Made in Britain
Made in Britain
DAME ELISABETH FRINK, R.A. | HORIZONTAL BIRDMAN I
Lot Closed
September 16, 04:08 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
DAME ELISABETH FRINK, R.A.
1930-1993
HORIZONTAL BIRDMAN I
signed and incorrectly numbered 1/8
bronze
length: 42.5cm.; 16½in.
height (excluding base): 14cm.; 5½in.; height (including base): 30.5cm.; 12in.
Conceived in 1962, the present work is from the edition of 10.
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Waddington Galleries, London
Waddington Galleries, Toronto
The New Art Centre, London, where acquired by Private Collection, USA, June 1986
Stamford Fine Art, Stamford, where acquired by the present owner
Jill Willder (ed.), Elisabeth Frink Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, Harpvale, London, 1984, cat. no.89, illustrated pp.156-7 (another cast);
Annette Ratuszniak, Elisabeth Frink, Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries, London, 2013, cat. no.FCR112, illustrated p.84 (another cast).
Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury Library and Galleries, Elisabeth Frink: A Certain Unexpectedness, 10th May - 7th June 1997, with tour to Dorset (another cast).
The present work is one of a series of maquettes for the Alcock and Brown memorial, which also dates from 1962 and was commissioned by Manchester City Council for Manchester Airport.