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Style: Neo-Classicism

Topic: Designs And Sketches

Date: 1911

Technique: Oil On Canvas

Sketch of Circe (1911) is an artwork by the English Pre-Raphaelite painter John William Waterhouse. The back of the canvas is inscribed 'Circe'. The painting is also known as 'The Sorceress'. One of waterhouse's painting depicting a femme fatale. Waterhouse's interest in themes associated with the Pre-Raphaelites, particularly tragic or powerful femmes fatales, as well as plein-air painting.

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