SIR EDWARD COLEY BURNE-JONES, BT., A.R.A., R.W.S. | STUDY FOR THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE

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October 13, 06:58 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 USD

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John Richardson: A Scholar Collects

SIR EDWARD COLEY BURNE-JONES, BT., A.R.A., R.W.S.

British

1833-1898

STUDY FOR THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE

pastel, ink wash and watercolor on paper mounted on a stretcher

sheet: 18⅛ by 24¼ in.; 46 by 62 cm

framed: 24⅜ by 30½ in.; 62 by 77.5 cm

The present work is a group of studies for Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones’ personification of the female figure of Fortune in The Wheel of Fortune (1883, Musée d'Orsay, Paris). The monumental work was completed over eight years and, when exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1883, it hung in the place of honor in the West Gallery opposite the main entrance.