Henrietta Rae (British, 1859-1928) Sketch for 'Psyche before the throne of Venus', circa 1892 Oil on canvas 18-1/2 x 30-1/2 inches (47.0 x 77.5 cm) Note this lot is sold as part of a bankruptcy. The IRS requires that we provide the buyer name to complete the transfer of title. PROVENANCE: Private collection; Sotheby's, London, July 15, 2015, lot 24; Acquired by the present owner from the above. EXHIBITED: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumbria University, "Hidden Treasures, The Sena Collection," 2007, not numbered. This beautiful color study by Henrietta Rae, one of the foremost women painters of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain, is a preliminary sketch in oil for her monumental Psyche before the throne of Venus (1894), the most ambitious mythological painting of the artist's career, which sold through Heritage Auctions on May 24, 2017, lot 66042. The large work was begun in 1892 and took two full years to complete. Henrietta Rae was married to fellow painter Ernest Normand, whose work is also represented in the current auction. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved