Jo-with-it's Portfolio: J. W. Waterhouse

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August 2, 2010

Narcissus

1912 ~ Oil on Canvas

Private Collection

John William Waterhouse

July 28, 2010

The Lady of Shalott

1888 ~ Oil on Canvas

Tate Gallery

London, England

John William Waterhouse

July 25, 2010

The Flower Picker

1900 ~ Watercolor with body color

Private Collection

John William Waterhouse

November 23, 2009

Gathering Summer Flowers in a Devonshire Garden

1893 ~ Oil on canvas

Private Collection

John William Waterhouse

November 19, 2009

Fair Rosamund

1905 ~ Oil on canvas

Private Collection

John William Waterhouse

October 27, 2009

Gathering Almond Blossoms

1916 ~ Oil on canvas

Private Collection

John William Waterhouse

Tristan and Isoide Sharing the Potion

Edit: aka Isolde

1916 ~ Oil on canvas

Private Collection

John William Waterhouse

June 13, 2009

The Crystal Ball

1902 ~ Oil on canvas

Private Collection

John William Waterhouse

"Art detective work has uncovered the hidden secret of a £350,000 painting after it was "doctored" in the early 1950s. "The Crystal Ball" by John William Waterhouse RA (1849-1917) shows a young model in a red dress gazing into the ball, apparently weaving a spell with the aid of a book and a skull. It was shown alongside a more spiritual picture by the artist at the Royal Academy in 1902. The study later entered the Pyman collection and eventually hung in the dining room at Glenborrodale Castle, Highland.

The painting was sold with the castle when the property changed hands in 1952-3. But the new owner did not like the skull and had it covered by curtains. The picture was later sold and it will be auctioned again at Christies, London, on Friday. It came into the auction room in its amended state.

But when Martin Beisly, head of the Victorian picture department, and his team began to research its background they came across photographs of the original in The Art Journal, 1909. An X-ray of the picture showed the skull still there.

A pigment analysis demonstrated that the original surface was still protected with a

layer of varnish which meant the addition could be removed safely. The picture would clean up "quite beautifully", Mr Beisly said."

Quote from Johnwaterhouse.com