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Lynn Chadwick R.A. (British, 1914-2003) Pair of Sitting Figures IX 35 cm. (13in.) high Conceived in 1975 and cast in 1990 by Pangolin Editions ((2)) image 1

Lynn Chadwick R.A. (British, 1914-2003) Pair of Sitting Figures IX 35 cm. (13in.) high Conceived in 1975 and cast in 1990 by Pangolin Editions ((2)) image 2

Lynn Chadwick R.A. (British, 1914-2003) Pair of Sitting Figures IX 35 cm. (13in.) high Conceived in 1975 and cast in 1990 by Pangolin Editions ((2)) image 3

Lynn Chadwick R.A. (British, 1914-2003) Pair of Sitting Figures IX 35 cm. (13in.) high Conceived in 1975 and cast in 1990 by Pangolin Editions ((2)) image 4

Lynn Chadwick R.A. (British, 1914-2003) Pair of Sitting Figures IX 35 cm. (13in.) high Conceived in 1975 and cast in 1990 by Pangolin Editions ((2)) image 5

Lynn Chadwick R.A. (British, 1914-2003) Pair of Sitting Figures IX 35 cm. (13in.) high Conceived in 1975 and cast in 1990 by Pangolin Editions ((2)) image 6

Four Works from the Family of Lynn Chadwick R.A. (1914-2003)

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Lynn Chadwick R.A.
(British, 1914-2003)
Pair of Sitting Figures IX 35 cm. (13in.) high Conceived in 1975 and cast in 1990 by Pangolin Editions

Modern British & Irish Art

18 June 2025, 15:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

£40,000 - £60,000

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Lynn Chadwick R.A. (British, 1914-2003)

Pair of Sitting Figures IX
stamped with monogram, foundry mark, and numbered '696 3/8' (on the underside of each figures left leg)
part-polished bronze with a black patina
35 cm. (13in.) high
Conceived in 1975 and cast in 1990 by Pangolin Editions
(2)

Footnotes

Provenance
The Artist, by whom gifted to his son
Simon Chadwick, thence by family descent to the present owners
Private Collection, U.K.

Exhibited
Copenhagen, Court Gallery, December 1975-January 1976 (another cast, catalogue untraced)

Literature
Dennis Farr & Éva Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick, Sculptor, With a Complete Illustrated Catalogue 1947-1996, Lypiatt Studio, Stroud, 1997, p.296, cat.no.696
Dennis Farr & Éva Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick, Sculptor, With a Complete Illustrated Catalogue 1947-2005, Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2006, p.304, cat.no.696
Dennis Farr & Éva Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick Sculptor, With a Complete Illustrated Catalogue 1947-2003, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2014, p.311, cat.no.696

The present work is number nine from the series discussed in the entry to the previous lot. Across the series, and in what became a frequently employed approach for Chadwick, casts from each edition were produced in both traditionally patinated finishes and part-polished variants. The part-polished finish had first been employed by Chadwick in his Elektra series of the late 1960s. These primarily consisted of single female figures with a distinctive polished square breast-plate and diamond face-piece, which find their origin in the etymology from the Greek 'the Bright' or 'the Shining One', either standing, seated or in repose.

The female components of the present series bear a strong resemblance to Chadwick's Elektras, and she is joined by a male counterpart, denoted by a square head which is also polished to a high sheen.

We are grateful to Sarah Chadwick for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.

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