Another area of activity was decorative work including, appropriately, the ceiling of the Drapers Hall. Draper also had a lucrative society portrait painting practice, his aristocratic sitters including the Duchess of Abercorn. He exhibited at the RA each year from 1887 until shortly before his death. In 1900 Draper was awarded a gold medal at The International Exhibition in Paris for Icarus.
His picture The Lament for Icarus, was purchased by the Chantry Bequest in 1898. Every canvas print is hand-crafted in the USA, made on-demand at iCanvas and expertly stretched around 100 North American Pine wood stretcher bars. He specialised in paintings depicting mythological events, not dissimilar to the subjects which attracted J. The Lament for Icarus by Herbert James Draper canvas art arrives ready to hang, with hanging accessories included and no additional framing required. Draper settled in London in 1891, and at about this time married Ida Williams' daughter of a magistrate - they had one daughter. In 1890 he travelled throughout Europe, spending time in Paris and Rome. He was educated at Bruce Castle before moving to the Royal Academy Schools, where he was awarded a gold medal and a travelling scholarship in 1889. Justine Hopkins, Draper identifies Icarus "with the other heroes of the Pre-Raphaelites and symbolists, who, like James Dean half a century later, manage to live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse". Find art you love and shop high-quality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at Art.com.
The Lament for Icarus was subsequently awarded the gold medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris.Īccording to Dr. The Lament for Icarus Giclee Print by Herbert Draper. In 1898 the painting was bought from the Royal Academy exhibition through The Chantrey Bequest, a public fund for purchasing modern art bequeathed by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey, R.A. The wings of Icarus are based on the bird-of-paradise pattern. The Lament for Icarus Date 1898 Medium oil on panel Measurements H 48.4 x W 41.6 cm Accession number LL 3911 Acquisition method transferred from Lord Leverhulme's private collection, 1922 Work type Painting Tags See a tag that’s incorrect or offensive Challenge it and notify Art UK. The Lament for Icarus is a painting by Herbert James Draper, showing dead Icarus, surrounded by lamenting nymphs. The Lament for Icarus by Herbert James Draper
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