April 17, 2024
RARE MID CENTURY MODERN MARBLE "BIRD EGG" SCULPTURE - ATTRIB. BARRY FLANAGAN
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RARE MID CENTURY MODERN MARBLE "BIRD EGG" SCULPTURE - ATTRIBUTED BARRY FLANAGAN This charming sculpture comes fresh from a Hawaii estate and has been attributed to the important Mid Century sculpture artist Barry Flanagan. As this piece is unsigned and outside our area of expertise, we leave it to the buyer to determine whether the attribution is accurate. The egg is carved from marble and is attached to a stone pedestal. Read more about Flanagan below! This is one of MANY important auctions starting at $1.00 this week! Be sure to view our other other listings ! 3" L x 2 1/4" W x 2" H About Barry Flanagan ( Wikipedia ):"Barry Flanagan RA OBE (11 January 1941 – 31 August 2009) was a Welsh sculptor. He is best known for his bronze statues of hares and other animals.Barry Flanagan was born on 11 January 1941 in Prestatyn, in North Wales. From 1957 to 1958 he studied architecture at Birmingham College of Art and Crafts. He studied sculpture at Saint Martin's School of Art in London from 1964 to 1966, and from 1967 to 1971 taught both at Saint Martin's and at the Central School of Art and Design. Flanagan died on 31 August 2009 of motor neurone disease. He was the subject of a biographical film by Peter Bach, The Man Who Sculpted Hares: Barry Flanagan, A Life. 'Poet of the Building Site' by Robin Marchesi. A book on his life with Barry
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