Lot 528
  • 528

LYNN CHADWICK, R.A. | Maquette for Stranger

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Lynn Chadwick
  • Maquette for Stranger
  • signed, numbered 340 and 2/6 on the underside
  • bronze
  • height: 31.5cm.; 12½in.
  • Conceived in 1961, the present work is number 2 from the edition of 6.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1980s and thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

São Paulo, Museu de Arte ModernaPeter Lanyon, William Scott, Lynn Chadwick, Merlyn Evans, VI Biennial, September - December 1961, cat. no.12, illustrated (another cast).

Literature

Alan Bowness, Lynn Chadwick, Methuen, London, 1962, illustrated, unpaginated (another cast);
Dennis Farr and Eva Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick Sculptor, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2014, cat. no.340, illustrated p.192 (another cast).

Condition

The sculpture appears sound. There is some very slight rubbing to protrouding edges, including to the upper plane of the head, to ribbed elements of the torso and to the spine and back leg. There is some minor unevenness to the patina in place, including to the figure's right shoulder. There are remnants of casting residue and surface dirt in places, including to crevices in the surface, and minor oxidisation and dirt to the underside of the work. There are some very faint scuffs to the lower third of the legs. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. The work is freestanding. Please telephone 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 The Estate of Lynn Chadwick for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.