17th Nov, 2011 9:00 GMT/BST
Autumn Catalogue Sale
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM, RA (1836-1912) Study of a girl dressed in Greek/Roman costume,...
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM, RA (1836-1912)
Study of a girl dressed in Greek/Roman costume, seated on a balcony
Inscribed on a plaque, oil on linen laid on board, a preparatory oil study, 24cm by 19cm
Ex. collection: J.S. van der Vegt from Te Gorredijk, sale held in Holland May 1953, lot 315, inscribed as vrouwenfrigur olieverschets: Sold with a photocopied catalogue from this sale
Dutch by birth, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema initially specialised in Merovingian and Egyptian scenes, but after visiting Pompeii in 1863 he turned to archaeologically exact genre paintings of classical Greece and Rome. The British publication Punch called him a "marvellous artist" because of his skill at painting marble. Alma-Tadema moved to London in 1870 after his wife's death, and soon became a British citizen. He became a Royal Academy member in 1879 and received the Order of Merit in 1905. Queen Victoria knighted him in 1899.
Study of a girl dressed in Greek/Roman costume, seated on a balcony
Inscribed on a plaque, oil on linen laid on board, a preparatory oil study, 24cm by 19cm
Ex. collection: J.S. van der Vegt from Te Gorredijk, sale held in Holland May 1953, lot 315, inscribed as vrouwenfrigur olieverschets: Sold with a photocopied catalogue from this sale
Dutch by birth, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema initially specialised in Merovingian and Egyptian scenes, but after visiting Pompeii in 1863 he turned to archaeologically exact genre paintings of classical Greece and Rome. The British publication Punch called him a "marvellous artist" because of his skill at painting marble. Alma-Tadema moved to London in 1870 after his wife's death, and soon became a British citizen. He became a Royal Academy member in 1879 and received the Order of Merit in 1905. Queen Victoria knighted him in 1899.
Sold for £4,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
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