Dame Elisabeth Frink.
English ( b.1930 - d.1993 ).
Hawk, 1969.
Watercolour.
Signed & Dated Lower Right.
Image size 25.4 inches x 19.5 inches ( 64.5cm x 49.5cm ).
Frame size 34.4 inches x 28.1 inches ( 87.5cm x 71.5cm ).
Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art in the English county of Dorset, this original painting is by Dame Elisabeth Frink and is dated 1969.
The painting is presented and supplied in a glazed frame and mount dating from June 1997.
This vintage watercolour is in very good condition, commensurate with its age.
The watercolour is signed and dated lower right.
Previously with Beaux Arts, London and Bath in 1999.
Dame Elisabeth Frink was one of Britain’s most important post-war sculptors, an accomplished draughtsman, illustrator and teacher. She was part of the post-war school of expressionist British sculptors dubbed the Geometry of Fear, and enjoyed a highly acclaimed career that was commercially successful, broke boundaries and contr
...ibuted greatly to bringing wonderful sculpture to public places.
Her subjects are mainly man, dog, horses and birds, but her concern was with mankind and its struggles, rather than veneration of individuals. Her unique style borders on the abstract, capturing the essence of emotion rather than life-like depiction of the subject.
Today Frink is venerated as one of the great twentieth century British sculptors. Her unique work is represented in the Tate Gallery and major public and private collections world-wide.
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This original watercolour on paper painting of a hawk by Dame Elizabeth Frink is executed in pale neutral tones. The magnificent bird lies upside down, with his head in the bottom left portion of the image. The artist has concentrated the detail on the head, with the precisely painted beak and dark eyes both closed. The feathers on the back of the bird’s neck fall softly backwards, whilst his great powerful wings reach upwards to the top of the image, the strokes of the artist’s brush delineating the long feathers. This is a powerful work which speaks of the majesty of its subject.
For a full biography of this artist please see her listing on www.bigskyfineart.com .
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1113486
Dateline of this antique is 1960
Height is 87.5cm (34.4inches)Width is 71.5cm (28.1inches)Depth is 2cm (0.8inches)
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