Study for 'Clytie': Female Head

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Drawing details

Title: Study for 'Clytie': Female Head
Date: c.1895
Media: Black and white chalk on grey-brown paper
Dimensions: 36.0 x 26.5 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/0710
Inscriptions: Inscribed lower right "711" in pencil. Inscribed on reverse, centre "14 1/4 x 10 1/2" in pencil. Inscribed on reverse, centre "3 in[illegible] mayor [illegible]" in pencil.

Interpretation

The facial features seen here appear to be slightly different to other studies for the head of the figure in the painting 'Clytie' (c.1895-96, private collection). This study may have been made from a different model. (See also reference numbers LHO/D/707, LHO/D/711, LHO/D/713.)

Description

Study for the head, neck, and part of the shoulder of Clytie in the painting 'Clytie' (c.1895-96, private collecton). The full length of hair is also indicated. The head is not tilted back as far as it is in the painting. 

Provenance

Collection of Leighton House Museum