Lot 308
  • 308

Lynn Chadwick

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Lynn Chadwick
  • Watcher VI
  • inscribed Chadwick and numbered 349 2/8
  • bronze
  • height: 95.7cm., 37 5/8 in.

Provenance

Kunsthandel G.J. Nieuwenhuizen Segaar, Antwerp (acquired directly from the artist in 1988)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1999

Literature

Lynn Chadwick (exhibition catalogue), Marlborough Gallery, London, 1961, no. 26, illustration of another cast
Dennis Farr & Eva Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick, Sculptor, London, 2014, no. 349, illustration of another cast p. 195
Michael Bird, Lynn Chadwick, London, 2014, no. 5-16, illustration of another cast p. 122

Condition

Attractive black patina. There are three fine cracks to one of the legs, the longest of which is approx. 1.5cm, and inherent to the casting process. There is some light surface wear due to age and handling. This work is in overall very good condition.
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