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HENRY ALFRED PEGRAM | Into the Silent Land
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Henry Alfred Pegram
- Into the Silent Land
- signed: H. PEGRAM and incised: H. PEGRAM. FT and with a print of Rossetti's poem to the underside of the base
- bronze, mid-brown patina
- 29cm., 11 3/8 in.
Condition
Overall the condition of the bronze is very good, with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There is some very minor shallow pitting to the bronze, including to the clouds below the figures’ feet and to the cloak at the reverse. There are two small scratches to the hooded figure’s proper right arm. The condition of the base is good. The base is composed of sections, and the joints are very slightly open, but stable.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Pegram studied and exhibited at the Royal Academy. He worked as an assistant for Thornycroft, and became a Royal Academician in 1904. He is mostly known for his group sculptures. He first presented a bronze of the present model Into the Silent Land in 1910 (op. cit. p. 294). The title is a reference to the poem by Christina Rossetti “Remember”. Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
RELATED LITERATURE
A. Graves, Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-1970, vol. 3, 1987, p. 294; The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940, 1980, p. 397.
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
RELATED LITERATURE
A. Graves, Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-1970, vol. 3, 1987, p. 294; The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940, 1980, p. 397.