Works of Edith Maryon

## Works

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The following is a substantially incomplete list of the works of Edith Maryon.

Image | Title/Description | Date | Dimensions | Location | Comments

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| Modelled head from life | 1898 |  |  | Displayed at the Camden School of Art, where it won a prize.[1] Maryon's brother Herbert Maryon also won a prize, for a wrought metal casket.[1]
| Panel for screen | 1899 |  |  | Displayed at the New Gallery for the 1899 Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition.[2]
| Religion | 1900 |  |  | Sketch model of a figure for a public building. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1900, with the catalogue quoting Ephesians 6:11, "Put on the whole armour of God."[3][4]
| 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.[5]
| 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.[6]
| 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.[7]
| May Morning | 1901 |  |  | Relief, portion of a fireplace. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1901, 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."[8][9][10]
| Portrait medallion | 1901 |  |  | Metal in relief. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1901.[11][9]
| Joan d'Arc | 1901 |  |  | Relief. Exhibited at the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition.[12][13]
| Religion | 1901 |  |  | Displayed at the Leeds City Art Gallery for the 1901 spring exhibition, priced at £15 15s.[4]
| Auf Weidersehn | 1902 |  |  | Displayed at the Leeds City Art Gallery for the 1902 spring exhibition, priced at £12 12s.[14]
| Cupid and Psyche | 1902 |  |  | Clasp, silver enamel. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1902.[15][9]
| Francis, son of Sir Rennell and Lady Rodd | 1902 |  |  | Medallion. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1902.[16][9]
| Miss Mildred Maryon | 1903 |  |  | Bust. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1903.[17][9]
| Mother and child | 1903 |  |  | Group. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1903.[17][18][9]
| Rev. Canon Rawnsley | 1903 |  | Keswick Museum[19] | Bronze relief. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1903.[17][9]
| "Listen!" Evelyn and Gloria, children of Sir Rennell and Lady Rodd | 1903 |  |  | Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1903,[20][21] and again in 1904 under the name Evelyn and Gloria: children of Sir Rennell and Lady Rodd.[22][23][24][9]
| The Messenger of Death | 1904 |  |  | Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1904, with line "One shall be taken, the other left".[25][26][27][9]
| The Triumph of Peace | 1904 |  |  | [28][29]
| Miss Rose Gough, daughter of the Hon. Mrs. Denison | 1904 |  |  | Marble bust. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1904.[17][9]
| Peace and war | 1905 |  |  | Sketch model for a frieze. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1905.[30]
| The Pixies' Ring | 1906 |  |  | Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1906.[31][32]
| A Poet of Umbria | 1907 |  |  | [33]
| The Enchanted Garden | 1908 |  |  | Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1908 .[34][35]
| A future Darwin | 1908 |  |  | Bust. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1908.[36]
| The Passing of Winter—Miss Maude Allan as Spring | 1909 |  |  | [37][38]
| Miss Maud Allan, in the "Dance of Anitra" | 1909 |  |  | Bronze statuette. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1909.[39]
| To the Witches' Revels | 1909 | 37 cm high | Private collection | Patinated bronze, signed and dated in the cast. Auctioned for £3,400 in 2015.[40][41][42][43]
| Psyche | 1909 | 43 cm high | Private collection | Bronze statuette. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1910.[44] Auctioned by Christie's in 1993 with an estimate of £1,000–1,500, but was bought in.[45][46] Sold by Tennants in 2004.[47]
| La danse d'Anitra | 1910 |  |  | [48][49]
| Priestess of Isis | 1911 |  |  | Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1911.[50][51]
| The Priest | 1911 |  |  | [52]
| Echo | 1911 | 29.8 cm high; 33.7 cm wide (plinth) | Walker Art Gallery | Bronze statuette. Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1911.[50] Purchased the following year by the Walker Art Gallery.[53]
| The seeker of Divine wisdom | 1912 |  |  | Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1912, 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."[54][55]
| Fairy Luck | 1915 | 7.5 cm high |  | Gilt plaster.[56] Purchased by William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme and displayed at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, but no longer part of the collection.[57][58]
| Meditation | 1915 | 8 cm high | Private collection | Bronze. Sold by East Bristol Auctions in February 2019.[59][60] 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.[58]
| Portrait of Bishop Alfred Tucker |  |  |  | [61][62]
| Nude relief |  | 860mm high; 560mm wide; 35mm deep; 13.6 kg | destroyed | Possibly Model of a figure from the nude (1900). Sold on eBay on 11 October 2021 for £111; destroyed by Parcelforce.[63]
| Plaster casts of eurythmy figures |  |  | Private collection | [64]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Camden School of Art". The Holloway & Hornsey Press. No. 1, 351. Holloway, London. 16 December 1898. p. 5. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
2. ^ Arts & Crafts Exhibition Catalogue 1899, p. 136.
3. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1900, p. 63.
4. ^ a b "Religion". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951. University of Glasgow History of Art. 2011. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
5. ^ The Artist National Competition 1900–1901, p. 86.
6. ^ K. 1900–1901, pp. 193, 195.
7. ^ K. 1900–1901, pp. 194–195.
8. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1901, p. 63.
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Graves 1906, p. 208.
10. ^ Wordsworth, William (1870). "Ode, Composed on May Morning". The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth. Vol. IV. London: E. Moxon, Son, & Co. pp. 272–274. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
11. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1901, p. 64.
12. ^ International Exhibition Glasgow Catalogue 1901, p. 113.
13. ^ "Joan D'Arc". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951. University of Glasgow History of Art. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
14. ^ "Auf Weidersehn". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951. University of Glasgow History of Art. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
15. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1902, p. 54.
16. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1902, p. 55.
17. ^ a b c d Royal Academy of Arts 1903, p. 62.
18. ^ The Magazine of Art 1903, p. 439.
19. ^ "Decorative Art: Arts and Craft Movement". Keswick Museum. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
20. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1903, p. 64.
21. ^ The Magazine of Art 1903, pp. 438–439.
22. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1904, p. 61.
23. ^ Koch 1904, p. 125.
24. ^ Koch 1908, p. 9.
25. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1904, p. 59.
26. ^ Koch 1904, p. 130.
27. ^ Koch 1908, p. 14.
28. ^ Koch 1904, p. 122.
29. ^ Koch 1908, p. 6.
30. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1905, p. 59.
31. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1906, p. 58.
32. ^ Koch 1908, p. 79.
33. ^ Koch 1908, p. 127.
34. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1908, p. 56.
35. ^ Koch 1908, p. 158.
36. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1908, p. 59.
37. ^ Koch 1909, p. 91.
38. ^ Koch 1912, p. 11.
39. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1909, p. 62.
40. ^ Koch 1909, p. 94.
41. ^ Koch 1912, p. 14.
42. ^ "Louisa Edith Maryon (1872–1924)". Woolley & Wallis. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
43. ^ Faxneld 2017, pp. 239, 241–242.
44. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1910, p. 60.
45. ^ The Nineteenth Century: The Properties of the late Sir Basil Fraser, 2nd Baronet of Cromarty; Clare, Duchess of Sutherland; and from various sources. London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd. 1993. OCLC 171301145.
46. ^ "Psyche, 1909, by Edith C. Maryon". ArtPrice. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
47. ^ "E Maryon: A Bronze Figure of a Standing Nude Young Woman, 1909". The Salesroom. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
48. ^ The Studio 1911, p. 231.
49. ^ The International Studio 1911, p. 231.
50. ^ a b Royal Academy of Arts 1911, p. 58.
51. ^ Koch 1912, p. 70.
52. ^ Koch 1912, p. 71.
53. ^ "Echo". Art UK. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
54. ^ Royal Academy of Arts 1912, p. 61.
55. ^ Koch 1912, p. 115.
56. ^ Yarrington 2005, p. 105.
57. ^ Yarrington 2005, pp. 105 & n.42.
58. ^ a b Clay et al. 1999, p. 81.
59. ^ "Rare Louisa Edith Church Maryon Bronze Figurine of an Infant". East Bristol Auctions. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
60. ^ "Rare Louisa Edith Church Maryon Bronze Figurine of an Infant". The Salesroom. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
61. ^ Tucker 1908, pp. iii, xv.
62. ^ Forrer 1930, p. 33.
63. ^ "Edith Maryon Large Decorative Bas Relief Plaster Sculpture of Nude Male". eBay. 11 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
64. ^ "GIPS". Mirum. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

## Bibliography

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* B., H. B. (January 1911). "Studio Talk: Liverpool". The International Studio. XVII (167): 231–232.
* "British Sculpture, in 1903, Technically Considered". The Magazine of Art. 1: 436–440. 1903.
* Catalogue of the Sixth Exhibition. London: Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society. 1899.
* Clay, Andrew; Morris, Edward; Penketh, Sandra & Stevens, Timothy (1999). "British Sculpture acquired by W.H. lever but not now in the Lady Lever Art Gallery". British Sculpture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery. Liverpool: Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside. p. 81\. ISBN 0-906367-98-0.
* The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. Vol. 132\. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1900.
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* The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. Vol. 135\. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1903.
* The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. Vol. 136\. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1904.
* The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. Vol. 137\. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1905.
* The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. Vol. 138\. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1906.
* The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. Vol. 140\. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1908.
* The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. Vol. 141\. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1909.
* The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. Vol. 142\. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1910.
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* The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. Vol. 144\. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1912.
* Faldey, Mirela (Easter 2011). "Fruitful Thoughts: Edith Maryon" (PDF). Newsletter from the Section for the Arts of Eurythmy, Speech and Music. Dornach: Goetheanum Section for the Performing Arts: 19–22.
* Faxneld, Per (2017). "Witches as Rebels against Patriarchy". Satanic Feminism: Lucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture. Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism. London: Ocford University Press. pp. 197–250. ISBN 978-0-19-066447-3.
* Forrer, Leonard (1907). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. III. London: Spink & Son.
* Forrer, Leonard (1930). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. VIII. London: Spink & Son.
* Graves, Algernon (1906). The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and their Work from its Foundation in 1769 to 1904. Vol. V. London: Henry Graves and Co. Ltd.
* International Exhibition Glasgow, 1901: Official Catalogue of the Fine Art Section. Glasgow: Chas. P. Watson. 1901.
* K., H. W. R. (1900–1901). "The South Kensington Sketch Club Holiday Competition". The Artist: An Illustrated Monthly Record of Arts Crafts and Industries. XXIX. New York: Truslove, Hanson & Comba: 192–196.
* Koch, Alex, ed. (1904). "Sculptures". Academy Architecture. 25: 117–132.
* Koch, Alex, ed. (1908). Sculptures from "Academy Architecture," 1904–1908. London: Academy Architecture.
* Koch, Alex, ed. (1909). "Sculptures". Academy Architecture. 35: 81–96.
* Koch, Alex, ed. (1912). Sculptures from "Academy Architecture," 1909–1912. London: Academy Architecture.
* "National Competition of Schools of Art and Art Classes, 1900". The Artist: An Illustrated Monthly Record of Arts Crafts and Industries. XXIX. New York: Truslove, Hanson & Comba: 74–90. 1900–1901.
* Spielmann, M. H. (1901). British Sculpture and Sculptors of To-Day. London: Cassell and Company.
* Steiner, Rudolf & Maryon, Edith (2018). Sam, Martina Maria; Hasler, Stefan & Wendtland, Dino (eds.). Eurythmiefiguren aus der Entstehungszeit. Rudolf Steiner Gesamtausgabe. Vol. K26b. Basel: Rudolf Steiner Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7274-3671-0.
* Tucker, Alfred R. (1908). Eighteen Years in Uganda and East Africa. Vol. I. London: Edwin Arnold.
* Yarrington, Alison (2005). "'Solvitur ambulando': Lord Leverhulme, Sculpture, Collecting and Display". Visual Culture in Britain. 6 (2). Manchester: Manchester University Press: 99–123. ISBN 0-7190-8003-7.