Boreas (painting)
Boreas is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style created in 1903 by John William Waterhouse.
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| Artist | John William Waterhouse |
| Year | 1903 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Private collection |
Subject
The painting is titled Boreas, after the Greek god of the north wind and it shows a young girl buffeted by the wind. The 1904 Royal Academy notes described the subject of the painting as:
In wind-blown draperies of slate-colour and blue, a girl passes through a spring landscape accented by pink blossom and daffodils.[1]
Provenance
Boreas was put up for sale in the mid-1990s after having been lost for 90 years – causing quite a sensation in the art community. The painting achieved a record price for Waterhouse at that time, achieving a price of £848,500 ($1,294,000 USD).[1]
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References
- "Boreas". jwwaterhouse.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-13.
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