Lot 132
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Frederick Edward McWilliam (1909-1992)
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Frederick Edward McWilliam (1909-1992)

Standing Relief V

Details
Frederick Edward McWilliam (1909-1992)
Standing Relief V
signed with initials and numbered 'McW 2/3' (on the base)
bronze with a dark brown patina
25½ in. (64.8 cm.) high, including base
Conceived in 1958.
Provenance
with Mayor Gallery, London.
Literature
R. Penrose, McWilliam, London, 1964, pl. 49, another cast illustrated.
Exhibited
Cardiff, Arts Council, Welsh Committee, Sculpture 1961, no. 25, another cast exhibited.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

In the late 1950s, McWilliam moved briefly away from figurative sculpture towards a more abstract approach. The present lot has similarities with the works of Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, R.A. (1924-2005), with whom his work had been exhibited on several occasions in the 1950s. The work employs mechanical and industrial imagery similar to Paolozzi.

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