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DAME ELISABETH FRINK, R.A. | Horse in the Rain VI
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- ELISABETH FRINK
- Horse in the Rain VI
- signed and numbered 2/10
- bronze
- length: 42.5cm.; 16¾in.
- Conceived in 1985, the present work is number 2 from the edition of 10.
Provenance
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by the family of the present owner and thence by descent
Exhibited
London, Beaux Arts, Frink, 7th June - 8th July 2006, illustrated p.23 (unnumbered exhibition) (another cast).
Literature
Edward Lucie-Smith, Elisabeth Frink: Sculpture Since 1984 and Drawings, Art Books International, London, 1994, cat. no.SC18, illustrated p.184 (another cast);
Annette Ratuszniak (ed.), Elisabeth Frink Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2013, cat. no.FCR349, illustrated p.172 (another cast).
Annette Ratuszniak (ed.), Elisabeth Frink Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2013, cat. no.FCR349, illustrated p.172 (another cast).
Condition
The sculpture appears sound. There are one or two casting imperfections and one or two tiny scratches to the work, including to the tip of the horse's right proper ear. There is some surface dirt and matter to creviced areas, particularly where the horse's legs reach the body. There are one or two small flecks of oxidisation. This excepting, the work appears in excellent 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.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
‘If you love animals you have to have some sort of sympathy with the way they are or exist, and how we treat them. If I'm sculpting animals I don't want to oversentimentalise them because one can be very sentimental about that part of our life. I'd find it a very sad life without animals: we need them, that's the awful thing ... This is another reason why I'm not a true animal sculptor. The animals I make are far more what I feel about them than what they are in real life ... I'm much more interested in the spirit of the animal. I get into the inside of the animal, and the outside takes care of itself' (Edward Lucie-Smith and Elisabeth Frink, Frink: A Portrait, Bloomsbury, London, 1994, pp.121-23)