Lot 137
  • 137

ELISABETH FRINK

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • ELISABETH FRINK
  • SMALL BIRD TWO
  • Inscribed and numbered Frink 7/7
  • Bronze, dark brown patina
  • Height: 14 1/4 in.
  • 36.2 cm

Provenance

Waddington Galleries, London
(Probably) Acquired from the above circa 1960s

Literature

Edwin Mullins, The Art of Elisabeth Frink, London, 1972, no. 59, illustration of another cast
Bryan Robertson, Elisabeth Frink Sculpture Catalogue Raisonné, Harpvale, Salisbury, 1984, no. 109, illustration of another cast p. 161

Condition

Very good condition. Surface dirt, particularly under bird, on base, in crevices. Some minor corrosion underside of bird, a few minor scattered scuffs (some inherent to the casting process).
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