Lot 3
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Bernard Meadows

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Bernard Meadows
  • Spring 'Seasons' Cock
  • signed with initial
  • bronze with dark brown patina
  • height (including cast base): 74cm.; 29in.
  • Conceived in 1956, the present work is number 6 from an edition of 6.

Provenance

Fischer Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner, 17th September 1987

Exhibited

London, Tate Gallery, organised by Contemporary Art Society, The Seasons, 1956 (another cast);
Venice, The British Pavilion, Venice Biennale, 1964 (another cast);
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Hilton, Irwin, Meadows, Tilson, May - June 1965, no.48, illustrated in the catalogue (another cast).

Literature

Alan Bowness (ed.), Bernard Meadows, Sculpture and Drawings, Lund Humphries/HMF, London, 1995, BM40, illustrated pl. 28, p.49 (another cast).

Condition

Dirt has gathered in some of the crevices. There is a tiny surface abrasion to the back of the base. There is a tiny surface crack to the back of the left leg, where the leg connects to the cast base. Otherwise the sculpture is in good overall condition. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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