Property of a lady
John Martin
A Study for 'Adam's first sight of Eve'
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Lot Closed
July 6, 04:40 PM GMT
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a lady
John Martin
Haydon Bridge, Northumberland 1789 - 1854 Douglas, Isle of Man
A Study for 'Adam's first sight of Eve'
Wash over pencil, heightened with scratching out and touches of white;
signed and dated lower right: J Martin 1810
125 by 184 mm
where acquired by the present owner
In the 1813 Royal Academy exhibition John Martin exhibited an oil painting entitled Adam’s first sight of Eve (now in the Glasgow Museums). The present watercolour is related to this important early work, which was displayed together with the following text from Milton: 'Nature herself, though pure of sinful thought, wrought on her so, that seeing me, she turn'd.’
We are grateful to Michael Campbell for his help when cataloguing this lot.
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