The Evening Star - Studies of the Figure's right Arm
1869 – 1870
Accession number: 1904P141
Black, red and white chalk over pencil on thickly textured buff paper, laid down on card.
Width: 240 mm
Height: 300 mm
Information
This is a study for the gouache 'The Evening Star' (1870), now in a Private Collection. It was the first in a series of allegorical figures representing the Evening Star, Night or the Moon, all dating from 1870-72.
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | ||||
| - | bottom right | Handwritten | 1870 | Pencil |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burne- Jones: The Paintings, Graphic, and Decorative Work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones 1833-98 | |||
| 101 | Hayward Gallery, London | 1975-11-05 - 1976-01-04 | |
| 101 | Southampton City Art Gallery | - - - | |
| 101 | Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery | - - - | |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby | p. 113 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| Elisa Korb, Tessa Sidey | 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 70 |
Provenance
| Charles Fairfax Murray |
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