Lot 14
  • 14

Clive Barker

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Clive Barker
  • Torso of Marianne Faithfull
  • chrome plated brass
  • height: 58.5cm.; 23in.
  • Executed in 1975, the present work is unique.

Exhibited

London, Angela Flowers Gallery, Nudes, 10th December 1980 - 31st January 1981;
Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery, Clive Barker: Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, 28th November 1981 - 3rd January 1982, cat. no.42;
London, Whitford Fine Art, Post War to Pop, 22nd May - 20th June 2008, cat. no.19, illustrated n.p.

Literature

An Jo Fermon, Clive Barker Sculpture Catalogue Raisonné 1958-2000, Skira, Milan, 2002, cat. no.159, illustrated p.115.

Condition

The sculpture is sound and freestanding. There are a couple of tiny scratches and scuffs, visible upon close inspection. There are some traces of surface matter above the left protruding element, concentrated to a single area. Subject to the above the work is in very good overall condition. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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