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Kenneth Armitage
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Kenneth Armitage CBE, RA
- Sprawling Woman (Small Version)
incised with the artist's initials, date 69 and number 4/6 on the underside
- bronze with brown patina
- 8 by 25 1/4 by 8 1/2 in. 20.3 by 64.1 by 21.6 cm.
- Conceived in 1957, one cast was executed in 1957. An additional edition of 6 was executed in 1969, from which the present work is number 4.
Provenance
Galerie Semiha Huber, Zürich
Acquired by the present owner from the above in February 1971
Exhibited
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Kenneth Armitage, July – August 1959, no. 41 (original 1957 cast exhibited)
Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Kenneth Armitage/Lynn Chadwick, April – May 1960, no. 14, fig. 14, illustrated (original 1957 cast exhibited)
Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Kenneth Armitage/Lynn Chadwick, April – May 1960, no. 14, fig. 14, illustrated (original 1957 cast exhibited)
Literature
Norbert Lynton, Kenneth Armitage, London, 1962, n.p., illustrated
Tamsyn Woollcombe, ed., Kenneth Armitage: Life and Work, London, 1997, no. KA80
Tamsyn Woollcombe, ed., Kenneth Armitage: Life and Work, London, 1997, no. KA80
Condition
This work is in very good condition. There are a few scattered spot accretions located on the interior of the figure's left foot. There is evidence of dust accretions in the crevices of the modeled surface and scattered evidence of minor handling and wear. There is a strip of felt adhered to the bottom of the sculpture.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present work is a smaller version of the Sprawling Woman that the artist, Kenneth Armitage exhibited at the 29th Venice Biennale in 1958, the year he won the David E. Bright Foundation prize for sculpture. This larger version is no. KA81, and is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné.