Art of the Print
Home	Artist Index	Gallery	Catalogue	About Us	Our Policy	Contact Us	Site Map	Search

Neville Lytton

Neville Lytton - Sisina

Sisina

View Matted Image:

Title:	Sisina
Artist:	Lytton, Neville (Calcutta, India, 1879 - England, 1951)
Date:	1935
Medium:	Original Watercolour and Wash Drawing
Note:	Neville Lytton: The son of the First Earl of Lytton and the grandson of the famous novelist, Bulwer-Lytton, Neville Lytton was educated at Eton College and at the Ecole Des Beaux-Arts, in Paris. During the First World War Neville Lytton served as an officer on the Western Front and saw active duty at both the Somme and Amiens. For his service the French Government decorated him with the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Shortly after the end of the war both Britain's, Imperial War Museum, and France's, Musee de Guerre, acquired examples of his art.
	From approximately 1900 to 1940 Neville Lytton exhibited his art at such major venues as Alpine Club Gallery, Beaux Arts Gallery, the Dowdeswell Galleries, the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and at the Royal Academy, London. Neville Lytton was also elected an Associate of the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris, and exhibited his art there. Neville Lytton became the Third Earl of Lytton in 1947.
	During his career Neville Lytton was known as both a fine portrait and landscape painter. His decorative art in fresco, however, remains his greatest legacy, and to this day one can see his brilliant frescoes at the War Memorial Hall in Balcombe, Sussex. Due to the opaque colours Lytton used in his creation of Sisina, I would suspect that it was a study or prepatory drawing for a fresco. With its wonderful colourations, it is a striking example of Lytton's art.
	"Sisnia, Imagine Diana in elegant attire, Roaming through the forest, or beating the thickets, Hair flying in the wind, breast bare, drunk with the noise, Superb, defying the finest horsmen! Have you seen Theroigne that lover of Carnage, Urging a barefoot mob on the attach, Her eyes and cheeks aflame, playing her role, And climbing, sword in hand, the royal staircase? That is Sisnia! But the sweet Amazon’s soul Is as charitable as it is murderous; Her courage, exalted by power and by drums, Before supplicants, knows how to lay down its arms, And her heart, ravaged by love has always, For him who is worthy, a reservoir of tears."* *Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evel, translated by William Aggeler, (Fresno, CA: Academy Library Guild, 1954)
Size:	9 3/4 X 16 7/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Sisina, is painted upon a large sheet of smooth, laid paper and with full margins. Signed, titled and dated by the artist in pencil along the lower margin. In excellent condition throughout without a trace of fading or discolouration. This original watercolour and wash drawing represents a prime example of the art of Neville Lytton.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
Important Information:	The artist biographies, research and or information pertaining to all the original works of art posted on our pages has been written and designed by Greg & Connie Peters exclusively for our site, (www.artoftheprint.com). Please visit us regularly to view the latest artworks offered for sale. We will soon be posting an update of our most recent research and include the biographical and historical information pertaining to our next collection of original works of art created by artists throughout the centuries. We hope you found the information you were looking for and that it has been beneficial. Our Gallery, (Art of the Print / www.artoftheprint.com) guarantees the authenticity of every work of art we sell 100%. Full documentation and certification is provided. We offer a wide selection of international fine art dating from the early Renaissance to the contemporary art period.

Customer inquiries: Contact us or phone Greg & Connie (905) 957-6666

www.artoftheprint.com - Home | About Us | Artist Index | Gallery | Catalogue | Our Policy | Contact Us | Site Map

© copyrighted by Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com / Greg & Connie Peters. All Rights Reserved.