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Sophie Ryder (British, born 1963) Lady-Hare holding Dog 103 cm. (40 1/2 in.) high (Unique, executed in 1998) image 1
Sophie Ryder (British, born 1963) Lady-Hare holding Dog 103 cm. (40 1/2 in.) high (Unique, executed in 1998) image 2
Sophie Ryder (British, born 1963) Lady-Hare holding Dog 103 cm. (40 1/2 in.) high (Unique, executed in 1998) image 3
Sophie Ryder (British, born 1963) Lady-Hare holding Dog 103 cm. (40 1/2 in.) high (Unique, executed in 1998) image 4
Sophie Ryder (British, born 1963) Lady-Hare holding Dog 103 cm. (40 1/2 in.) high (Unique, executed in 1998) image 5
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Sophie Ryder
(British, born 1963)
Lady-Hare holding Dog 103 cm. (40 1/2 in.) high

21 June 2023, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £10,880 inc. premium

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Sophie Ryder (British, born 1963)

Lady-Hare holding Dog
signed 'Sophie' (in wire at the base)
wire on a metal base
103 cm. (40 1/2 in.) high
Unique, executed in 1998

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Provenance
The Artist, from whom acquired by the present owner
Private Collection, U.K.

Lady-Hare holding Dog portrays the relationship between a lurcher, an animal known for its ability as a hunter, and the hare who is traditionally the hunted. However, here the relationship is tender and reconciled as the pair tightly embrace in both physical and spiritual terms, the lurcher having submitted completely to the hare who offers comfort and understanding. As Jonathan Bennington has noted, Lady-Hare with Dog is evocative of Picasso's Shepherd carrying Lamb (1943).

A seven-foot-high bronze variation of this theme, Lady-Hare with Dog, sold in these rooms in November 2022 for £94,800, setting a new auction record for the Artist.

We are grateful to the Artist for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.

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