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An image of Helen by Sir Edward John Poynter

Sir Edward John Poynter

(England 1836–1919)

Title
Helen
Year
1881
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

91.7 x 71.5cm stretcher; 118.0 x 115.6 x 14.5cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., "EJP (artist's monogram) 1881".
Credit
Purchased 1968
Accession number
OB2.1968
Location
19th c European art
Provenance (5)

Sir Roy McCaughey (Australia), Sep 1945-1968, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Purchased by the AGNSW from Sir Roy and Lady McCaughey 1968. Purchased by Sir Roy and Lady McCaughey from Lawson's Auctions, 11-14 September 1945, lot no. 608.

A.B. Triggs Estate (Australia), 1936-Sep 1945, Australia, Sale by James R. Lawson auctioneers, 11-14 September 1945, lot no. 608

Arthur Bryant Triggs (Australia, b.1868, d.1936), 01 Mar 1932-1936, Yass/New South Wales/Australia, Purchased from Sotheby's London, 29 February - 1 March 1932

Sotheby's London (England), 29 Feb 1932-01 Mar 1932, London/England, Purchased by Triggs

Lord Hillingdon (England, b.1830, d.1898), circa 1886, England

Bibliography (10)

Bettany Hughes, Jonathan Cape, Helen of Troy: goddess, princess, whore, 2005, (colour illus.). fig. 22

Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp (Belgium), Groninger Museum (Netherlands), Femmes Fatales 1860-1910, Belgium, 2003, 92, 93 (colour illus.).

Angus Trumble (Australia) (Curator), Love and Death: art in the age of Queen Victoria, Adelaide, 2001, 164, 165 (colour illus.).

Alison Inglis (Australia) (Author), Jennifer Long (Australia) (Author), Queens & sirens: archaeology in 19th century art and design, Geelong, 1998, 5, 11, 16 (colour illus.). cat.no. 7, plate 4

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947) (Author), British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 147. cat.no. 1784

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 155 (illus.).

History and Legend in some selected paintings at the Art Gallery of New South Wales 1980, 1980, 3 (illus.).

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Peter Laverty (England; Australia, b.1926) (Author), Victorian Olympians, Sydney, 1975, 24-25, 48 (colour illus.). cat.no. 29

Author Unknown (Author), Collection of oil paintings and watercolour drawings, the property of A.B. Triggs, Esq. Yass, N.S.W., circa 1925, (illus.).

Ruskin (Author), Art of England, 103.

Exhibition history (14)

Royal Academy of Arts, 1881, Royal Academy of Arts, 1881–1881.

London International exhibition, 1885, Exhibition Venue Unknown, 1885–1885.

Collection of oil paintings and watercolour drawings, the property of A.B. Triggs, Esq. Yass. N.S.W., Exhibition Venue Unknown, circa 1925–circa 1925.

Victorian Olympians, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 20 Jun 1975–20 Jul 1975.

Victorian Olympians, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 12 Aug 1975–14 Sep 1975.

Victorian Olympians, Art Gallery of South Australia, 26 Sep 1975–26 Oct 1975.

Unknown, Russian exhibition 1990, Exhibition Venue Unknown, 1990–1990.

Queens & Sirens: archaeology in 19th century art and design, Geelong Art Gallery, 26 Sep 1998–01 Nov 1998.

Love and Death: art in the age of Queen Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia, 07 Dec 2001–03 Feb 2002.

Love and Death: art in the age of Queen Victoria, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 16 Mar 2002–12 May 2002.

Love and Death: art in the age of Queen Victoria, Queensland Art Gallery, 30 May 2002–28 Jul 2002.

Love and Death: art in the age of Queen Victoria, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, 24 Aug 2002–24 Nov 2002.

Femmes Fatales 1860-1910, Groninger Museum, 19 Jan 2003–04 May 2003.

Femmes Fatales 1860-1910, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 17 May 2003–17 Aug 2003.