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We are very grateful to James Scott for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
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Diarchy (small version)
Details
KENNETH ARMITAGE, R.A. (1916-2002)
Diarchy (small version)
bronze with a black patina
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Conceived in 1957 and cast by Fiorini in an edition of 6+1.
Diarchy (small version)
bronze with a black patina
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Conceived in 1957 and cast by Fiorini in an edition of 6+1.
Provenance
Acquired in the early 1970s, and by descent.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Modern Sculpture, Leeds, City Art Gallery, 1958, n.p., no. 1, pl. 2, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Kenneth Armitage, Norwich, Arts Council of Great Britain, Castle Museum, 1972, n.p., no. 7, another cast illustrated.
T. Woollcombe (ed.), Kenneth Armitage: Life and Work, London, 1997, p. 144, no. KA78.
J. Scott, The Sculpture of Kenneth Armitage, London, 2016, p. 114, no. 79.
Exhibition catalogue, Kenneth Armitage, Norwich, Arts Council of Great Britain, Castle Museum, 1972, n.p., no. 7, another cast illustrated.
T. Woollcombe (ed.), Kenneth Armitage: Life and Work, London, 1997, p. 144, no. KA78.
J. Scott, The Sculpture of Kenneth Armitage, London, 2016, p. 114, no. 79.
Exhibited
Venice, British Council, XXIX Biennale, June - October 1958, no. 85, another cast exhibited.
Leeds, City Art Gallery, Modern Sculpture, October - November 1958, no. 1, another cast exhibited.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Kenneth Armitage, July - August 1959, no. 38, another cast exhibited.
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Kenneth Armitage Lynn Chadwick, April - May 1960, another cast exhibited.
Norwich, Arts Council of Great Britain, Castle Museum, Kenneth Armitage, December 1972 - January 1973, no. 7, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Bolton, Museum and Art Gallery, January - February 1973; Oldham, Art Gallery, February - March 1973; Kettering, Art Gallery, March - April 1973; Nottingham, Victoria Street Gallery, April - May 1973; Portsmouth, Museum and Art Gallery, May - June 1973; Plymouth, City Art Gallery, June - July 1973; Llanelli, Museum and Art Gallery, August - September 1973; Leeds, City Art Gallery, September 1973; and Hull, Ferens Art Gallery, October 1973.
Leeds, City Art Gallery, Modern Sculpture, October - November 1958, no. 1, another cast exhibited.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Kenneth Armitage, July - August 1959, no. 38, another cast exhibited.
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Kenneth Armitage Lynn Chadwick, April - May 1960, another cast exhibited.
Norwich, Arts Council of Great Britain, Castle Museum, Kenneth Armitage, December 1972 - January 1973, no. 7, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Bolton, Museum and Art Gallery, January - February 1973; Oldham, Art Gallery, February - March 1973; Kettering, Art Gallery, March - April 1973; Nottingham, Victoria Street Gallery, April - May 1973; Portsmouth, Museum and Art Gallery, May - June 1973; Plymouth, City Art Gallery, June - July 1973; Llanelli, Museum and Art Gallery, August - September 1973; Leeds, City Art Gallery, September 1973; and Hull, Ferens Art Gallery, October 1973.
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