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Lot 15: VALENTINE CAMERON PRINSEP R.A.

Est: £20,000 GBP - £30,000 GBPSold:
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 17, 2009

Item Overview

Description

A GIRL CARRYING GRAPES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SALOME)
signed with monogram and dated l.l.: 1862

Dimensions

107 by 73cm., 42 by 28¾in.

Medium

oil on canvas

Notes



It is said that the present picture originally depicted Salome carrying the head of John the Baptist, later repainted with a more palatable subject. It is an early work by Prinsep and demonstrates the artist's admiration of the paintings of his friend Rossetti. It may depict Rossetti's favourite model Fanny Cornforth who was painted by other artists within his circle at the time.

Auction Details

Victorian & Edwardian Art

by
Sotheby's
December 17, 2009, 02:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK