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Kenneth Armitage, R.A.
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Kenneth Armitage, R.A.
- Roly-Poly
bronze with green patina
- height: 33cm.; 13in.
- Executed in 1955.
Provenance
Dr Edgar Berman by 1959 and thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Munich, Kunstverein, Young British Sculptors, November 1955, catalogue untraced, with tour to Stuttgart, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Recklinghausen, Dusseldorf and the Netherlands (another cast);
New York, Paul Rosenberg & Co, 1958 (probably this cast);
Venice, Venice Biennale, 1958, (this cast) with British Council tour to Paris, Museé National d'Art Moderne, Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Zurich, Kunsthaus and Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1958-9;
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Kenneth Armitage, July-August 1959, cat. no.19, illustrated pl.xii (another cast);
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Kenneth Armitage/Lynn Chadwick, 12th April-15th May 1960, cat. no.10, illustrated in the catalogue (another cast);
Norwich, Castle Museum, Kenneth Armitage, 16th December 1972 - 14th January 1973, cat. no. 4 (another cast), with tour to Bolton, Oldham, Kettering, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Llanelli, Leeds and Hull;
London, Jonathan Clark, 60 Years of Sculpture and Drawing, 21st March - 12th April 2001, cat. no.10 (another cast).
New York, Paul Rosenberg & Co, 1958 (probably this cast);
Venice, Venice Biennale, 1958, (this cast) with British Council tour to Paris, Museé National d'Art Moderne, Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Zurich, Kunsthaus and Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1958-9;
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Kenneth Armitage, July-August 1959, cat. no.19, illustrated pl.xii (another cast);
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Kenneth Armitage/Lynn Chadwick, 12th April-15th May 1960, cat. no.10, illustrated in the catalogue (another cast);
Norwich, Castle Museum, Kenneth Armitage, 16th December 1972 - 14th January 1973, cat. no. 4 (another cast), with tour to Bolton, Oldham, Kettering, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Llanelli, Leeds and Hull;
London, Jonathan Clark, 60 Years of Sculpture and Drawing, 21st March - 12th April 2001, cat. no.10 (another cast).
Literature
Herbert Read, Art Now, Faber & Faber Ltd., London, 1960, illustrated pl.122 (another cast);
Roland Penrose, Kenneth Armitage: Artists of our time vol.vii, Bodensee- Verlag, Amriswil, Switzerland, 1960, cat. no.12, illustrated;
Charles Spencer, Kenneth Armitage, Academy Editions, London 1973, illustrated p.8 (another cast);
Tamsyn Woollcombe (ed.) in association with the artist, Kenneth Armitage: Life and Work, The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, London, 1997, KA53, p.143 (another cast).
Condition
Dirt has gathered in some of the crevices otherwise the work appears in good overall condition and the patination and surface is wonderfully pitted and expressive.
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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."
"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."