Sunday, September 5, 2010

John Byam Liston Shaw - 'Who Knoweth ...



signed and dated '1901/Byam Shaw' and inscribed 'No.14/Who Knoweth the spirit of /man that goeth upward/& the spirit of the beast/that goeth downward/to the earth?/ch 3 v 21 (Bethgelert)' on the reverse
oil on panel
14 x 9 3/4"
original frame

One of 30 pictures based on the Book of Ecclesiastes exhibited in 1902

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