Frederick Edward McWilliam, A.R.A.

Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by Mr and Mrs Barker-Mill

London, Waddington Galleries, F.E.McWilliam, 28^th May – 22^nd June 1963, cat. no.17, illustrated in the catalogue (possibly this cast);
Belfast, Ulster Museum, F.E.McWilliam, 2^nd April – 10^th May 1981, cat. no.55, illustrated in the catalogue p.50 (this cast); and touring to Dublin, Douglas Hyde Gallery and Cork, Crawford Municipal Gallery;
London, Tate Gallery, F.E. McWilliam Sculpture 1932 - 1989, 10th May - 9th July 1989, cat. no.42, illustrated in the catalogue (this cast).

Roland Penrose, McWilliam, Alec Tiranti Ltd., London 1964, pls.130 & 131 (this cast)

Dirt has gathered in some of the crevices but the sculpture is in good overall condition. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Conceived in 1962, the present work is listed as cat. no.62.14 in Sarah Gretton's ongoing catalogue of the artist's work. Only two from the edition of five were ever cast.

We are grateful to Sarah Gretton for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.