Lot 20
  • 20

Edmund Dulac.

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Edmund Dulac
  • "Came shining through the Dusk an Angel Shape"
  • INK AND WATERCOLOUR DRAWING ON PAPER/BOARD
315 by 226mm., ink and watercolour drawing, signed and dated lower right, mounted, framed and glazed

Provenance

Leicester Galleries, October - November 1909, number 35

Condition

Condition is described in the amin body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

Reproduced as one of twenty colour plates within the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Hodder and Stoughton, 1909). The illustration accompanies the sixtieth quatrian:

And lately, by the Tavern Door agape,
Came shining through the Dusk an Angel Shape
Bearing a Vessel on his Shoulder; and
He bid me taste of it; and 'twas - the Grape!

The illustration is dated 1909 and reveals that Dulac's original colouring of the Angel Shape's robes was changed for publication.