Lot 256
  • 256

Leon Underwood, 1890-1975

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Leon Underwood
  • violin rhythm
  • signed, titled, dated 1936 and numbered 1/5 on the underside of the base
  • bronze on a carved wooden base
  • Height (including base): 60cm.; 23½in.

Literature

Ben Whitworth, The Sculpture of Leon Underwood, 2000, Cat. no. 89, Another cast is illustrated as Figure 95, p.113.

Condition

The structure of the sculpture is sound. The work is in good overall condition. Fixed to a wooden base.
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Catalogue Note

The work was conceived in 1934 in an edition of three.