ID 1308804
Lot 154 | FREDERICK EDWARD MCWILLIAM, A.R.A. (1909- 1992)
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
Bean IV (Roman Bean)
signed with initials and numbered 'McW 1/5' (on the base)
bronze with a polished patina
21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm.) high
Conceived and cast in 1965 by John Galizia, London. This is the only known cast from the intended edition of 5.
Provenance
Private Collection, Belfast.
Acquired for the present collection at the 2007 exhibition.
Literature
D. Ferran and V. Holmen, The Sculpture of F.E. McWilliam, Farhham, 2012, no. 290, p. 143, illustrated.
Exhibited
Belfast, Ulster Museum, Retrospective Exhibition - F. E. McWilliam, April - May 1981, p.60 , no. 73, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Dublin, Douglas Hyde Gallery, May - June 1981; Cork, Crawford Gallery, July - August 1981; and Derry, Orchard Gallery, September - October 1981. London, Tate Gallery, F.E. McWilliam - Sculpture 1932-1989, May - July 1989, p.59, no. 55, illustrated.
Dublin, Solomon Gallery, Collectibles, October 2007, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
Banbridge, F.E. McWilliam Gallery, F.E. McWilliam at Banbridge, September 2008 - February 2009, p.85, ex. cat., illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Drogheda, Highlanes Gallery, March - April 2009.
| Artist: | Frederick Edward McWilliam (1909 - 1992) |
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| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Artist: | Frederick Edward McWilliam (1909 - 1992) |
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| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
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