Standing Mother and Child

Details

BERNARD MEADOWS, R.A. (1915-2005)
Standing Mother and Child
signed with monogram and numbered 6⁄6' (on the underside)
bronze with a black patina, on a stone base
15 in. (38.1 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1952 in an edition of 6, plus 1 artist's cast.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner.
Their sale; Christie's, London, 11 June 1992, lot 129, where purchased by Sir Nicholas Goodison for Lloyds TSB Group plc.
Acquired from Lloyds TSB Group plc in October 2000.

Literature

A. Bowness, Bernard Meadows, Sculpture and Drawings, London, 1995, pp. 86, 136, no. BM 22, pl. 68, another cast illustrated.

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.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Sir Nicholas Goodison commented: ‘This piece shows the influence of Moore, especially his liking for enclosed figures, which was a feature of Meadows’ work in the early 1950s. I originally bought it for TSB Group, Christie’s 11 June 1992, and bought it again when Lloyds TSB decided to sell many of the works of art. It stood in my offices in Milk Street and Lombard Street.'

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