Herbert James Draper

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Herbert James Draper
Herbert James Draper
Born
Herbert James Draper

(1863-11-26)26 November 1863
London, England
Died22 September 1920(1920-09-22) (aged 56)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
EducationSt John's Wood Art School
Known forPainting
Notable workThe Lament for Icarus, 1898
Ulysses and the Sirens, 1909
MovementClassicism
AwardsGold Medal, 1890
Travelling Scholarship, 1890

Herbert James Draper ((1863-11-26)26 November 1863 – (1920-09-22)22 September 1920) was an English Neoclassicist painter whose career began in the Victorian era and extended through the first two decades of the 20th century.

Life

Born in

Royal Academy.[3] 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 Ida (née Williams), with whom he had a daughter, Yvonne.[3] 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

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.[3][4] His draftsmanship was excellent in sensuous portrayals of both male and female nudes;[5] several of his paintings portray proud, in some cases predatory female sexuality, for example The Gates of Dawn (1899), The Water Nixie (1908), Ulysses and the Sirens (1909)[6] and The Kelpie (1913).[5][7]

In later years as the public tastes changed and mythological scenes became less popular, he concentrated more on portraits.

Red Cross in 1918, his offer to paint a child's portrait brought in a bid of £250, equivalent to £12,956 in 2021.[13]

Draper took part in the annual expositions of the

Royal Academy from 1890 on.[3] He was proposed for membership in 1898, 1903, 1905 and 1920, but was passed over for election.[14][5] In his last years, his popularity faded, though there has recently been a revival of interest in his work on the art market.[15][16] The Royal Cornwall Museum's 2010 auction of his The Sea Maiden and Ernest Normand's Bondage to help secure its finances generated debate about the policy of disposing of art works for this purpose.[17][18]

Gallery

  • The Sea Maiden, 1894
    The Sea Maiden, 1894
  • Bather, 1896
    Bather, 1896
  • The Vintage Morn, 1896
    The Vintage Morn, 1896
  • Calypso's Isle, 1897
    Calypso's Isle, 1897
  • The Lament for Icarus, 1898
    The Lament for Icarus, 1898
  • For Saint Dorothea's Day, 1899
    For Saint Dorothea's Day, 1899
  • A Water Baby, c. 1900
    A Water Baby, c. 1900
  • Gates of Dawn, 1900
    Gates of Dawn, 1900
  • Tristan and Isolde, 1901
    Tristan and Isolde, 1901
  • Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities, c. 1902
    Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities, c. 1902
  • The Kelpie, 1903
    The Kelpie, 1903
  • Sea Melodies, 1904
    Sea Melodies, 1904
  • The Golden Fleece, 1904
    The Golden Fleece, 1904
  • Ariadne, c. 1905
    Ariadne, c. 1905
  • Art and the Jade, 1906
    Art and the Jade, 1906
  • The Pearls of Aphrodite, 1907
    The Pearls of Aphrodite, 1907
  • The Water Nymph, 1908
    The
    Water Nymph
    , 1908
  • Ulysses and the Sirens, 1909
    Ulysses and the Sirens, 1909
  • The Lamia, 1909
    The Lamia, 1909
  • By Summer Seas, 1912
    By Summer Seas, 1912
  • Clyties of the Mist, 1912
    Clyties of the Mist, 1912
  • Halcyone, 1915
    Halcyone, 1915
  • A Young Girl by a Pool
    A Young Girl by a Pool
  • In the Studio
    In the Studio
  • The Golden Rays
    The Golden Rays
  • Go Lovely Rose! Tell her that Wastes her Time and Mine
    Go Lovely Rose! Tell her that Wastes her Time and Mine
  • A Nymph in a Sunlit Glade
    A Nymph in a Sunlit Glade
  • Portrait Of Miss Barbara De Selincourt
    Portrait Of Miss Barbara De Selincourt
  • Ida Draper
    Ida Draper

Notes

  1. ^ 1871 British census St. Paul, Covent Garden
  2. ISBN 9781851493784
    , p. 49. Toll, p. 171, notes that 1864 and 1865, both sometimes given as Draper's birth year, are incorrect.
  3. ^ a b c d e f The Times, September 23, 1920; p. 1; Issue 42523; col A.
  4. ^ Prospero summoning Nymphs and Deities, Wikimedia Commons.
  5. ^
    George P. Landow, "A Review of Simon Toll's Herbert Draper, 1863-1920: A Life Study"
    , The Victorian Web, 5 April 2007, retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ^ "'Ulysses and the Sirens' by Herbert James Draper", Joy of Museums Virtual Tours, retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. ^ Toll, pp. 101, 134, 140.
  8. ^ "Works by Herbert James Draper, Art UK, retrieved 31 October 2023.
  9. ^ Toll, pp. 103, 105.
  10. ^ Toll, p. 105.
  11. ^ Toll, pp. 160–62, 167.
  12. ^ Toll, p. 88.
  13. ^ The Times, July 15, 1918, p. 4; Issue 41842; col A.
  14. ^ Toll, p. 167.
  15. ^ His painting The Sea Maiden was sold for £937,250 ($1,384,318) in Sale 7856 at Christie's in London, 16 June 2010.
  16. ^ Auction 11280, Lot 75: Herbert James Draper, By Summer Seas, Bonhams, 2004.
  17. ^ Tiffany Jenkins, "Don't put a price on our national treasures", The Independent, 26 July 2010.
  18. ISBN 9780262345200
    , p. 114.

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