Lynn Chadwick
Sitting Woman, 1989
Bronze with a black patina
4 1/2 in height
11.5 cm
Conceived in 1989 and cast in 1990 by Andy Mitchell.
11.5 cm
Conceived in 1989 and cast in 1990 by Andy Mitchell.
Numbered and dated 'C87.1989.29/30.' (on the side of the base)
£ 22,000.00 + ARR
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Chadwick’s first sitting figures were conceived in 1951. During the 50s and 60s his practice continued to move away from classical sculpture (as part of Herbert Read's informal 'Geometry of...
Chadwick’s first sitting figures were conceived in 1951. During the 50s and 60s his practice continued to move away from classical sculpture (as part of Herbert Read's informal 'Geometry of Fear' group) and saw a shift from linear, iron composite structures into welded forms cast in bronze. His series of stationary and walking figures bear hard, geometric planes and elements of exoskeleton-like structures. As in the present work, Chadwick's females are always represented with a triangular shaped head, while his male forms are denoted with a rectangle.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, or his estate, by a private collection, Australia.Exhibitions
London, Gillian Jason Gallery, Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, September-November 1992, another cast exhibited, catalogue not traced.Literature
D. Farr and E. Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick, Sculptor, With a Complete Illustrated Catalogue 1947-2003, Farnham, 2014, p. 384, no. C87, another cast illustrated.1
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