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Carving in elm
Details
ROBERT ADAMS (1917-1984)
Carving in elm
signed and dated 'ADAMS/ 1947' (on the underside)
elm, unique
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high, including elm base
Carved in 1947.
Carving in elm
signed and dated 'ADAMS/ 1947' (on the underside)
elm, unique
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high, including elm base
Carved in 1947.
Provenance
with Gimpel Fils, London.
with Connaught Brown, London, where purchased by the present owner in 2002.
with Connaught Brown, London, where purchased by the present owner in 2002.
Literature
A. Grieve, The Sculpture of Robert Adams, London, 1992, pp. 54, 146-147, no. 21, illustrated.
A. Grieve, Constructed Abstract Art in England, New Haven and London, 2005, p. 95, no. 97, illustrated, incorrectly referenced as 'Grieve 20'.
A. Grieve, Constructed Abstract Art in England, New Haven and London, 2005, p. 95, no. 97, illustrated, incorrectly referenced as 'Grieve 20'.
Exhibited
possibly London, Gimpel Fils, Robert Adams, November 1947 - January 1948, no. 3.
Hull, Ferens Art Gallery, Robert Adams: Retrospective Exhibition of Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, April - May 1961, no. 3: this exhibition travelled to Newcastle upon Tyne, Hatton Gallery, May - June 1961.
Northampton, Arts Council of Great Britain, City Art Gallery, Robert Adams: Retrospective Exhibition, January 1971, no. 3: this exhibition travelled to Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, March - April 1971, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hatton Gallery, May 1971; and London, Camden Arts Centre, June - July 1971.
Hull, Ferens Art Gallery, Robert Adams: Retrospective Exhibition of Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, April - May 1961, no. 3: this exhibition travelled to Newcastle upon Tyne, Hatton Gallery, May - June 1961.
Northampton, Arts Council of Great Britain, City Art Gallery, Robert Adams: Retrospective Exhibition, January 1971, no. 3: this exhibition travelled to Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, March - April 1971, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hatton Gallery, May 1971; and London, Camden Arts Centre, June - July 1971.
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