Ceri Richards (1903-1971)
Ceri Richards
Study for Rape of the Sabines1948
Oil on canvas
10 x 14 ins (25.4 x 35.6 cms)
Signed (lower left)
Inscribed on stretcher verso
Dated 1948 verso
Provenance:
Private Collection, London 2004-2009
Study for Rape of the Sabines is one of a series of paintings and drawings that Ceri Richards produced for the iconic oil painting of the same title that is currently hanging in the collection at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester.
A popular and recurring subject in paintings; according to Roman legend, Romulus invited the neighbouring Sabine tribe to a festival during which he abducted the Sabine women and brought them back to Rome to provide his mostly male citizens with wives.
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