In this sketch by Alfred Kingsley Lawrence, we are shown details from the west pediment of the Temple of Athaea. The temple is situated in Aegina, one of the Saronic islands of Greece. Inscribed: 'West Pediment. Aegina. Battle of Greeks and Trojans'.
The lower right shows a sketch of the 'gable end of a tomb in Xanthos'. On the inside of the tomb, Lawrence has drawn two men seated with a siren between them. Inscribe 'Hight: 2'3'.
To the lower right, Lawrence has sketched an Egyptian tomb with sphinxes and Lions.
These sketches are a great example of Lawrence's fascination with ancient mythology and architecture. Signed and dated to the top right.
On wove.Some discolouration and smudging.
54 x 74cm (21.3" x 29.1")
Sulis Fine Art is delighted to present a small fine collection of original works, mainly figure studies in graphite and chalk, by the artist Alfred Kingsley Lawrence RA (1893-1975).
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Alfred Kingsley Lawrence RA (1893-1975) was a painter and muralist, born in Lewes, Sussex. Lawrence studied under Richard George Hatton at King Edward VII School of Art in Newcastle upon Tyne, and under William Rothenstein at the Royal College of Art, 1920-23. In his final year, he was awarded the coveted Prix de Rome in 1923, where he spent two years at the BSR in the Italian capital.
He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1930 and a full member in 1938. He also showed at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters who elected him to their ranks in 1947. Among Lawrence's notable murals are ones in Laing Art Gallery, the Palace of Westminster and the Bank of England. He died in Kensington, London. His paintings of Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh were reproduced in the magazine Artwork in the September-November issue of 1927.
Collections holding works by Lawrence include the City of London Corporation, Fife Council, Hatton Gallery, IWM, Laing Art Gallery, National Gallery of Scotland, NPG, NT, Royal Air Force Museum and the V&A.
| SKU | qw443 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Alfred Kingsley Lawrence RA (1893-1975) |
| Date | 1920 |
| Dimensions | 54 x 74cm |
| Medium | Graphite |
| Subject | Architecture & Cityscapes |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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