Lot Essay
We are very grateful to Denise Ferran for her assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
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Bean IV (Roman Bean)
Details
FREDERICK EDWARD MCWILLIAM, A.R.A. (1909- 1992)
Bean IV (Roman Bean)
signed with initials and numbered 'McW 1⁄5' (on the base)
bronze with a polished patina
21 5⁄8 in. (54.9 cm.) high
Conceived and cast in 1965 by John Galizia, London. This is the only known cast from the intended edition of 5.
Bean IV (Roman Bean)
signed with initials and numbered 'McW 1⁄5' (on the base)
bronze with a polished patina
21 5⁄8 in. (54.9 cm.) high
Conceived and cast in 1965 by John Galizia, London. This is the only known cast from the intended edition of 5.
Provenance
Private Collection, Belfast.
Acquired for the present collection at the 2007 exhibition.
Acquired for the present collection at the 2007 exhibition.
Literature
D. Ferran and V. Holmen, The Sculpture of F.E. McWilliam, Farhham, 2012, no. 290, p. 143, illustrated.
Exhibited
Belfast, Ulster Museum, Retrospective Exhibition - F. E. McWilliam, April - May 1981, p.60 , no. 73, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Dublin, Douglas Hyde Gallery, May - June 1981; Cork, Crawford Gallery, July - August 1981; and Derry, Orchard Gallery, September - October 1981. London, Tate Gallery, F.E. McWilliam - Sculpture 1932-1989, May - July 1989, p.59, no. 55, illustrated.
Dublin, Solomon Gallery, Collectibles, October 2007, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
Banbridge, F.E. McWilliam Gallery, F.E. McWilliam at Banbridge, September 2008 - February 2009, p.85, ex. cat., illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Drogheda, Highlanes Gallery, March - April 2009.
Dublin, Solomon Gallery, Collectibles, October 2007, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
Banbridge, F.E. McWilliam Gallery, F.E. McWilliam at Banbridge, September 2008 - February 2009, p.85, ex. cat., illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Drogheda, Highlanes Gallery, March - April 2009.
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