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

Study of feet for 'The Days of Creation'

Closed29 May 2012

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GBP 700–1,000

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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (Birmingham 1833-1898 London)
Study of feet for 'The Days of Creation'
pencil and bodycolour, on brown paper
10 3/8 x 16 5/8 in. (26.4 x 42.3 cm.)

Specialist note

Burne-Jones's 'Days of Creation', executed between 1875-76, consists of six watercolour panels of angels symbolising the six days of creation derived from Genesis I. Included in Burne-Jones's first exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery, London in 1877, they now form part of the Grenville L. Winthrop collection at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge.