Richard Garbe

London, Royal Academy of Arts, 3 May - 10 August 1947, no. 1238

Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-1970. A dictionary of artists and their work in the Summer Exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Arts, vol. II, Calne, 1985, p. 127, no. 1238

Overall the condition of the bronze is excellent, with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age.
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Richard Garbe was Professor of Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London from 1929 to 1946. He was best known for his small scale works, of which this beautiful little stylised bronze bust is an exemplar. Garbe was the son of a German ivory carver, possibly explaining his interest in works on a smaller scale. He himself carved ivories, one of which can be found in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Inv. no. Circ. 592-1976).