Name: FRANK CADOGAN COWPER, R.A. (BRITISH, 1877-1958)
Brand: Study for 'The Cathedral Scene from Faust: Margaret Tormented by the Evil Spirit'
Price: 400.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

FRANK CADOGAN COWPER, R.A. (BRITISH, 1877-1958)
Study for 'The Cathedral Scene from Faust: Margaret Tormented by the Evil Spirit'
pencil on paper
11¹⁄₂ x 9¹⁄₈ in. (29.2 x 23.2 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5 June 2003, lot 117 (part).
with Campbell Wilson, Hove, where purchased by the present owner.

Hove, Campbell Wilson, Frank Cadogan Cowper & Arthur Joseph Gaskin, Summer 2004, no. 33.

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The present drawing is a composition study for Cowper's 1919 Royal Academy exhibit, The Cathedral Scene from 'Faust': Margaret tormented by the Evil Spirit, sold in these Rooms, 30 November 2000, lot 10. Regarded as one of the last exponents of the Pre-Raphaelite tradition, Cowper's work has a romantic, dramatic feel. As he no doubt knew, Faust had been a favourite subject of Rossetti, as well as artists such as Delacroix and Von Holst. The ecclesiastical setting, with deep shadow pierced by stained-glass windows also recalls the earlier Pre-Raphaelites.