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| Edmund Blair Leighton The Dedication (1908) oil on canvas 55 X 43 in. |
With its upcoming auction of Important Victorian & British Impressionist Art, Christie's Auction House in London has indicated that they expect good sales due to the recent global success of the exhibit, Pre-Raphaelites: Avant Garde (now in Moscow, after stops in London and Washington, D.C.). Though there are several nice pieces in the auction done by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood - in particular, Love Among the Ruins by Sir Edward Burne-Jones - the sale appears to be much stronger in other areas of 19th century British art. The impressionist canvases of the Newlyn School are among those very well represented with pieces by Sir George Clausen and his followers, but, to me, the stand-out artwork in the auction is that of Edmund Blair Leighton, whose painting The Dedication is a recent re-discovery of a piece which had not been seen on the open market for over seventy-five years.
Christie's sale of Important Victorian & British Impressionist Art will take place on July 11th, at 2:30 PM at the auction house's King Street location. For those able to visit, previews of all lots in the show will accessible to the public from the afternoon of July 7th through the morning of July 11th (dates and times are listed below). The full catalog is also available for online viewing by visiting Christie's website.
VIEWING TIMES
July 7, 12PM - 5PM
July 8, 9AM - 4:30PM
July 9, 9AM - 8PM
July 10, 9AM - 4:30PM
July 11, 9AM - 12PM
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| John William Waterhouse Day Dreams pencil and watercolor, heightened with body color, on paper 17.75 X 10.375 in. |
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| John William Waterhouse Sketch for 'A Mermaid' oil on canvas 27.75 X 17.75 in. |
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| Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema The Poet Gallus Dreaming oil on panel 9.5 X 6.5 in. |
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| Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Una Carita oil on board 4.25 X 3.25 in. |
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| Henry Scott Tuke The Orange Jersey (1913) oil on canvas 17.25 X 24.75 in. |
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| Edward Seago Fishing Boats - Honfleur oil on board 20 X 25.875 in. |
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| John William North The Grass of the Field (1880) oil on canvas 52.5 X 74.5 in. |
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| Sir Alfred James Munnings Western Hunt, Zennor Hill (1912) oil on canvas 19.75 X 23.75 in. |
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| Sir Alfred James Munnings December Morning, Cornwall oil on canvas 20 X 24 in. |
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| Arthur Wardle A Fairy Tale - "All seemed to sleep, the timid hare on form." – Scott oil on canvas 45 X 65.25 in. |
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| Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones Love Among the Ruins watercolor and bodycolor on paper 38 X 60 in. |
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| Harold C. Harvey Fishing by a Woodland Stream (1906) oil on canvas 24 X 20 in. |
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| Sir George Clausen The Barn Door oil on canvas 30 X 25 in. |
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| Frank Bramley Fireside Tales (1896) oil on canvas 23 X 23.25 in. |
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| Glyn Warren Philpot Portrait of Ellen Borden Stevenson oil on canvas 32 X 24 in. |
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| Augustus Leopold Egg Contemplation oil on board 13.75 X 11.125 in. |
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| Sir John Everett Millais Sisters (1868) oil on canvas 42.5 X 42.5 in. |
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| Anna Lea Merritt Eve (1885) oil on canvas 30 X 43 in. |