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Early Nineteenth Century Nude Study,
£750Early Nineteenth Century Nude Study,
An early nineteenth century framed charcoal life-study of a kneeling male figure. A muscular figure is shown full length and semi-seated in the Epitrapezios pose recalling the Seated Herakles of Lysippus, mentioned by the Roman poets Martial and Statius, a copy of which is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.£750 -
Parrots by Edward Lear – Paleheaded Parrakeet,
£275Parrots by Edward Lear – Paleheaded Parrakeet,
Edward Lear began his career as a zoological illustrator, working in the Parrot House at London Zoo. This resulted in the publication of Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots, the greater part of them species hitherto unfigured in 1832. The first plates for the book were issued in 1830 when he was still only 18.£275 -
Verve, ‘The Last Works of Henri Matisse’,
£900Verve, ‘The Last Works of Henri Matisse’,
'Decoration - Masques' from Verve Vol. IX No. 35/36 published by Tériade under the title 'The Last Works of Henri Matisse', float mounted in a limed oak frame.£900