Lot 157
  • 157

Dame Elisabeth Frink, R.A.

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Dame Elisabeth Frink, R.A.
  • Eagle Maquette
  • signed and numbered 3/10
  • bronze
  • height (not including base): 30cm.; 11¾in.
  • Conceived in 1984, the present work is number 3 from the edition of 10.

Provenance

Presented by the Artist to the present owner and her late husband

Literature

Edward Lucie-Smith, Elisabeth Frink, Sculpture Since 1984 and Drawings, Art Books International, London, 1994, cat. no.11a, illustrated (another cast, as Maquette For Eagle);
Annette Ratuszniak (ed.), Elisabeth Frink, Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries in association with the Frink Estate and Beaux Arts, London, 2013, cat. no.54, illustrated p.61 (another cast).

Condition

Structurally sound, there is very minor surface dirt and dust to the crevices. There is a single, tiny spot of verdigris to the left wing, but this excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition. Housed on a 10cm. black stone plinth. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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