HERBERT THOMAS DICKSEE (1862-1942)
拍品 21

HERBERT THOMAS DICKSEE (1862-1942)

Hercules wrestling with Death for the soul of Alcestis

已结束2022年7月14日

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GBP 2,268

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HERBERT THOMAS DICKSEE (1862-1942)
Hercules wrestling with Death for the soul of Alcestis
signed with initials and dated 'HD 1884' (lower left)
pencil and brown wash heightened with white and gum arabic on card
16 x 12 in. (41 x 30.5 cm.)

专家说明

Frederic, Lord Leighton, exhibited a painting of this subject at the Royal Academy in 1871. In the early part of his career, Dicksee executed a series of illustrations en grisaille, in a similar style to the present drawing. In 1884 he was working on Cassell's Romeo and Juliet.