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GEORGE FREDERICK WATTS (1817-1904) STUDIES OF THE MALE NUDE
red chalk on paper, unsigned, bears inscription under the mount WATERMARK 1853-4, GIVEN TO ME IN 1938 AS ONE OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE WATTS GALLERY, COMPTON ON THE DEATH OF LADY G F WATTS, L.G.D. (Dimensions: 27cm x 37.5cm) (27cm x 37.5cm) Footnote: Note: L.G. Duke became a trustee of the Watts Gallery in 1933, replacing the late Lord Northbourne. The drawing appears to be a study for the figure of Adam in The Denunciation of Adam and Eve by G.F. Watts of which there are two painted versions, both in the collection of Watts Gallery. Both are illustrated in colour with a detailed entry in 'G F Watts; Victorian Visionary', Bills & Bryant, Yale University Press 2008.
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GEORGE FREDERICK WATTS (1817-1904) STUDIES OF THE MALE NUDE
