Edmund Dulac
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Up, Edmund Dulac depicts a strong and confident woman in art in the
1930s. The work shows Queen Thomysis witnessing a beheading. This
complex figurative work was an original design by Dulac for the series
of American Weekly covers, 'Fighting Women". What distinguishes Dulac as
one of the great illustrators of all time is that he is as much a great
graphic designer as a realist narrative artist. His attention to detail
and harmonious interaction of shapes and forms elevate this work to
fine-art status.
Description
Dulac (Edmund) Queen Thomysis, an
original design for the series of American Weekly covers 'Fighting
Women', Thomysis, Queen of the Massagae, is depicted here triumphantly
over the head of Cyrus the Persian whose invading army she had defeated,
watercolor and gouache, signed lower right, 332 x 307 mm (13 1/8 x 12
in), under glass, framed, 1938. Frame size 21 x 19.25
Provenance:
From the collection of the late Colin White
Sotheby's
Exhibition:
Sheffield City Art Galleries, November 1982- May 1983, item no. 38: label to verso
Literature:
Reproduced American Weekly, 19th June 1938, cover artwork; Colin White, Edmund Dulac, 1976, p.175.