Works of Edith Maryon
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Works
The following is a substantially incomplete list of the works of Edith Maryon.
| Image | Title/Description | Date | Dimensions | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modelled head from life | 1898 | Displayed at the Camden School of Art, where it won both a National Bronze Medal and a Queen's Prize, and where Maryon won a £40 (equivalent to £5,400 in 2023) School of Art Scholarship.[1] Maryon's brother Herbert Maryon also won a prize, for a wrought metal casket, as well as a scholarship.[1] | |||
| Panel for screen | 1899 | Displayed at the New Gallery for the 1899 Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition.[2] | |||
 | Modeled figure | 1899 | Displayed at the 1899 National Art Competition in South Kensington, where it won a bronze medal.[3] | ||
| Religion | 1900 | Sketch model of a figure for a public building. Possibly exhibited in January 1899 at the Glasgow Art Galleries Sculpture Competition, where a sculpture by Maryon on the subject "Religion" was commended.[4] Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 7 May to 6 August 1900,[5] with the catalogue quoting Ephesians 6:11, "Put on the whole armour of God."[6] Exhibited at the Thirtieth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 17 September 1900 to 5 January 1901, priced at £15 15s (equivalent to £2,000 in 2023), and with the catalogue quoting the same line from Ephesians.[7] Displayed at the Leeds City Art Gallery for the 1901 spring exhibition, also priced at £15 15s (equivalent to £2,000 in 2023).[8] Said by Marion Spielmann to "show taste and elegance" and be "full of promise".[9] | |||
 | Model of a figure from the nude | 1900 | Displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the 1900 National Competition of Schools of Art and Art Classes, where it won a gold medal.[10] Maryon won one of two Princess of Wales scholarships.[10][11] Pictured in The Magazine of Art in 1901.[12] Maryon was pictured in The Ladies' Field afterwards.[11] | ||
 | Plaster relief | 1900 | Displayed at the 1900 exhibition of the Royal College of Art's South Kensington Sketch Club, where Maryon (possibly for this piece) won an award offered by The Artist for an adaptation of the human figure to some applied art object.[13] | ||
 | A Sketch in Clay | 1900 | Displayed at the 1900 exhibition of the Royal College of Art's South Kensington Sketch Club, where it won an award for modelling offered by Édouard Lantéri.[14] | ||
 | May Morning | 1901 | Relief, portion of a fireplace.[15] Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 6 May to 5 August 1901,[16] with the catalogue quoting William Wordsworth, "When youths and maids At peep of dawn would rise, And wander forth, in forest glades Thy birth to solemnize."[17][18][19] Pictured in a review of the exhibition in The Builder, with the magazine terming it a "spirited panel in relief".[20] Exhibited at the Thirty-first Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 16 September 1900 to 4 January 1901, priced at £52 10s (equivalent to £6,700 in 2023), and with the catalogue quoting the same lines by Wordsworth.[21] Pictured in Marion Spielmann's 1901 book British Sculpture and Sculptors of Today, and said to "show taste and elegance" and be "full of promise";[9] in The Magazine of Art, he wrote that it was "somewhat ambitious in design, although a little conventional perhaps; it is frankly student's work, but full of cleverness, grace, and distinction, and even fuller of promise, for the lady is working in a good school".[22] | ||
| Portrait medallion | 1901 | Metal in relief. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 6 May to 5 August 1901.[23][18][16] | |||
| Joan d'Arc | 1901 | Relief. Exhibited at the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition.[24][25] | |||
| Auf Weidersehn | 1902 | Displayed at the Leeds City Art Gallery for the 1902 spring exhibition, priced at £12 12s (equivalent to £1,600 in 2023).[26] | |||
| Cupid and Psyche | 1902 | Clasp, silver enamel. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 5 May to 4 August 1902.[27][18][28] | |||
| Francis, son of Sir Rennell and Lady Rodd | 1902 | Medallion. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 5 May to 4 August 1902.[29][18][28] | |||
| Miss Mildred Maryon | 1903 | Plaster bust.[30] Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 4 May to 3 August 1903.[31][18][32] Exhibited at the Thirty-third Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 14 September 1903 to 2 January 1904, not priced for sale.[30] Pictured in Raab 1993, abb. 15. | |||
| Mother and child | 1903 | Group. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 4 May to 3 August 1903.[31][33][18][32] Said by Marion Spielmann to "show taste and elegance" and be "full of promise".[9] | |||
| Rev. Canon Rawnsley | 1903 | Keswick Museum[34] | Bronze relief. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 4 May to 3 August 1903.[31][18][32] | ||
 | "Listen!" Evelyn and Gloria, children of Sir Rennell and Lady Rodd | 1903 | Marble.[35] Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 4 May to 3 August 1903,[36][37][32] and again from 2 May to 1 August 1904 under the name Evelyn and Gloria: children of Sir Rennell and Lady Rodd.[38][39][40][18] Exhibited under the latter name at the Thirty-fourth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 12 September 1904 to 7 January 1905, not priced for sale.[35] According to Raab, these are different works.[41] | ||
 | The Messenger of Death | 1904 | Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 2 May to 1 August 1904,[42] with line "One shall be taken, the other left".[43][44][45][18] | ||
 | The Triumph of Peace | 1904 | Exhibited at the New Gallery in 1904.[46][47] According to Raab, the same work as Peace and War.[41] | ||
| Miss Rose Gough, daughter of the Hon. Mrs. Denison | 1904 | Marble bust. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 2 May to 1 August 1904.[31][18][42] | |||
| St. Michael | 1904 or 1905 | Plaster statuette.[48][49] Exhibited at the Thirty-fifth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 18 September 1905 to 6 January 1906, priced at £15 15s (equivalent to £2,100 in 2023).[49] Pictured in Raab 1993, abb. 16. | |||
| Peace and war | 1905 | Sketch model for a frieze. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1 May to 7 August 1905.[50][51] Exhibited at the Thirty-fifth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 18 September 1905 to 6 January 1906, priced at £10 10s (equivalent to £1,400 in 2023).[52] According to Raab, the same work as The Triumph of Peace.[41] | |||
| The Singer | 1905 | ||||
| Sleep | 1905 | [53] | |||
 | The Pixies' Ring | 1906 | Versions in plaster and marble.[54] Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 7 May to 6 August 1906.[55][56][57] Exhibited at the Thirty-sixth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 17 September 1906 to 5 January 1907, priced at £50 in plaster (equivalent to £6,500 in 2023) and £300 in marble (equivalent to £39,000 in 2023).[54] | ||
 | A Poet of Umbria | 1907 | [58] | ||
 | Portrait of Bishop Alfred Tucker | 1908 or earlier | [59][60] | ||
 | The Enchanted Garden | 1908 | Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 4 May to 3 August 1908.[61][62][63] | ||
| A future Darwin | 1908 | Bust. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 4 May to 3 August 1908.[64][63] | |||
 | The Passing of Winter—Miss Maude Allan as Spring | 1909 | Plaster group.[65][66][67] Exhibited at the Forty-first Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 23 September 1911 to 6 January 1912, priced at £200 (equivalent to £25,400 in 2023).[65] | ||
 | The Dance of Anitra | February 1909 | 53 cm high; 19.5 x 16 cm wide (base) | Private collection | Bronze statuette. Depicts Maud Allan performing Anitra's dance from Act IV of Peer Gynt.[68][69] Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 3 May to 2 August 1909,[68][70][71][72][73] and at the Fortieth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 19 September 1910 to 7 January 1911, priced at £12 12s (equivalent to £1,600 in 2023).[74][75][76] Auctioned for £4,200 in 2025, attributed to a private collection in Wiltshire.[77] |
 | To the Witches' Revels | 1909 | 37 cm high | Private collection | Patinated bronze, signed and dated in the cast. Exhibited at the Fortieth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 19 September 1910 to 7 January 1911, priced at £15 15s (equivalent to £2,000 in 2023).[74] Auctioned for £3,400 in 2015 (equivalent to £4,300 in 2023).[78][79][80][81] |
| Psyche | 1909 | 43 cm high | Private collection | Bronze statuette. Exhibited in plaster at the Thirty-ninth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 20 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, with bronze version, which sold during the exhibition, priced at £12 12s (equivalent to £1,600 in 2023).[82][83] Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 2 May to 6 August 1910.[84][85] Auctioned by Christie's in 1993 with an estimate of £1,000–1,500 (equivalent to £2000–3000 in 2023), but was bought in.[86][87] Sold by Tennants in 2004 for £850 (equivalent to £1,400 in 2023), against an estimate of £300–500 (equivalent to £500–800 in 2023).[88][89] | |
| The Order of the Bath | 1909 | Exhibited in plaster at the Thirty-ninth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 20 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, with bronze version priced at £2 2s (equivalent to £300 in 2023).[90] | |||
| Miss Ruth Franklin | 1910 | Statuette. Exhibited at the Fortieth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 19 September 1910 to 7 January 1911, priced at £10 10s (equivalent to £1,300 in 2023).[91] | |||
 | Meditation | 1910 | 8 cm high | Private collection | Bronze. Exhibited at the Fortieth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 19 September 1910 to 7 January 1911, priced at 10s 10d (equivalent to £100 in 2023).[74] Sold by East Bristol Auctions in February 2019.[92][93] A version in gilt plaster purchased by William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme and displayed at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, but no longer part of the collection.[94] |
| Fairy Luck | 1910 | 7.5 cm high | Versions in bronze and gilt plaster.[74][95] Bronze version exhibited at the Fortieth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 19 September 1910 to 7 January 1911, priced at 10s 10d (equivalent to £100 in 2023), and sold during the exhibition.[74] Gilt-plaster version purchased by William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme and displayed at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, but no longer part of the collection.[96][94] | ||
 | Priestess of Isis, Sistrum Lady of Isis, Nekhta Aukh | 1911 | Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1 May to 7 August 1911.[97][98][99] Exhibited in plaster at the Forty-first Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 23 September 1911 to 6 January 1912, priced at £50 (equivalent to £6,400 in 2023).[65] | ||
 | The Priest | 1911 | [100] | ||
| Echo | 1911 | 29.8 cm high; 33.7 cm wide (plinth) | Walker Art Gallery | Bronze statuette. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1 May to 7 August 1911.[97][99] Exhibited at the Forty-first Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 23 September 1911 to 6 January 1912, priced at £10 10s (equivalent to £1,300 in 2023).[101] Purchased at the close of the exhibition by the Walker Art Gallery for its permanent collection.[101][102] | |
 | The seeker of Divine wisdom | 1912 | Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 6 May to 5 August 1912,[103] with the catalogue including the line "The seeker kneels before Wisdom; behind him stand Religion, Knowledge, Purity, Change; on the left side Natural Law or Science, Love, Inspiration or Prayer; seated figures Contemplation or Research."[104][105] | ||
| The Skylark | 1912 | Oxydised silver-plated.[106] Exhibited at the Forty-second Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 5 October 1912 to 4 January 1913, priced at £2 2s (equivalent to £300 in 2023).[106] | |||
 | In Memory of Theo Faiss | 1921 | 71.5 cm (version 1) or 67 cm (version 2) high; 33.5 cm wide | Private collections | Relief in plaster and bronze. Two versions made. Memorial to Theo Faiss. |
| Nude relief | 860mm high; 560mm wide; 35mm deep; 13.6 kg | destroyed | Sold on eBay on 11 October 2021 for £111; destroyed by Parcelforce.[107] | ||
| Plaster casts of eurythmy figures | Private collection | [108] |
