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Lynn Chadwick
(1914 - 2003)

Maquette II Two Sitting Figures



Chadwick, who trained as an architect, was among the group of British artists who made a triumphant appearance at the Venice Biennale of 1952. Their style of work was described as 'Geometry of Fear' by the famous art historian Herbert Read. Chadwick's spiky and aggressive animals and teddy boys typify the imagery of British sculpture in the 1950s, where the fears and hopes of Post-War society were reflected by the cultural atmosphere of the...



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  Lot 66 of 73  

IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART AUCTION
15-16 FEBRUARY 2012

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$74,400
Rs 37,20,000

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Lynn Chadwick
Maquette II Two Sitting Figures

Signed and numbered 'L Chadwick 2/6 620' (on the reverse) and stamped 'Chadwick 71 620 2/6' (on the reverse), and stamped with the foundry mark 'MORRIS SINGER'
1971
Bronze
14.5 x 12 in (36.8 x 30.5 cm)

Second from a limited edition of six sculptures

PROVENANCE:
Galleria Blu, Milan
Acquired from the above by the previous owner in 1992

EXHIBITED:
Milan, Galleria Blu, Lynn Chadwick, 1972.

PUBLISHED:
D. Farr and E. Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick Sculptor, Aldershot, 2006, pp. 274-275, no. 620, another cast illustrated

Category: Sculpture
Style: Figurative


 









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