ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973) BIRDS COLLECTING THE NECTAR 1963
Artist - Robert Bain 1911 - 1993
Title - Birds Collecting Nectar 1963
Medium - Bronzed Tin Signed and dated 1963 (lower right)
Size - Overall inc. frame 44 x 31.5cm (17¼ x 12¼ in.)
Condition - A few knocks and scratches to the surface. Velvet with marks and areas of thinning.
Nice quality bronzed plaque of a bird collecting nectar by the well listed British/South African artist Robert Bain.
ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)
Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze''s gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo''s David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town.
Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the P
...ort Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art.
Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947.
Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community. Condition Report: Light surface dirt throughout.
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA998699
Dateline of this antique is 1960
Height is 44cm (17.3inches)Width is 31cm (12.2inches)Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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