Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S
study of a male nude and two studies of arms for the garden of pan
Black and white chalk on brown paper
360 by 240 mm

Provenance

Mrs Margaret McKail (nee Burne-Jones), the artist's daughter;
Purchased from Louis Meier, London c.1954

Catalogue Note

The Garden of Pan (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne) was begun in 1876 but not complete until 1887. It depicts the sylvan god Pan playing his pipes in a wild rolling landscape similar to those found in the paintings of Bellini and Piero di Cosimo. The present drawing is for the male figure of one of the naked lovers who are listening to Pan's music on the banks of a stream.