The Lament (?) - Study of Two Female Heads
1865 – 1866
Accession number: 1904P188
Red brown and black chalks over pencil on cream paper.
Width: 295 mm
Height: 345 mm
Information
The larger of these two studies bears some resemblance to the head of the left figure in the watercolour 'The Lament' (1866, William Morris Gallery, Walthanstow, London). The sheet as a whole shares the cool lyricism of the watercolour, which is a milestone in the transition of Burne-Jones's style from the overly medieval to the more timelessly classical.
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Raphaelite Art from Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |||
| 16 (repro) | Hong Kong Museum of Art | 1984 - 1984 | |
| Burne-Jones: dal Preraffaelismo al Simbolismo | |||
| 12 (repro) | Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome | 1986-10-08 - 1986-11-23 | |
| Visions of Love and Life | |||
| 79 (repro) | Seattle Art Museum | 1995-03-09 - 1995-05-07 | |
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. 104 |
| Burne-Jones | |||
| Bill Waters, Martin Harrison | 1973 | Barrie & Jenkins, London | p. 86, fig. 112 |
| 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. 74 |
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