Six years before his death, Ricketts posed for a picture in The Sphere magazine. In the April 18, 1931 issue, it posted nine photographs of the preparations for the Royal Academy exhibition at Burlington House. Some photos depict the artist and her or his painting, while others show, for example, the moving of a large painting to Burlington House.
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| The Sphere, 18 April 1931, page 109 |
Ricketts looks critically, but wearily, at the painting 'Don Juan in Hell' (now in the collection of Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool).
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| Charles Ricketts, 'Don Juan in Hell' (1931) [Collection: Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool] |