| The Siren | |
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| Artist | John William Waterhouse |
| Year | circa 1900 |
| Dimensions | 81 cm× 53 cm(32 in× 21 in) |
The Siren is a painting by John William Waterhouse. The painting depicts a siren sitting at the edge of a cliff, lyre in hand, staring down at a shipwrecked sailor floating in water, who in turn is staring up at her.
The picture was painted in 1900 and is now part of a private collection. [1] The estimated sales price for the painting in 2003 was one million pounds. [2]
It was last sold in 2018 by Seymour Stein for about five million USD. [3]
