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SIR EDWARD COLEY BURNE-JONES BT ARA (1833-1898) - Receive artist alerts » - More items from this artist »
Female nude studies for the group of three Watchers Standing to the right of the King's Bier in Arthur in Avalon (c. 1890 England)
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Medium
Blue and black chalk, on paper
Dimensions24.10cm wide 32.70cm high (9.49 inches wide 12.87 inches high)
ProvenanceMuseo de Arte, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1973
LiteratureM. Harrison and B. Waters, Burne-Jones, London, 1973, illustrated page 167, figure 252
Description / ExpertiseThe Sleep of Arthur in Avalon (Museo de Arte, Ponce, Puerto Rico), Burne-Jones's largest oil painting, was commissioned in 1881 by his friend and patron George Howard, Earl of Carlisle. As time passed, however, and the picture assumed the status of a great personal statement, Howard resigned his right to it and Burne-Jones continued to work on it for his own satisfaction. It was still unfinished at his death in June 1898.
