Lot 308
  • 308

Lynn Chadwick

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description

  • Lynn Chadwick
  • Maquette II, Sitting couple on bench
  • dated 1989 and numbered C9 3/9 (on each figure and the bench)
  • bronze
  • height: 32cm., 12 1/2 in.
inscribed C9, numbered 3/9 and dated 1984 on the underside
bronze
height: 31cm.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in 1984)
Thence by descent to the present owners

Literature

Lynn Chadwick (exhibition catalogue), Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London, 1984, no. 14, illustration of another cast
Dennis Farr & Eva Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick, Sculptor - with a complete illustrated catalogue, London, 2006, no. C9, illustration of another cast p. 350

Condition

Attractive black patina. There is some very slight surface wear consistent with handling. There is a tiny fissure to the proper right leg of the male figure due to the casting process. This work is overall very good condition.
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