SIR ANTONY GORMLEY, R.A. (B. 1950)
SIR ANTONY GORMLEY, R.A. (B. 1950)
SIR ANTONY GORMLEY, R.A. (B. 1950)
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SIR ANTONY GORMLEY, R.A. (B. 1950)

Two Seeds

Details
SIR ANTONY GORMLEY, R.A. (B. 1950)
Two Seeds
lead and stone, unique
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide; 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) wide
Conceived in 1978-79.
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner circa 1979.
Exhibited
London, New Bagnigge Group: An Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture, Stained-Glass and Printmaking, March 1978, catalogue not traced.

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Lot Essay

With a beautiful surface, Gormley's Two Seeds is created through the unusual method of wrapping lead sheets around stones. The present work comes from a series of lead wrapped stones that comment upon birth and growth, whilst also reflecting upon man’s threat to these natural processes.

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