Lot 118: Archibald Wakley (1873-1906)

The Sorceress
signed and dated 'ARCHIBALD WAKLEY/1900' (lower right in a cartouche)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic
21 1/8 x 21 5/8 in. (53.4 x 55 cm.)

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

Wakley worked in both oil and watercolours. He was influenced heavily by the Pre-Raphaelite aesthetic of Burne-Jones and De Morgan. He showed a great deal of potential but was found brutally murdered in his water closet, probably by a soldier he had met.

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