AN ENGLISH 'NEW SCULPTURE' BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ALLEGORICAL MAIDEN, POSSIBLY JUSTICE, the winged figure shown crouching, her arms outstretched, a sword in her left hand and leaves in her right, her long hair held in a chignon by a band, her large wings curled about her (on stained wood socle), early 20th Century

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AN ENGLISH 'NEW SCULPTURE' BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ALLEGORICAL MAIDEN, POSSIBLY JUSTICE, the winged figure shown crouching, her arms outstretched, a sword in her left hand and leaves in her right, her long hair held in a chignon by a band, her large wings curled about her (on stained wood socle), early 20th Century
11½in. (29.3cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
S. Beattie, The New Sculpture, New Haven and London, 1983, figs. 24-5, 100, 114-5, 147 & 163

Lot Essay

The waxy modelling, the relaxed crouching position and the cloth band around the head are all typical of the New Sculpture. In particular, the present seated angel reveals strong affiliations with the work of Alfred Drury and Harry Bates. In its sensitive sketch-like treatment the present bronze displays those qualities of spontaneity and Romanticism for which this interesting group of sculptors is renowned.

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