Live Auction 7967
20th Century British & Irish Art
Lot 9
9
Dame Elisabeth Frink, R.A. (1930-1993)
Green Man VIII
Details
Dame Elisabeth Frink, R.A. (1930-1993)
Green Man VIII
signed and dated 'Frink '91' (lower left)
charcoal
29 x 21½ in. (73.6 x 54.6 cm.)
Provenance
with Contemporary Art Society Market, London.
Exhibited
New York, Terry Dintenfass Gallery,
Elisabeth Frink Sculpture and Drawings
, November 1991 - January 1992.
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Lot Essay
Frink's last major series of works explored the legend of the Green Man: a Celtic pagan deity who is represented with leaves coming out of his mouth.
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