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Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993) Boar 22.9 cm. (9 in.) long (Conceived in 1967-8, in an edition of 7) image 1
Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993) Boar 22.9 cm. (9 in.) long (Conceived in 1967-8, in an edition of 7) image 2
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Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A.
(British, 1930-1993)
Boar 22.9 cm. (9 in.) long

14 November 2018, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993)

Boar
signed 'Frink' (on the base)
bronze with a dark brown patina
22.9 cm. (9 in.) long
Conceived in 1967-8, in an edition of 7

Footnotes

Provenance
With David Wolfers, where acquired by the previous owner

Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, Elisabeth Frink: Sculpture and Drawings 1952-1984, 8 Febuary-24 March 1985 (another cast)

Literature
Jill Willder (ed.), Elisabeth Frink Sculpture; Catalogue Raisonné, Harpvale, London, 1984, p.172-173, cat.no.171 (ill.b&w, another cast)
Annette Ratuszniak, Elisabeth Frink, Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2013, p.112, cat.no.FCR198

Boars reoccur in both Frink's sculpture and drawing from 1957 until the mid-1970s. Annette Ratuszniak comments 'In 1955 Frink married the architect Michel Jammet, from a French family that lived in Dublin. When travelling around Ireland, Frink saw a lot of Celtic sculpture. Although not drawing directly upon Celtic imagery or myths, she was interested in the psychological relationships between humans and animals.' (Annette Ratuszniak (ed), Elisabeth Frink, Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2013, p.56). This work was commissioned by The Zoological Society of London.

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