Elizabeth Eleanor Rossetti

Lot 18: Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862)

Name: Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 886512e4d5

Est: £6,000 GBP - £10,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 15, 2010

Item Overview

Description

Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862)
The Descent from the Cross
pen and black ink and brown wash, on paper
7¾ x 5½ in. (19.7 x 14.0 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Elizabeth Eleanor Rossetti

Exhibited

London, Arts Council, Ruskin and his Circle, 1964, no. 248.

Literature

William Michael Rossetti, 'Dante Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal', Burlington Magazine, vol. I, no. 3, May 1903, p. 295.
Elizabeth Siddal: Pre-Raphaelite Artist, exh. The Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield, 1991, cat. p. 54, listed as no. 21.

Provenance

Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
William Michael Rossetti and by descent in his family to the present owner.

Notes

This is almost certainly the design listed in William Michael Rossetti's article of 1903 and again in the 1991 exhibition catalogue. It is described there as 'known only from photographic portfolio', although it had been exhibited by the Arts Council as recently as 1964.

Auction Details

Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours

Christie's

December 15, 2010, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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