Girl on a Round Base

Details

Reg Butler (1913-1981)
Girl on a Round Base
stamped with artist's monogram 'RB' and numbered 1/8 and stamped with the foundry mark 'CIRE/Vaineer' behind the figure's right leg.
bronze with a light green patina
44 in. (111.8cm) high including circular table base
Conceived in 1964.

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Lot Essay

The present work is a study for Butler's cancelled commission for the Crystal Palace Recreational Centre. The London County Council withdrew their commission for a sculpture on the grounds that his proposal to erect a large female nude was wholly out of keeping with its surroundings (see R. Calvocoressi (intro.), exhibition catalogue, Reg Butler, London, Tate Gallery, 1983, pp. 12-13).

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