Sir Alfred Gilbert British, 1854-1934
Bust of George Frederic Watts
Signed A.Gilbert A.R.A. Sc.
Dated 1890
Conceived 1888 and cast 1890
Bronze with green, dark and light brown patina
Height: 6 1/4” (16 cm)
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George Frederic Watts was a highly successful Victorian painter, first garnering fame with his drawing of Caractacus, which won the first prize in the competition to design murals for the...
George Frederic Watts was a highly successful Victorian painter, first garnering fame with his drawing of Caractacus, which won the first prize in the competition to design murals for the new Houses of Parliament in 1843. In the following decades, Watts was first associated with the Aesthetic Movement and was greatly influenced by Dante Gabriel Rosetti. He later developed his own pictorial style, drifting away from the movement but continuing to be considered a master of the painted medium. Watts also produced some accomplished sculpture, the most important of which is Physical Energy (conceived 1882-1902) and currently occupies prominent public locations in England, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
In 1888, Watts' wife, Mary, wrote a letter to Gilbert asking him to model a portrait of her husband. Gilbert was clearly delighted to undertake the commission as he greatly admired Watts, who at the time was an established member of the Royal Academy and an illustrious part of the 'Holland Park Circle' together with Frederic Leighton.
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In 1888, Watts' wife, Mary, wrote a letter to Gilbert asking him to model a portrait of her husband. Gilbert was clearly delighted to undertake the commission as he greatly admired Watts, who at the time was an established member of the Royal Academy and an illustrious part of the 'Holland Park Circle' together with Frederic Leighton.
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