Lot 171
  • 171

Leon Underwood

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Leon Underwood
  • The Prophet
  • Inscribed Leon U and numbered IV/VII
  • Bronze
  • Height: 16 in.
  • 40.6 cm
  • Conceived in 1931 and cast in an edition of 7.

Provenance

Acquired by the father of the present owner in the 1970s

Literature

Ben Whitworth, The Sculpture of Leon Underwood, Aldershot, 2000, no. 49, illustration of another cast p. 126

Condition

Bronze with red brown patina. Surface dirt and dust. There are very minor scattered accretions in a few of the deeper indentations (i.e., the sitterÂ’s legs) and very minor scattered surface scratches. In overall very good condition.
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