed15 June 2011

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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)
Study of three female nudes for 'Arthur in Avalon'
blue and black chalk, on paper
12 7/8 x 9½ in (32.7 x 24.1 cm.)

Museo de Arte, Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1973.

Specialist note

This study is for the group of three figures standing to the right of the King's bier, watching him and ready to rouse him if the need arises. In the painting the figures are heavily draped. Harrison and Waters date the drawing to circa 1890.

For other studies for Arthur in Avalon, see lots 5, 16 and 17.