30 May 2012
14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street
20th Century British and Irish Art
Back to auction 19965
20th Century British and Irish Art
Back to auction 19965
Various Properties
Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993)
Dog
Signed 'Frink' (on the back right paw), inscribed and numbered 'Great Ormand Street/Childrens Hospital/1993 Charity Edition/AP 1/6' (underneath)
bronze with a brown patina
29.2 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high
Conceived in 1992
Signed 'Frink' (on the back right paw), inscribed and numbered 'Great Ormand Street/Childrens Hospital/1993 Charity Edition/AP 1/6' (underneath)
bronze with a brown patina
29.2 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high
Conceived in 1992
Sold for
£133,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owners, 1992
LITERATURE:
Edward Lucie-Smith, Elisabeth Frink, Sculpture Since 1984 And Drawings, Art Books International, London, 1994, p.191, ref.no.SC73 (another cast ill.b&w)
This sculpture is one of six artist's proofs, which were later cast in an edition of fifty as part of a project to raise funds for the Hospital of Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London.
Category: Fine Art / Modern British and Irish Art
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| AR | Artists Resale Right |