Edmund Dulac
Wisdom is Better than Rubies, Book of Proverbs
Watercolor, gouache, pencil on heavy paper or board
21.75 x 19.75
Copyright The Artist
$ 19,000.00
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Legendary illustrator Edmund Dulac recreates a scene from the Book of Proverbs in which a merchant offers a beautiful young maiden a priceless necklace made of rubies. Witnessing the scene...
Legendary illustrator Edmund Dulac recreates a scene from the Book of
Proverbs in which a merchant offers a beautiful young maiden a priceless
necklace made of rubies. Witnessing the scene is another beautiful
maiden who is most likely a sister. " Unlike gemstones that hold merely
material or aesthetic value, the wisdom to make good decisions brings
long-term peace, honor, and a fulfilling life." The concept here is to
value understanding, values, and ethics over shiny material things.
Dulac conceived, designed, and painted the scene for an unpublished
cover of American Weekly Magazine. Signed lower left.
Dulac (Edmund)
Wisdom is better than rubies, an original design for the planned, but
unpublished series of American Weekly covers, 'The Book of Proverbs',
framed under glass to 21.75 x 19.75
Provenance:
From the collection of the late Colin White
Exhibition:
Sheffield City Art Galleries, November 1982-May 1983, no. 49: label to verso
Literature:
Colin
White, Edmund Dulac, 1976, p.190-1; Edmund Dulac: illustrator and
designer, 1882-1953 : a centenary exhibition, Sheffield: Sheffield City
Art Galleries, 1982
Proverbs in which a merchant offers a beautiful young maiden a priceless
necklace made of rubies. Witnessing the scene is another beautiful
maiden who is most likely a sister. " Unlike gemstones that hold merely
material or aesthetic value, the wisdom to make good decisions brings
long-term peace, honor, and a fulfilling life." The concept here is to
value understanding, values, and ethics over shiny material things.
Dulac conceived, designed, and painted the scene for an unpublished
cover of American Weekly Magazine. Signed lower left.
Dulac (Edmund)
Wisdom is better than rubies, an original design for the planned, but
unpublished series of American Weekly covers, 'The Book of Proverbs',
framed under glass to 21.75 x 19.75
Provenance:
From the collection of the late Colin White
Exhibition:
Sheffield City Art Galleries, November 1982-May 1983, no. 49: label to verso
Literature:
Colin
White, Edmund Dulac, 1976, p.190-1; Edmund Dulac: illustrator and
designer, 1882-1953 : a centenary exhibition, Sheffield: Sheffield City
Art Galleries, 1982
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