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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones — Study of a Slave for The Wheel of Fortune
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones

Study of a Slave for The Wheel of Fortune

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones' Study of a Slave for The Wheel of Fortune is a pencil drawing on paper exploring a figure destined for his larger narrative composition. The unframed study reveals the artist's preparatory process and academic precision.

Medium
pencil on paper, unframed

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European and British Art, Part II

July 7, 2022

Estimate: $1,500$2,000

Lot 143

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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Study of a Slave for The Wheel of Fortune

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones' Study of a Slave for The Wheel of Fortune is a pencil drawing on paper exploring a figure destined for his larger narrative composition. The unframed study reveals the artist's preparatory process and academic precision.

Medium
pencil on paper, unframed
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Classical, Pre-Raphaelite, Study, Elegant, British, Mythological, Figurative, Pencil On Paper

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