Shot Torso

Details

Halliday Avray-Wilson (b. 1967)
Shot Torso
unique, incised with the artist's initials 'HAL W.' (on the base)
bronze
13¾ in. (35.5 cm.) high

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Lot Essay

Halliday Avray-Wilson was in London in 1967 and subsequently moved his studio to France in 1994. He utilizes traditional sculpting methods and materials, such as bronze and brass, together with innovative techniques to create a fascinating and unique body of work, his recent output is characterized by a fascination with explosives. Avray-Wilson's 'Running Man' was on display at the Olympic Village in Stratford, London. In 2011 he was honoured 'Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres' by the French Ministry of Culture.

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