Barney Seale

Lot 21: BARNEY SEALE

Name: BARNEY SEALE
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 3722f1464e

Est: £3,000 GBP - £5,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomMay 26, 2010

Item Overview

Description

BARNEY SEALE 1896-1957 BUST OF AUGUSTUS JOHN signed, titled and dated 37 bronze with dark green patina height: 28cm.; 11in.

Artist or Maker

Barney Seale

Literature

Stanley Casson (ed.), Sculpture of Today, The Studio Ltd, London, 1939, illustrated p.51 (another cast).

Notes

Conceived in 1937.

According to Stanley Casson, John highly approved of Seale's sculpture of him and thus added his own signature to the original model. In the present version, his signature is visible on the plinth.

Auction Details

20th Century British Art

Sotheby's

May 26, 2010, 02:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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