Simeon Solomon Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Simeon Solomon Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 18, 2024
Simeon Solomon (1840 - London - 1905) – „THE BOX OF PANDORA“
Est: €4,200 - €5,000
Bleistift auf festem, chamoisfarbenem Velin. 1895. Ca. 34,5 x 27,5 cm. Signiert und datiert unten rechts, betitelt am unteren Bildrand. Leicht gebräunt und leicht fleckig, Oberfläche mit schwachen Bereibungen, unterhalb der Kinns mit feinem, horizontalem oberflächlichem Papierschnitt und kleiner Papierverletzung (ca. 5 cm). Blattkanten leicht unregelmäßig sowie leicht bestoßen und mit geringfügigen Läsuren. Sonst insgesamt in guter Erhaltung. Taxation: Differenzbesteuert zzgl. 7% (VAT: Margin Scheme (non EU))
Karl & Faber
Sep. 11, 2024
Simeon Solomon, The Strawberry Flower, 1892;
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
Simeon Solomon, British 1840–1905 - The Strawberry Flower, 1892; red chalk on paper, signed with monogram and dated lower right '1892' and titled along lower centre, 56.3 x 36.3 cm Provenance: The Piccadilly Gallery, London (label attached to the reverse of the frame); the Estate of Jill and Michael Barrington, purchased from the above Exhibited: The Piccadilly Gallery, London, 'A Century of British Drawings and Watercolours 1872-1972', 1985; The Barbican Art Gallery, London, 'The Last Romantics', 9th February –9th April 1989, cat. no.21 (label attached to the reverse of the frame) Note: in the catalogue for the Barbican show, the author notes that this work is unusual in Soloman's career for focusing solely on a female portrait. As a queer artist, Solomon would often create scenes of same-sex desire and his figures are often sexually ambiguous, a feature which is 'not entirely absent' in the present work. Made at the latter stage of the artist's career, Solomon places the figure in a pastoral setting, adding to the ethereal quality of his subject and heightening their sense of otherness. In the 1870s, the artist was tragically arrested for his sexuality, leading to him being ostracized by society and stepping away from exhibiting, his work selling only to devoted friends and followers such as Oscar Wilde. The quiet strength and other-worldly quality of this portrait perhaps reflect the artist's continuing desire to live and create.
Roseberys
Jul. 04, 2024
The Lemon Seller
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Property from an Italian Private Collection Simeon Solomon British 1840 - 1905 The Lemon Seller signed with initials and dated 1876 lower left oil on board Unframed: 31 by 22cm., 12¼ by 8½in. Framed: 56.5 by 48.3cm., 22¼ by 19in.
Sotheby's
Jun. 25, 2024
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905), Head of a woman, sanguine chalk, 35 x 28.5cm
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
* Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905) Head of a woman sanguine chalk monogrammed and dated 1890
Gorringes
Jun. 12, 2024
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH 1840-1905)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH 1840-1905) HERO AT ABYDOS signed with initials and dated SS / 94 lower left oil on canvas 39.5 x 51cm; 15½ x 20 1/4in 56 x 69cm; 22 x 27 3/4in (framed) Property from a Private Collection, Cumbria Provenance Rachel Simmons (née Solomon), the artist's cousin By descent from the above J S Maas & Co., London Purchased by the present owner in the early 1980s Exhibited London, Geffrye Museum and Birmingham, Museum and Art Gallery, Solomon: A Family of Painters, 1985-86, no. 73 The Greek myth of the passionate love affair between the Priestess Hero and the young Leander from Abydos ends in tragedy when one winter night Leander sees the torch at the top of Hero's tower on the other side of the strait of Hellespont. He attempts to swim the strait to visit her, but halfway across a strong wind blows out Hero's light, and he loses his way and drowns. When Hero sees Leander's dead body she throws herself off the tower to join him in death. Their bodies wash up on shore locked in embrace, and the couple are buried in a lover's tomb.
Olympia Auctions
Jun. 04, 2024
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH, 1840-1905) Study of a female figure, bust-length r
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH, 1840-1905) Study of a female figure, bust-length red and white chalk on light grey paper 18 ½ x 14 7⁄8 in. (47.2 x 37.7 cm.)
Christie's
May. 21, 2024
Simeon Solomon
Est: $800 - $1,200
British, 1840-1905 Head of Christ, after Bernardino Luini Signed S. Solomon and dated 1894 (lr); inscribed BERNARDINO LUINI MILAN along the lower margin (concealed by the mat) Graphite pencil on paper 18 3/4 x16 inches (48 x 40.6 cm) Frame 26 3/4 x 24 1/2 inches (68 x 62.2 cm) Provenance: J. S. Maas & Co., Ltd., London J. X. Reynolds & Co., Ltd., London Attached to the mat on all sides with cellophane tape from the back. Paper toned. Glue or oil stain running horizontally across the sheet
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 20, 2024
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905) Cupid luring away from chastity
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905) Cupid luring away from chastity signed with initials and dated 'SS/1865/74' (lower right) pencil, red chalk and pen and ink 25.1 x 35.5cm (9 7/8 x 14in).
Bonhams
Nov. 02, 2023
SIMEON SOLOMON - SIMEON SOLOMON'S AND HENRY HOLIDAY'S ARTISTIC HEROES
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 90 Simeon Solomon British (1840-1905) Simeon Solomon's and Henry Holiday's Artistic Heroes Ink (brown & black), pencil/paper 7 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches unframed Additional Information: Inscr. ”a morning call on the six movers (uninspired) of mankind” Provenance: Property from the Estate of Seymour Stein Purchased at Bonhams, New York NY, Victorian Watercolours & Illustrations from a Private Collection, 19 Nov 2008, Lot 15, with label affixed to mat
Capsule Gallery Auction
Oct. 18, 2023
Solomon (Simeon, 1840-1905). Priest reading from a Service Book, oil on paper
Est: £600 - £800
Solomon (Simeon, 1840-1905). Priest reading from a Service Book, oil on paper * Solomon (Simeon, 1840-1905). 'Priest Reading From a Service Book', with acolytes and choir boys, circa 1860s, oil on paper laid to board, partially painted on the board at the edges, signed with the artist's pierced monogram ‘SS’ in red lower left, small paper loss at lower edge to right of monogram, old typewritten catalogue entry adhered to verso of board, pen and ink number D153/3 above, mount aperture 25 x 17.8 cm (9 7/8 x 7 ins), gilt moulded frame with bound foliate and berry motif (41 x 43 cm), engraved plaque on frame with title, artist's name, and erroneous date of 1906 QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: W. A. Foyle; Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jul. 06, 2023
The Child Jeremiah
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Property from a British Private Collection Simeon Solomon London 1840–1905 The Child Jeremiah signed with monogram and dated lower right: 1861 oil on canvas unframed: 35 x 25.5 cm.; 13½ x 10 in. framed: 50 x 40 cm.; 19½ x 15½ in.
Sotheby's
Jul. 05, 2023
Allegory
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Property from an American Private Collection Simeon Solomon London 1840 - 1905 Allegory Blue crayon; signed with monogram and dated lower right: 1894 335 by 265 mm
Sotheby's
Jun. 15, 2023
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905), "Portrait of a Young Man", 1905, charcoal, white chalk and graphite on wove paper, monogrammed and dated lower right, inscribed "Simeon Solomon" en verso, 13 7/8 in. x 20 1/2 in., unframed.
Neal Auction Company
Jul. 14, 2022
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) The Veil of the Temple was rent in Twain pencil
Est: £2,000 - £4,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) The Veil of the Temple was rent in Twain pencil on paper 15 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (39.4 x 30.3 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 14, 2022
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Within the sacramental veils pencil and black ch
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Within the sacramental veils pencil and black chalk on paper 15 x 14 in. (38 x 35.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 14, 2022
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Sleep at the Antechamber of Death pencil and bla
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Sleep at the Antechamber of Death pencil and black chalk on paper 14 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (37.7 x 47 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 14, 2022
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Head study pencil on paper 14 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Head study pencil on paper 14 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (37.6 x 27 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 14, 2022
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Christ and St. Joseph of Aramathea pencil and wa
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Christ and St. Joseph of Aramathea pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic, and with scratching out on paper 10 x 14 in. (25.5 x 35.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 14, 2022
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Death awakening Sleep pencil on paper 12 3/8 x 1
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Death awakening Sleep pencil on paper 12 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. (31.5 x 39 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 14, 2022
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Paolo e Francesca da Rimini pencil and black cha
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Paolo e Francesca da Rimini pencil and black chalk on paper 14 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (36.2 x 52 cm.)
Christie's
May. 26, 2022
IN THE MANNER OF SIMEON SOLOMON (United Kingdom, 1840-1905), Angel in profile., Watercolor on paper, 8" x 10.25". Framed 15.75" x 13.5".
Est: $150 - $400
IN THE MANNER OF SIMEON SOLOMON United Kingdom, 1840-1905 Angel in profile. Unsigned.
Eldred's
Apr. 28, 2022
Simeon Solomon - Aqua
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 227 Simeon Solomon British (1840-1905) Aqua (1894) blue chalk on paper signed lower right sight: 17 3/8 x 12 3/8 inches frame dimensions: 25 1/4 x 19 3/8 x 1 1/4 inches, wood frame with glazing Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein Christie's label affixed to frame
Capsule Gallery Auction
Jan. 20, 2022
Night
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Property removed from Fenton House to be sold on behalf of the 7th Earl of Durham Simeon Solomon British 1840 - 1905 Night watercolour and bodycolour Unframed: 52 by 40cm., 20½ by 16in. Framed: 70 by 59cm., 27½ by 23in.
Sotheby's
Jan. 20, 2022
La moglie d'andrea (The Wife of Andrea)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Property removed from Fenton House to be sold on behalf of the 7th Earl of Durham Simeon Solomon British 1840 - 1905 La moglie d'andrea (The Wife of Andrea) signed and indistinctly dated SIMEON / SOLOMON / 1895 lower right and titled lower edge watercolour Unframed: 37 by 25cm., 14½ by 10in. Framed: 58 by 44cm., 23 by 17½in.
Sotheby's
Jan. 20, 2022
Mater Christi Alma
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Property removed from Fenton House to be sold on behalf of the 7th Earl of Durham Simeon Solomon British 1840 - 1905 Mater Christi Alma signed with initials and dated 1896 lower right and titled lower edge watercolour and gold paint Unframed: 33 by 23cm., 13 by 9in. Framed: 54 by 43cm., 21 by 13in.
Sotheby's
Dec. 14, 2021
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905) Dante
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905) Dante inscribed 'FIRENZE VERONA RAVENNA' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and 'GIOTTO/DI/BONDONE' (lower right, in a cartouche) black chalk and grey wash on paper, watermark 'JWHATMAN' 40 x 53.7cm (15 3/4 x 21 1/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Dec. 14, 2021
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905) The Four Seasons: Spring; Summer; Autumn; and Winter each image 104.1 x 48.2cm (41 x 19in). (4)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905) The Four Seasons: Spring; Summer; Autumn; and Winter the first inscribed 'SPRING' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and further numbered and inscribed 'No 1 Entrance/Hall/Left/Spring/+/Day' (on the reverse); one inscribed 'SUMMER' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and further numbered and inscribed 'No 3/No 3 Left' and 'Spring/+/Winter' (on the reverse); one inscribed 'AUTUMN' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and further numbered and inscribed 'No 3 Right/From Entrance' (on the reverse); one inscribed 'WINTER' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and further inscribed 'No Right/From Entrance' (on the reverse) oil on board each image 104.1 x 48.2cm (41 x 19in). (4) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 20, 2021
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840 -1905) FRAMED PRINT
Est: £200 - £300
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840 -1905) FRAMED PRINT 14.5cm x 19.5cm; together with TWO FURTHER PRINTS, 'Blessed Damsel' by D.G. Rosetti, 13cm x 12cm; and an Albert Moore print, 20cm x 5.5cm Qty: (3)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 30, 2021
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Portrait of a young woman pencil and watercolou
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Portrait of a young woman pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on paper 7 ½ x 5 ½ in. (19 x 14 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 30, 2021
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Love at the waters of oblivion sanguine chalk o
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (1840-1905) Love at the waters of oblivion sanguine chalk on paper 24 ½ x 12 in. (62.2 x 30.5 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 28, 2021
Simeon Solomon British, 1840-1905 Memory
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Simeon Solomon British, 1840-1905 Memory Monogramed SS(lr) and inscribed Memory (lc) Pencil on paper 10 5/8 x 14 3/8 inches (27 x 36.5 cm) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Sep. 28, 2021
Simeon Solomon British, 1840-1905 Night, 1896
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Simeon Solomon British, 1840-1905 Night, 1896 Initialed and dated S S/1895 (lr) Watercolor and bodycolour on paperboard 13 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches (34.3 x 25.7 cm) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 15, 2021
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH 1840-1905) - Medusa Erotica
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH 1840-1905) Medusa Erotica pencil and ochre chalk on paper 20 x 12 5/8 in. (51.4 x 31.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 29, 2021
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH 1840-1905)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH 1840-1905) Property of a Gentleman SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH 1840-1905) Erinna of Lesbos signed with initials and dated 1886 (lower right); inscribed ERINNA OF LESBOS (lower centre, in a cartouche) sanguine chalk 16.6 x 13 cm (6 1/2 x 5 1/8 in) PROVENANCE: Sale, Sotheby's, London, 21 September 1988, lot 411 Peter Nahum, London Private collection Sale, Christie's, London, 16 June 2015, lot 30 Purchased at the above sale by the present owner Executed in 1886, Erinna of Lesbos closely relates to a pencil drawing executed by Solomon in 1862 of the profile of Sappho, in the collection of Tate Britain. Erinna is the subject of the drawing which demonstrates the importance she held for Solomon. She is crowned with laurel and is drawn with soft shading, emphasising her seductive femininity. Solomon shared a Pre-Raphaelite interest in Greek and Roman mythology and the present lot relates to a series made by the artist in the 1860s of depictions of the classical poet Sappho and her lover Erinna. Included in this series is Solomon's celebrated Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene, 1864, Tate Britain, regarded as one of the most significant Victorian pictures of same-sex desire. Solomon was greatly influenced by the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, who was influenced by Sappho's poetry. This led Solomon to explore subjects that were forbidden at the time such as homosexuality and lesbianism. However, in 1873 when Solomon was in his mid-thirties and at the peak of his career he was arrested for homosexual conduct which was illegal at the time. Solomon was sentenced to 18 monthsâ imprisonment and sadly his career never recovered. Interestingly, Solomon never stopped working and continued to work on paper, his works often becoming suffused with melancholia, as in the present lot.
Chiswick Auctions
May. 18, 2021
Simeon Solomon (1840-1905)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) Figure in a landscape, hills in the distance signed with a monogram and dated 1865 l.r., pencil 23 x 36cm
Sworders
Mar. 20, 2021
Siméon SOLOMON, (1804-1905),
Est: €6,000 - €7,000
Siméon SOLOMON, (1804-1905), Attribué à Night and her child sleep,1892 Pastel brun sur papier sur papier, signé du monogramme « SS » en bas à droite , titré et daté 1892 35,5 x 32 cm
Louiza Auktion & Associés
Dec. 10, 2020
Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) - The Reconciliation at the Altar
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) The Reconciliation at the Altar pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic and with scratching out on paper laid on canvas 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 10, 2020
Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) - The Betrothal of Isaac and Rebecca
Est: £70,000 - £100,000
Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) The Betrothal of Isaac and Rebecca oil on canvas 30 x 21 7/8 in. (76.2 x 55.5 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 01, 2020
Simeon Solomon [attribuito a], Lotto composto di 2 disegni e 10 fotografie firmate. 1855 e 1861.
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
Penna e inchiostro su carta. mm 230x290 e mm 243x190. Il primo siglato "SS 29 1861" a penna in basso a sinistra, il secondo firmato per esteso Simeon Solomon July 13 1853. Unite 10 fotografie di opere dell'artista (mm 95x135. Foglio: mm 250x285) tutte titolate a matita, forse dall'Artista stesso, e timbrate a secco da Cundall & Downes Photographers to the Queen 163 New Bond Street, London. In uno dei fogli compare una dedica manoscritta a matita. L'artista preraffaellita viene presentato al circolo da Dante Gabriel Rossetti; la sua carriera viene stroncata da un arresto per atti osceni di stampo omosessuale e tentata sodomia. Il primo disegno è confrontabile con il ben noto dipinto Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene del 1864, esposto alla Tate Modern. Le due figure sono ritratte quasi nel medesimo modo, una frontalmente e una di profilo, sorprese in un abbraccio; la lira, presente nel nostro disegno in grembo alla donna, nel capolavoro museale è in basso a destra. Una discreta assonanza per entrambi i fogli è, invece, con Faust and Marguerite, ancora una volta nella collezione della Tate. I tratti somatici e i dettagli dei vestiti ricordano il secondo disegno, la spia della scena da parte di uno o due personaggi, nel nostro caso da dietro una tenda, nell'opera del museo londinese da una finestra, rimanda al primo. (12)
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Oct. 24, 2020
Simeon SOLOMON (1840-1905) Orpheus,1896
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Simeon SOLOMON (1840-1905) Orpheus,1896 Dessin au pastel sur papier, signé et daté en bas à gauche, titré 22,9 x 18 cm
Louiza Auktion & Associés
Jul. 30, 2020
Solomon (Simeon) Study of Christ with followers, [c. 1865-1890].
Est: £200 - £300
Solomon (Simeon, 1840-1905) Study of Christ with followers, graphite on wove paper, laid onto support, monogrammed S/S in ligature lower right, with name inscribed, 348 x 525 mm. (13 3/4 x 20 3/4 in), thin paper laid onto card support, with some pin-holes and loss and tears to extremities, browning throughout sheet, some spotting and surface stains, [probably circa 1865-1890].
Forum Auctions - UK
Jul. 29, 2020
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH, 1840-1905) - The Four Seasons: Spring; Summer; Autumn; and Winter
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH, 1840-1905) The Four Seasons: Spring; Summer; Autumn; and Winterthe first inscribed 'SPRING' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and further numbered and inscribed 'No 1 Entrance/Hall/Left/Spring/+/Day' (on the reverse) ; the second inscribed 'SUMMER' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and further numbered and inscribed 'No 3/No 3 Left' and 'Spring/+/Winter' (on the reverse) ; the third inscribed 'AUTUMN' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and further numbered and inscribed 'No 3 Right/From Entrance' (on the reverse) ; the fourth inscribed 'WINTER' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and further inscribed 'No Right/From Entrance' (on the reverse) oil on boardeach 41 x 19 in. (104.1 x 48.2 cm.) ; overall 453⁄8 x 847⁄8 in. (115.3 x 215.6 cm.) four, framed as one
Christie's
Jul. 29, 2020
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH, 1840-1905) - Day; and Night
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH, 1840-1905) Day; and Nightthe first inscribed 'DAY' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and further numbered and inscribed 'Night/No 2 Left' [sic] (on the reverse) ; the second inscribed 'NIGHT' (lower centre, in a cartouche) , and further inscribed 'From Entrance' and 'Night/Autumn' (on the reverse) oil on board40 x 19 in. (101.5 x 48.3 cm.) , the lower edge folded overa pair
Christie's
Jul. 29, 2020
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH, 1840-1905) - Giotto di Bondone
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (BRITISH, 1840-1905) Giotto di Bondoneinscribed 'FIRENZE VERONA RAVENNA' (lower centre, in a cartouche) and 'GIOTTO/ DI/ BONDONE' (lower right, in a cartouche) black chalk and grey wash on paper, watermark 'JWHATMAN'153⁄4 x 211⁄8 in. (40 x 53.7 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 24, 2020
SIMEON SOLOMON (LONDRES, 1840-1905) TÊTE DE FEMME SYMBOLISTE Sanguine Signé S et daté 1892 en bas à droite Symbolist woman's...
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (LONDRES, 1840-1905) TÊTE DE FEMME SYMBOLISTE Sanguine Signé S et daté 1892 en bas à droite Symbolist woman's head, sanguine, signed S and dated 1892 on the lower right 44 X 32 CM • 17 3/8 X 12 5/8 IN. €6,000-8,000 Provenance : collection particulière parisienne.
Tajan
Jun. 24, 2020
SIMEON SOLOMON (LONDRES, 1840-1905) TÊTE D'ORPHÉE Sanguine brune sur papier Signé en bas à gauche et daté 1896 Orpheus's hea...
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
SIMEON SOLOMON (LONDRES, 1840-1905) TÊTE D'ORPHÉE Sanguine brune sur papier Signé en bas à gauche et daté 1896 Orpheus's head, brown sanguine on paper, signed on the lower left and dated 1896 22,5 X 18 CM • 8 7/8 X 7 1/8 IN. €5,000-7,000 De tous les peintres de la confrérie préraphaélite, Siméon Solomon est peut-être l’un des plus injustement méconnus. Ami fidèle d’Edward Burne-Jones, il commença très tôt à étudier à la Royal Academy où il copia les Primitifs italien et se fit connaître par des compositions inspirées de thèmes bibliques. Issu d’une famille juive londonienne, il fut longtemps méjugé par la société victorienne du fait de son homosexualité. N’ayant pu faire perdurer la reconnaissance critique de son vivant du fait de mœurs scandaleuses dans l’Angleterre de l’époque, il vécut notamment des dessins au fusain ou à la sanguine qu’il exécutait avec une rapidité virtuose. Admiré d’Oscar Wilde, plusieurs de ses œuvres ont figuré dans la collection de l’écrivain. Son style s’inspire de Dante Gabriel Rosseti avec qui il partageait ce goût des figures androgynes à l’expression mélancolique. À la fin de sa vie, les visages de profil en gros plan prennent une dimension introspective et tendent vers le symbolisme.
Tajan
Oct. 31, 2019
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905) charcoal drawing
Est: $3,000 - $3,500
Simeon Solomon (British, 1840-1905), Charcoal on paper Profile Head of a Saint or Angel drawing. Black charcoal / black chalk on paper, signed in monogram and dated 1892 lower right. sight size : 9" 1/4 x 11" 3/4 Frame size: 26" x 30"
Winter Park Gallery
Jul. 11, 2019
Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) King Solomon sitting in judgement pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic on paper laid on board 11 ¾ x 7 ¾ in. (29.8 x 19.8 cm.)
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) King Solomon sitting in judgement signed with initials and dated 'SS/ 1881' (lower right) and with inscription 'A Prince in Israel/ S. Solomon. 1881' (on the reverse) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic on paper laid on board 11 ¾ x 7 ¾ in. (29.8 x 19.8 cm.)
Christie's