January 28, 2014 11:00 EST
European Art & Old Masters
74
Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833-1898)
Psyche
Signed with initials and dated 'EBJ 1896' lower right, gouache and gold chalk on paper, unframed
13 7/8 x 8 5/16 in. (35.2 x 21.1cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
By descent in the family.
Private Collection, Virginia.
Sold for $194,500
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Signed with initials and dated 'EBJ 1896' lower right, gouache and gold chalk on paper, unframed
Provenance
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
By descent in the family.
Private Collection, Virginia.
Note
We would like to thank Dr. Elisa Korb for her assistance in cataloguing this work.
The present work is a study of Psyche for The Wedding of Psyche a larger composition that was completed in 1896 and now resides in the collection of the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts Belgique in Brussels.
