Herbert James Draper
Paintings
A Water Baby
The Lament for Icarus
Ariadne
Autumn
Portrait of Miss Barbara de Selincourt
Day and the Dawnstar
The Wrath of the Sea God
The Gates of Dawn
A Deep Sea Idyll
The Foam Sprite, Study
First Sketch for the Vintage Morn
By Summer Seas
Portrait Of Miss Barbara De Selincourt
Portrait of Teddy, son of Lieutenant BWG Oates
Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities
Bacchante. Study for the Vintage Morn
Study for the Kelpie
Studies for the Singing Priestess in Song
Study of a female nude
Study of Florrie Bird for The Lament for Icarus
Study of Florrie Bird for a water nymph in Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities
Studies for The Lament For Icarus
Study Figure for The Sea Maiden
Study Figure with a Laurel Wreath
Study for Aurora in The Gates of Dawn
Study for Juno's Cloak in Prospero
Study for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities, Group of Nymphs
Study for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities, Juno
Study for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities, Prospero's Head,
Study for rower in Ulysses and the Sirens
Study for The Golden Fleece, The Steering Oar
Study for The Pearls of Aphrodite
Study for The Sea Maiden Composition
Study of a Water Nymph for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities
Study of Cherubs and Air Spirits for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities
Study of Hilda Edgell for a Dryad in 'Reveil'
Study of Janet Fletcher for 'Flying Fish'
Study of Janet Fletcher for Ulysses and the Sirens
Study of Jessie Morris for the Central Figure of Clyties of the Mist
Study of Jessie Morris for the Foreground Figure of Clyties of the Mists
Study the flying figure for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities
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The Lament for Icarus
Herbert James Draper (1863 – 22 September 1920) was an English Classicist painter whose career began in the Victorian era and extended through the first two decades of the 20th century.
Herbert James Draper (1863 – 22 September 1920) was an English Classicist painter whose career began in the Victorian era and extended through the first two decades of the 20th century.
Life
Born in London, the son of a jeweller named Henry Draper and his wife Emma,[1] he was educated at Bruce Castle School in Tottenham[2] and then went on to study art at the Royal Academy.[2] He undertook several educational trips to Rome and Paris between 1888 and 1892, having won the Royal Academy Gold Medal and Travelling Studentship in 1889. In the 1890s, he worked as an illustrator, eventually settling in London. In 1891, he married his wife Ida (née Williams), with whom he had a daughter, Yvonne.[2] He died of arteriosclerosis at the age of 56, in his home on Abbey Road.
Career
Draper's most productive period began in 1894. He focused mainly on mythological themes from ancient Greece. His painting "The Lament For Icarus" from 1898 won the gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900 and was later bought for the Tate Gallery by the Chantrey Trustees. He was also responsible for the decoration of the ceiling of the Drapers' Hall in the City of London.[2][3] Though Draper was neither a member nor an associate of the Royal Academy he took part in the annual expositions from 1890 on.[2] In later years as the public tastes changed and mythological scenes became less popular he concentrated more on portraits.[2][4]
During his lifetime Draper was quite famous and a well-known portrait painter. In his last years his popularity faded, though there has recently been a revival of interest in his work on the art market.[5] The sale of his painting The Sea Maiden by the Royal Cornwall Museum in 2010, to help secure its finances, generated debate about the policy of disposing of art works for this purpose.[6]
Notes
1871 British census entry for 32 New Bond Street, Westminster
The Times, Thursday, Sep 23, 1920; pg. 1; Issue 42523; col A
Prospero summoning Nymphs and Deities
At a charity auction for the Red Cross in 1918 his offer to paint a child's portrait brought in a bid of £250:The Times Monday, Jul 15, 1918; pg. 4; Issue 41842; col A
His painting The Sea Maiden was sold for £937,250 ($1,384,318) in Sale 7856 at Christie's in London, 16 June 2010
The Independent, 26 July 2010: Jenkins, Tiffany, 'Don't put a price on our national treasures' Independent.co.uk
Further reading
Toll, Simon: Herbert Draper 1863–1920: A Life Study (Antique Collector's Club; 2003). ISBN 1-85149-378-6
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