Lot 179
  • 179

Ralph Brown, R.A.

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ralph Brown, R.A.
  • Cache-Cache
  • signed with monogram and numbered 9/10
  • bronze on a marble bench
  • height: 53cm.; 21in.
  • Conceived in 1983, the present work is number 9 from the edition of 10.

Provenance

The Eton Art Gallery, Eton, where acquired by the present owner, 14th September 1987

Exhibited

Leeds, Leeds City Art Gallery, The Henry Moore Centre for the Study of Sculpture, Ralph Brown Sculpture and Drawings, 21st July - 18th September 1988, cat. no.51, illustrated p.56 (another cast), with tour to Mead Gallery, University of Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick.

Literature

Geoffrey Ireland, Ralph Brown, Middlesex, 1983, illustrated (another cast).

Condition

Structurally sound. There is very minor surface dirt to some of the crevices, with some areas of minor, light rubbing, but this excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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