Frederick Edward McWilliam, R.A.
Maquette for Elisabeth Frink
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern British Art, Lot 405
18. Nov - 24. Nov 2021
Modern British Art, Lot 405
18. Nov - 24. Nov 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Distinguished British Collection
Frederick Edward McWilliam, R.A.
1909 - 1992
Maquette for Elisabeth Frink
signed MCW. and numbered 4/5 (on the reverse of the base)
bronze
height (without base): 30cm.; 11¾in.
height (with base): 32.5cm.; 12¾ in.
Conceived circa 1956-7, the present work is number 4 from the edition of 5. We are grateful to Dr Riann Coulter of the F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio, Banbridge, Co. Down and to Dr Denise Ferran for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by a Private Collector in the late 1960s, and thence by family descent to the previous owner | Her sale, Sotheby's London, 18 September 2018, lot 105, where acquired by the present owner
Frederick Edward McWilliam, R.A.
1909 - 1992
Maquette for Elisabeth Frink
signed MCW. and numbered 4/5 (on the reverse of the base)
bronze
height (without base): 30cm.; 11¾in.
height (with base): 32.5cm.; 12¾ in.
Conceived circa 1956-7, the present work is number 4 from the edition of 5. We are grateful to Dr Riann Coulter of the F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio, Banbridge, Co. Down and to Dr Denise Ferran for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by a Private Collector in the late 1960s, and thence by family descent to the previous owner | Her sale, Sotheby's London, 18 September 2018, lot 105, where acquired by the present owner
Frederick Edward McWilliam - Auction history
