Study of a young Woman in Tears
1884 – 1889
Accession number: 1927P995
Black and white chalk on grey card.
Width: 219 mm
Height: 248 mm
Information
This study is a replica of the right figure on a sheet of studies of two women for the oil painting 'Mary Magdalen' (1862, Castle Museum, Norwich). The sheet of studies is known as either 'Tears' or 'Tears, Idle Tears' (1862, pencil and pen and black ink, private collection). Betty Elzea suggests that 'since these originals had long since left the artist's hands, Sandys probably made this version from the [printed reproduction of 'Tears'] in 'The Art Journal,' March 1884' ('Frederick Sandys 1829-1904: A Catalogue Raisonné,' p. 273). The artist is known to have made at least one other replica of this figure in the 1880s (red chalk on paper, private collection).
- Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Frederick Sandys | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Sandys | ||||
| Signature | top right | Handwritten | - | |
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. 397 |
| Frederick Sandys 1829-1904: A Catalogue Raisonné | |||
| Betty Elzea | 2001 | Antique Collectors' Club in association with Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service | No. 4.48., pp. 272-273; repr. p. 273 |
Provenance
| Acquired by Charles Fairfax Murray probably before June 1895, acquired by J R Holliday (Elzea). |
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