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Pope Urban VI by The Hon John Collier

The Hon John Collier

Pope Urban VI, 1896

Oil on canvas
172.4 x 107.7 cm (67.87 x 42.4 in)
Paintings
Unique artwork
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Last recorded sale at Christie's, London (11 Jul 2019)
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Past Sales
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
Jul 11, 2019
Christie'sLondonBritish & European Art: Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art75
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Pope Urban VI
Artwork Description
Category

paintings

Dimensions

172.4 x 107.7 cm (67.87 x 42.4 in)

Materials

oil on canvas

Signature

signed and dated ‘John Collier/1896’ (lower left) and further signed and inscribed ‘Pope Urban the…/“The Pope paced the garden under/the window of the torture chamber/reading his breviary aloud that/the sound of his voice might keep/the executioner reminded of his/functions.” (Lea - History of the/Inquisition)/by/John Collier/North House, Eton Avenue N.’ (on a partial label attached to the reverse)

Provenance

Mrs Rankin, Miskin Manor, Wales, by 1920.

Possibly, Mr R. Turley.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Belgravia, 15 December 1981, lot 219.

Simon Bonython, from whom purchased by the present owner.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1896, no. 670.

Description

signed and dated ‘John Collier/1896’ (lower left) and further signed and inscribed ‘Pope Urban the…/“The Pope paced the garden under/the window of the torture chamber/reading his breviary aloud that/the sound of his voice might keep/the executioner reminded of his/functions.” (Lea - History of the/Inquisition)/by/John Collier/North House, Eton Avenue N.’ (on a partial label attached to the reverse)

oil on canvas, unframed

68 7/8 x 42 3/8 in. (172.4 x 107.7 cm.)