Two Dolphins

Details

David Wynne (1926-2014)
Two Dolphins
signed and numbered 'A/C DAVID WYNNE' and stamped with the Morris Singer foundry mark (at the lower edge)
bronze with a green and dark brown patina
18 in. (45.7 cm.) high
Conceived and cast in 1985 in an edition of 6, plus an artist's cast.

Provenance

A gift from the artist to the present owner.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, A Celebration of Life: David Wynne, 50 Years of Sculpture, London, Mall Galleries, 1997, p. 16, no. 8, larger plaster version illustrated on the back cover.
J. Stone (ed.), The Sculpture of David Wynne 1974-1992, London, 1993, pp. 147, 158, larger plaster version illustrated.

Exhibited

London, Mall Galleries, A Celebration of Life: David Wynne, 50 Years of Sculpture, February - March 1997, no. 8, larger plaster version exhibited.

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.

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Lot Essay

‘The character of David’s work is delight in life ... David’s art is inspired by the physical universe, rich curves, complex rhythms, wonderful textures on his bronzes as well as his stone carvings; we find them all echoing something we have loved in our own environment, whether it be sea or land, earth or sky’ (G. Hughes (intro.), The Sculpture of David Wynne 1968/1974, London, 1974, n.p.).

The present work is a maquette for the large-scale work Two Dolphins, which stands 48 inches high. Casts of which are in the collection of the Hurlingham Club, London and the Island Hotel, Tresco, Isles of Scilly.

We are very grateful to Nicola Bennett for her assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

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