Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Paradise, with the Worship of the Holy Lamb
c. 1875-80Five panels, one 339.7 x 56 cm, others 339.7 x 53.3 cm
Pencil, chalk and watercolor, heightened with bodycolor and touches of gold, four on three joined sheets of paper, one on two joined sheets of paper, with overlays, laid on linen
Sale Christie's, New York, 31 October 2018
Provenance
The artist
his estate sale, Christie's, London, 16 July 1898, nr. 58, as Paradise
with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, acquired at the above sale
Robert George Windsor-Clive, Baron Windsor, future first Earl of Plymouth (1857-1923), London and Tardebigge
Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth (1889-1943), his son, by descent
Other Robert Ivor Windsor-Clive, 3rd Earl of Plymouth (1923-2018), his son, by descent
his sale, Sotheby's, Belgravia, 19 October 1971, nr. 94
with Leger Galleries, London, acquired at the above sale
with Hartnoll and Eyre, London, by October 1972
anonymous sale, Maître Binoche, Paris, 16 December 1972, nr. 18
Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) and Pierre Bergé (1930-2017), Paris and Marrakech, acquired at the above sale
their sale, Christie's, Paris, 23-25 February 2009, nr. 90, as Paradis, avec l'adoration de l'agneau
acquired at the above sale by the present owner
sale Christie's, New York, 31 October 2018, nr. 16
Other works by Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Sculpture
c. 1863
c. 1863
Georgiana Burne-Jones
begun 1883
begun 1883
Princess Sabra (The King's Daughter)
1865-66
1865-66
The Heart of the Rose
1889
1889
Fortuna/Fama/Oblivio/Amor: The Triumph of Love (Amor vincit omnia)
1871
1871