Study for 'Solitude': Composition

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Drawing details

Title: Study for 'Solitude': Composition
Date: c.1889
Media: Pencil on tracing paper
Dimensions: 18.0 x 8.5 cm
Location: Royal Academy of Arts, London
Picture credit: Royal Academy of Arts, London
Reference number: 04/723
Inscriptions: Inscribed lower centre "Spirit of the Summit? 1894 no. 11" in pen and ink. Inscribed left hand side "Solitude 1890" in pen and ink.

Interpretation

The inscription referring to 'The Spirit of the Summit' is incorrect. However, the compositions of the two paintings are very similar.

Description

Traced study for the composition of the painting 'Solitude' (c.1890, Maryhill Museum of Fine Arts, U.S.A.). Although sketchy, this tracing is close in pose and composition to the finished work. The drawing is squared up. 

Provenance

Bequeathed by the artist to his sisters, Mrs. Augusta Matthews (nTe Augusta Neunburg Leighton, 1835-1919) and Mrs. Alexandra Orr (nTe Alexandra Leighton, 1828-1903); presented to the Royal Academy of Arts, London by Matthews and Orr in 1896 

Bibliography

• Ormond, LeonTe and Richard, 'Lord Leighton', Yale University Press, London, 1975, p.170 (listed under catalogue number 348)