Lot Essay
We are very grateful to Clive Barker for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
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Chariot
Details
CLIVE BARKER (B. 1940)
Chariot
signed, inscribed, numbered and dated 'CHARIOT/CLIVE BARKER/1974/ A/P' (on the underside)
chrome-plated brass and chrome-plated bronze
8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) long
Conceived in 1974 and cast in an edition of 7, plus 2 artist's casts.
Chariot
signed, inscribed, numbered and dated 'CHARIOT/CLIVE BARKER/1974/ A/P' (on the underside)
chrome-plated brass and chrome-plated bronze
8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) long
Conceived in 1974 and cast in an edition of 7, plus 2 artist's casts.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, circa 1980.
Literature
A.J. Fermon, Clive Barker Sculpture: Catalogue Raisonné 1958-2000, Milan, 2002, p. 114, no. 154, another cast illustrated and again on the back cover.
Exhibited
London, Anthony d'Offay, Clive Barker: Heads and Chariots, July 1974, no. 5, another cast exhibited.
London, Angela Flowers Gallery, Small is Beautiful, Part 2: Sculpture, December 1976, no. 6, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Colchester, The Minories, January - February 1977.
Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery, Clive Barker: Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, November 1981 - January 1982, no. 38, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Stoke-on-Trent, City Museum and Art Gallery, January - March 1982; Eastbourne, Towner Art Gallery, March - April 1982; and Cheltenham, Art Gallery and Museum, May 1982.
London, Angela Flowers Gallery, Small is Beautiful, Part 2: Sculpture, December 1976, no. 6, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Colchester, The Minories, January - February 1977.
Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery, Clive Barker: Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, November 1981 - January 1982, no. 38, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Stoke-on-Trent, City Museum and Art Gallery, January - March 1982; Eastbourne, Towner Art Gallery, March - April 1982; and Cheltenham, Art Gallery and Museum, May 1982.
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