Live Auction 12236Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art
Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S. (1826-1919)
Lot 102

Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S. (1826-1919)

Study of a seated nude for 'When the World was Young'

Closed13 July 2016

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Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S. (1826-1919)
Study of a seated nude for 'When the World was Young'
signed with monogram and dated '1890' (lower right)
black and white chalk on terracotta paper
12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.)

with Maas Gallery, London.

Specialist note

The present drawing is a study for the central figure in When the World was Young, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1892 (no. 265).

We are grateful to Donato Esposito for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.