£550
Muse with a Wreath of Myrtle, circa 1948
Unmounted (ref: 9004)
On ‘University of Oxford’ headed paper
Pen and ink
Condition: Surface dirt
8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.3 cm)
Tags: Evelyn Dunbar ink pen and ink Evelyn Dunbar at The Watts Gallery
On ‘University of Oxford’ headed paper
Pen and ink
Condition: Surface dirt
8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.3 cm)
Tags: Evelyn Dunbar ink pen and ink Evelyn Dunbar at The Watts Gallery
Provenance: Roger Folley; Alasdair Dunbar; Hammer Mill Oast Collection
It is not known what function this design of a woman crowning herself with a myrtle wreath had. It is typical of Dunbar's experimentation with Indian ink in the immediate post-war period.
We are grateful to Christopher Campbell-Howes for assistance.
