Reginald Cotterell "Reg" Butler - photo 1

Reginald Cotterell "Reg" Butler

Lot 1762
01.12.2019 11:00UTC +01:00
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€ 9 000
AuctioneerKunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden GmbH
Event locationGermany, Ahlden(Aller)
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Lot 1762 | Reginald Cotterell "Reg" Butler
(1913 Buntingford/England - 1981 Berkhamsted/England)AufschauendeBronze, braun patiniert, wohl um 1953/54. Ligatur-Monogramm "RB", nummeriert 8/8, Gießer-Inschrift "Susse Fondeur Paris". Auf einer quadratischen Plinthe stehender, in den Proportionen gelängt verzerrter Halbakt eines Mädchens bzw. einer jungen Frau. Für das frühe Oeuvre des bedeutenden englischen Bildhauers repräsentative Arbeit. Butler studierte 1937-1939 zunächst Architektur, während des II. Weltkriegs arbeitete er in einer Schmiede und lernte dort das Schweißen und Montieren. Als einer der ersten europäischen Bildhauer wandte er diese Techniken in Abkehr von der Tradition auch für seine modernen Skulpturen an. 1953 gewann Butler den Wettbewerb "Unknown Political Prisoner", 1955 nahm er an der "documenta I" und 1959 auch der "documenta II" in Kassel teil. Hierdurch gehörte er in den 1950/50er Jahren zu den international bekanntesten Bildhauern Englands. Mit dieser Bronze vergleichbare Arbeiten von 1953/54 befinden sich u. a. im Museum of Modern Art in New York und in der Tate Gallery (jeweils ein Exemplar von "Girl") in London sowie der Ingram Collection in London; 1953 schuf Butler zugleich die in der Darstellung der Figur nur wenig abweichende Bronze "Woman on Boat". H. 68 cm.Brown patinated bronze. Monogrammed, numbered 8/8, cast by Susse, Paris (inscribed).
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