Study of a nude female figure for 'Diana and Endymion'; and Two head studies of young women

Name: SIR EDWARD JOHN POYNTER, P.R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1826-1919)
Brand: Study of a nude female figure for 'Diana and Endymion'; and Two head studies of young women
Price: 3500.00 GBP
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SIR EDWARD JOHN POYNTER, P.R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1826-1919)

Study of a nude female figure for 'Diana and Endymion'; and Two head studies of young women

SIR EDWARD JOHN POYNTER, P.R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1826-1919)
Study of a nude female figure for 'Diana and Endymion'; and Two head studies of young women
the first inscribed 'Study for Diana & Endymion' (verso), the second and third both with studio stamp (L.874) (lower right)
the first black and white chalk on blue-grey paper; the second and third black and white chalk on buff paper, one with partial watermark 'VIDALON-LES-ANNON..'
11¹⁄₂ x 5³⁄₄ in. (29.2 x 14.6 cm.); 9⁷⁄₈ x 8³⁄₈ in. (24.8 x 21.3 cm.); 9⁵⁄₈ x 9 in. (24.5 x 22.8 cm.)

with Colnaghi, London.
Ernest C. Innes (†); Christie's, London, 13 December 1935, lot 47 (2 gns to Colville).
Mr Colville, and by descent in the family to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

The first drawing in this lot is a study for Diana and Endymion (Manchester Art Gallery). Painted in 1901, it depicts Diana, nude and swathed in diaphanous drapery, floating above the sleeping Endymion, in a woodland glade full of poppies. The present drawing must be an early study as the positioning of the arms was swapped in the finished picture: pentimenti to the right arm is visible here.