79087: Exceptional and Important George Woodall for Tho
Exceptional and Important George Woodall for Thomas Webb & Sons Cameo Glass Vase: The Origin of Painting, circa 1887 Marks: THOMAS WEBB & SONS, GEM CAMEO Signed and dated: G. Woodall, 1887 9-1/2 inches (24.1 cm) PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. JERRY N. BLACK, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Ernest H and Karin Rieger, Wichita, Kansas; Woody Auction, The Late Dr. Ernest Rieger Collection, Wichita, Kansas, May 29, 2014, lot 173; Collection of Dr. Jerry N. Black, Buckhannon, West Virginia; Thence by descent to the present owner. LITERATURE: Ray and Lee Grover, English Cameo Glass, 1988, p. 262. Christopher Woodall Perry, The Cameo Glass of Thomas and George Woodall, 2000, p. 64. In the form of a ginger jar with low neck, high shoulders, and tapered body, George Woodall’s (British, 1850-1925) The Origin of Painting vase for Thomas Webb & Sons features the opalescent, blue-tinged white over dark plum color scheme for which the Woodall brothers became known. It depicts the Maid of Corinth outlining the shadow of her lover cast on the wall by a torch held aloft by an encouraging Cupid and a nearby lantern. The scene, derived from a legend recorded by Pliny the Elder known as The Origin of Painting, was a popular subject among artists from the 18th century onward. The subject matter is particularly apt given Woodall’s affinity for the interplay between light and shadow, translucence and opacity, in both cameo glass and photography, a medium he utilized personally and professionally to document and advertise his works. The source of Woodall’s The Origin of Painting is a painting by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, 1727-1785), likely via an etching by Louis Charles Ruotte (French, 1754-c. 1806) or Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian/British, 1727-1815). Woodall first executed the design in the form of a circular plaque, completed in 1884 and now held by the Corning Museum of Glass. The present example was the HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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Exceptional and Important George Woodall for Thomas Webb & Sons Cameo Glass Vase: The Origin of Painting, circa 1887 Marks: THOMAS WEBB & SONS, GEM CAMEO Signed and dated: G. Woodall, 1887 9-1/2 inches (24.1 cm) PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. JERRY N. BLACK, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Ernest H and Karin Rieger, Wichita, Kansas; Woody Auction, The Late Dr. Ernest Rieger Collection, Wichita, Kansas, May 29, 2014, lot 173; Collection of Dr. Jerry N. Black, Buckhannon, West Virginia; Thence by descent to the present owner. LITERATURE: Ray and Lee Grover, English Cameo Glass, 1988, p. 262. Christopher Woodall Perry, The Cameo Glass of Thomas and George Woodall, 2000, p. 64. In the form of a ginger jar with low neck, high shoulders, and tapered body, George Woodall’s (British, 1850-1925) The Origin of Painting vase for Thomas Webb & Sons features the opalescent, blue-tinged white over dark plum color scheme for which the Woodall brothers became known. It depicts the Maid of Corinth outlining the shadow of her lover cast on the wall by a torch held aloft by an encouraging Cupid and a nearby lantern. The scene, derived from a legend recorded by Pliny the Elder known as The Origin of Painting, was a popular subject among artists from the 18th century onward. The subject matter is particularly apt given Woodall’s affinity for the interplay between light and shadow, translucence and opacity, in both cameo glass and photography, a medium he utilized personally and professionally to document and advertise his works. The source of Woodall’s The Origin of Painting is a painting by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, 1727-1785), likely via an etching by Louis Charles Ruotte (French, 1754-c. 1806) or Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian/British, 1727-1815). Woodall first executed the design in the form of a circular plaque, completed in 1884 and now held by the Corning Museum of Glass. The present example was the HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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