Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993)
Maquette for Eagle
signed and numbered 'Frink 1/10' (on the base of the sculpture)
bronze with a brown patina
29 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high (excluding base)
Conceived in 1986 and cast as an edition of ten
signed and numbered 'Frink 1/10' (on the base of the sculpture)
bronze with a brown patina
29 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high (excluding base)
Conceived in 1986 and cast as an edition of ten
Sold for
£30,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1986
LITERATURE:
Edward Lucie-Smith, Elisabeth Frink: Sculpture and Drawing since 1984, 1984, SC11a, p.184 (another cast ill.b&w)
The present work is a maquette for the larger Eagle commissioned in 1986 as the Eagle Squadron Association Memorial in Grosvenor Square, London. The first Eagle Squadron was formed in September 1940 mostly from American citizens who had volunteered to join the British Air Force. Under President Reagan, Charles Price served as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1989 and commented 'They came not as warriors in search of conflict, but rather as crusaders in the cause of liberty. They became brothers in arms to their British colleagues...'
Category: Fine Art / Modern British and Irish Art
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