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Reg Butler
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Reg Butler
- Study for the Italian Girl 2
- signed with monogram, foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris, and numbered 7/8
- bronze
- 14 by 49.5 by 19cm.; 5½ by 19½ by 7½in.
Exhibited
London, Hanover Gallery, Reg Butler: Sculpture, June - July 1960, cat. no.23 (another cast);
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Reg Butler: Recent Sculpture: 1959 - 1962, 30th October - 17th November 1962, cat. no.22 (another cast);
Louisville, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Reg Butler: A Retrospective Exhibition, 22nd October - 1st December 1963, cat. no.92 (another cast).
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Reg Butler: Recent Sculpture: 1959 - 1962, 30th October - 17th November 1962, cat. no.22 (another cast);
Louisville, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Reg Butler: A Retrospective Exhibition, 22nd October - 1st December 1963, cat. no.92 (another cast).
Literature
Diane Kirkpatrick, 'Modern British Sculpture at the University of Michigan Museum of Art', Bulletin of the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Michigan, 1981;
Margaret Garlake, The Sculpture of Reg Butler, Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, 2006, cat. no.206, RB185, illustrated fig.59.
Margaret Garlake, The Sculpture of Reg Butler, Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, 2006, cat. no.206, RB185, illustrated fig.59.
Condition
The surface is very dirty with some spots of staining behind the figure's right elbow, some casting residue to the base beneath her right thigh and some media spots and staining of the base. The work would benefit from a professional clean.
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"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
Conceived in 1960 and cast in an edition of eight, one in the collection of the Museum of Art, University of Michigan.
Known as The Italian Girls, Butler's series of three small figures lounging on a beach towel are rare instances in his oeuvre of the reclining figure.
Known as The Italian Girls, Butler's series of three small figures lounging on a beach towel are rare instances in his oeuvre of the reclining figure.