Edward Julius Detmold (British painter) 1883 - 1957
The Sea Serpent, from 'The Third Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor', s.d.
pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour and touches of gum arabic on paper
27 x 19.4 cm. (10.63 x 7.63 in.)
inscribed 'The Sea Serpent.' (lower left, in the margin) and further inscribed '3rd Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor' (lower centre, in the margin)
private collection
© photo Christie's
Catalogue Note Christie's
Edward Julius and his twin brother Charles Maurice Detmold’s artistic ability was apparent from an early age; aged five they drew animals in the zoological gardens in Regent’s Park and the Natural History Museum and exhibited at the Royal Academy from the age of thirteen. The child prodigies were encouraged by their uncle, the Bengalese born physician, Dr E.B. Shuldham who brought them up and shared his knowledge and love of natural history. They experimented with etching and colour printing, and in 1908 illustrated an edition of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book to great acclaim. Eastern tales continued to fascinate Detmold, and the present drawing (and lots 76 and 77) relate to his 1924 illustrations for Hodder and Stoughton's edition of The Arabian Nights.
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