Lot 240
  • 240

Frederick Edward McWilliam, A.R.A.

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Frederick Edward McWilliam, A.R.A.
  • Study for Princess Macha
  • signed with initials
  • bronze
  • height: 40.5cm.; 16in.
  • Executed circa 1956.

Provenance

Purchased directly from the Artist by Margretta Stroup Austin, and thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

The sculpture appears to be structurally secure. There is some surface dirt in the pitted areas of the sculpture. There is also some evidence of studio detritus on the reverse of the figures head and at the back of the stool. Subject to the above the work appears to be in good condition. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Catalogue Note

We are grateful to Riann Coulter, Curator at the F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio, Belfast, for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.