Lot 147
  • 147

Dame Elisabeth Frink, D.B.E., R.A.

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Dame Elisabeth Frink, D.B.E., R.A.
  • Mirage II
  • signed and numbered 5/5
  • bronze
  • height: 90cm.; 35½in.
  • Conceived in 1967 and cast in 2009, the present work is number 5 from the edition of 5.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the Artist's son by the present owner in 2011

Exhibited

London, Waddington Galleries, Elisabeth Frink, 11th October - 4th November 1972, un-numbered exhibition (another cast);
Yorkshire, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 1983 (another cast);
London, Royal Academy, Elisabeth Frink, Sculpture and Drawings 1952-1984, 8th February - 24th March 1985, cat. no.48 (another cast);
Washington, The National Museum for Women in the Arts, Elisabeth Frink: Sculpture and Drawings, 1950-1990, 1990, un-numbered exhibition (another cast).

Literature

Bryan Robertson (intro.), Elisabeth Frink Sculpture, Harpvale Books, London, 1984, cat. no.162, illustrated p.171 (another cast);
Annette Ratuszniak (ed.), Elisabeth Frink, Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries in association with the Frink Estate and Beaux Arts, London, 2013, cat. no.187, illustrated p.208 (another cast).

Condition

Structurally sound. There is very minor surface dirt, with a couple of tiny spots of early oxidisation to the base. These excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any queries regarding the present work.
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