Joseph Southall - Study for Saint Dorothea
Joseph Southall - Study for Saint Dorothea
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JOSEPH SOUTHALL, RWS, NEAC, RBSA
(1861-1944)
Study for “St Dorothea and Her Two Sisters Refusing to Worship the Idol”, 1901-2
Signed with monogram and dated c.l.: JES / 1901 and inscribed (verso) Study for St Dorothea
Watercolour, bodycolour and pencil on pink paper
26.5 by 13 cm., 10 ½ by 5 in.
Provenance:
Hartnoll & Eyre (by 1969);
Michael Gillingham:
Sotheby’s London, The Gillingham Collection, 1 April 2000, lot 329;
Campbell Wilson, London
Exhibited:
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery and London, Fine Art Society, Joseph Southall 1861-1944, Artist-Craftsman, 1980, no. C1
Literature:
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery, Joseph Southall 1861-1944, Artist-Craftsman, 1980, p.47.
In its entry in the Birmingham catalogue (see literature above) George Breeze describes the present work as “An exquisite example of Southall’s drawing, this study differs from the final work in the head-dress and folds of the drapery …”.
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Study for “St Dorothea and Her Two Sisters Refusing to Worship the Idol”, 1901-2Signed with monogram and dated c.l.: JES / 1901 and inscribed (verso) Study for St DorotheaWatercolour, bodycolour and pencil on pink paper26.5 by 13 cm., 10 ½ by 5 in. Provenance:Hartnoll & Eyre (by 1969);Michael Gillingham:Sotheby’s London, The Gillingham Collection, 1 April 2000, lot 329;Campbell Wilson, LondonExhibited:Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery and London, Fine Art Society, Joseph Southall 1861-1944, Artist-Craftsman, 1980, no. C1Literature:Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery, Joseph Southall 1861-1944, Artist-Craftsman, 1980, p.47.In its entry in the Birmingham catalogue (see literature above) George Breeze describes the present work as “An exquisite example of Southall’s drawing, this study differs from the final work in the head-dress and folds of the drapery …”.){kind=link}