Lot Essay
Atlas was commissioned by Commercial Union in 1983. The finished piece is 9 feet high
Details
Dame Elisabeth Frink, R.A. (1930-1993)
Atlas Maquette
signed and numbered on the base Frink 2/8, bronze with a dark brown patina
22¾in. (57.8cm.) high
Conceived in 1987
Atlas Maquette
signed and numbered on the base Frink 2/8, bronze with a dark brown patina
22¾in. (57.8cm.) high
Conceived in 1987
Provenance
Acquired direct from the artist by the present owner
Literature
E. Lucie-Smith, Elisabeth Frink Sculpture since 1984 and Drawings, London, 1994, ref.SCOa, pp.61, 182 (another cast illustrated)