Bernard Meadows - 20th Century to Now London Friday, June 30, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Gimpel Fils, London
    XXXII Venice Biennale, British Pavilion
    Thomas B. Lemann, New Orleans (acquired from the above in 1964)
    Thence by descent to the present owners

  • Exhibited

    London, Gimpel Fils, Bernard Meadows, Recent Sculpture, February - March 1963, no. 10 (another example exhibited)
    XXXII Venice Biennale, British Pavilion, 20 June - 18 October 1964, no. 65, p. 231
    Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Roger Hilton, Gwyther Irwin, Bernard Meadows, Joe Tilson, 13 May - 21 June 1965, no. 53, n.p. (another example exhibited and illustrated)
    London, Osbourne Samuel, Aspects of Modern British Sculpture: The Post-War Generation, 27 September - 27 October 2017, p. 54 (another example exhibited and illustrated, p. 55)

  • Literature

    XXXII Venice Biennale, British Pavilion: Roger Hilton, Gwyther Irwin, Joe Tilson, Bernard Meadows, exh. cat., British Council, London, 1964, n.p. (illustrated)
    Alan Bowness, Bernard Meadows: Sculpture and Drawings, London, 1995, no. BM81, p. 142 (another example illustrated, p. 143)

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THOMAS B. LEMANN

78

Lot offered with No Reserve

Seated Armed Figure

incised with the artist's initial 'M' on the base
bronze
43 x 37.8 x 31 cm (16 7/8 x 14 7/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1962, this work is number 3 from an edition of 6.

Estimate
£8,000 - 12,000 •‡♠

Sold for £2,159

Contact Specialist

Leonor de Osma
Head of Sale, 20th Century to Now
T +44 20 7901 7912
M +44 7584 086 052
ldeosma@phillips.com

20th Century to Now

London Auction 30 June 2023