Destiny

Details

Clifford Cundy (1926-1992)
Destiny
signed and numbered '5/2/CUNDY' (on the stomach)
bronze with green and brown patina
12 in. (30.3 cm.) high, including the stone base
This work was conceived and executed circa 1976 in an edition of five. It is numbered 40 in the artist's own inventory.

Exhibited

with Armstrong Davis, Arundel

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The present work was inspired by the ancient Greek god of fertility Priapos and Cundy originally titled the piece as such, but later changed it to 'Destiny'. The bronze displays the influence of excavated Greek sculpture in the seemingly corroded and pared aspects of the patina. The feet of his figures can sometimes be cloven, delving into the duality of human nature.

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