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FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON | Needless Alarms
估價
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Needless Alarms
- inscribed and dated: Pubd By Arthur L Collie / 39 B Old Bond Street / London November 11 1897
- bronze, dark brown patina, on an ebonised wood base
- bronze: 50cm.,19 5/8 in.base: 9cm., 3 1/2 in.
Condition
Overall the condition of the bronze is very good, with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. A stable, original casting joint is slightly visible at the proper right upper arm, with some well-concealed retouching around it. There are a few minor nicks and scratches, including to the proper left hip, the proper right buttock, and the proper left shoulder blade. There is minor wear to the ebonised wood base, including a few abrasions around the edges.
"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."
拍品資料及來源
After his large-scale sculptures of An Athlete Struggling with a Python and The Sluggard, Needless Alarms is Leighton's third and most unusual sculpture, but one which had a remarkable influence on young contemporary sculptors such as Onslow Ford and Goscombe John. The New Sculptors enjoyed experimenting with the youthful naked form in strong contrapposto, twisting around from something in fright or shock. Needless Alarms may have been the first of these experiments. Another is Henry Pegram's The Bather of 1895, while the supreme example is Gilbert's Comedy and Tragedy.
The model was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886 and was admired by Millais, to whom Leighton presented it. In return the painter gave him Shelling Peas (Leighton House), a picture specially executed in thanks. Collie published a small edition of Needless Alarms in 1897 (to which the present cast belongs), and one was shown at the seminal exhibition Sculpture For the Home at the Fine Art Society in 1902. Another Collie cast of Needless Alarms with the same original socle is at Leighton House.
RELATED LITERATURE
S. Beattie, The New Sculpture, New Haven and London, 1983, p.199; Leighton and his Sculptural Legacy: British Sculpture 1875-1930, London, 1996, nos. 21-22, pp. 51-52; Exposed: The Victorian Nude, exh. cat. Tate Britain, London, 2001, nos. 123-124, p. 195
The model was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886 and was admired by Millais, to whom Leighton presented it. In return the painter gave him Shelling Peas (Leighton House), a picture specially executed in thanks. Collie published a small edition of Needless Alarms in 1897 (to which the present cast belongs), and one was shown at the seminal exhibition Sculpture For the Home at the Fine Art Society in 1902. Another Collie cast of Needless Alarms with the same original socle is at Leighton House.
RELATED LITERATURE
S. Beattie, The New Sculpture, New Haven and London, 1983, p.199; Leighton and his Sculptural Legacy: British Sculpture 1875-1930, London, 1996, nos. 21-22, pp. 51-52; Exposed: The Victorian Nude, exh. cat. Tate Britain, London, 2001, nos. 123-124, p. 195