Sketchbook - Study of Gorgon with raised Arms and Hand Study for 'The Finding of Medusa'
1875 – 1879
Accession number: 1952P4.18
Pencil on paper.
Width: 177 mm
Height: 263 mm
Information
Kurt Locher identified this drawing as being of a Gorgon in 'The Finding of Medusa' from the 'Perseus' series. The composition is identical when executed as a painting, in both the Southampton and Staatsgalerie versions.
- Presented by Mrs Angela Thirkell, 1952.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Der Perseus-Zyklus von Edward Burne-Jones | |||
| Kurt Locher | 1973 | Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart | Fig. 63 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 81 | |
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