Lot 32
  • 32

Bernard Meadows

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Bernard Meadows
  • Cross-legged Figure
  • Inscribed with the artist's monogram and numbered 2/6
  • Bronze
  • Height: 8 1/2 in.
  • 21.6 cm
  • Conceived in 1978 and cast in an edition of 6.

Provenance

Acquired by the parents of the present owner circa 1985

Literature

Charlotte Parry-Crooke, ed., Contemporary British Artists, London, 1979, illustration of another cast (titled Seated Figure)
Alan Bowness, ed., Bernard Meadows Sculpture and Drawings, London, 1995, no. BM130, illustration of another cast p. 127 (incorrectly dated 1988)

Condition

Surface in generally good condition aside from oxidation of bronze. Surface should polish nicely.
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