2nd Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Modern & Contemporary Art
557
George Pickard (1929-1993)
Broken Bowl
Metal on a wooden base, 60cm high (including base)
Sold for £650
Estimated at £500 - £700
Metal with general wear and surface scratches. The worst are scratches to the reverse and a contact wear patch to the underside. Minor rim dents, possibly by design?
There is a loose weight housed, this does shift when the sculpture is moved affecting where the sculpture balances.
Surface pitting and patina, most likely by design.
The plinth is reclaimed timber. Has filled joints, natural splits and minor chips, knocks and losses.
Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 2nd Mar, 2024
Amongst a strong section of Northern art in the sale is a small family collection of drawings by the great L.S. Lowry (1887-1976); the three works were given by Lowry to Ruth and Neville Blakey of Pendle, Lancashire, longstanding friends of the artist, and will be sold with correspondance with the Lowry. Further Northern artists represented in the sale include Harold Riley, Peter Brook, Brian 'Braaq' Shields, Norman Cornish, and Len Tabner.
Further highlights include a vivid seascape by Scottish artist Sir William MacTaggart, a harbour scene by Chinese-born Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng who founded the Nanyang style of art, and a striking industrial landscape by Staffordshire artist Maurice Wade.
An interesting selection of works on paper include greats such as Frank Dobson, Dame Laura Knight, David Bomberg, Sir Matthew Smith, and a good range of prints include those by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Elizabeth Blackadder, Bob Dylan and Victor Pasmore.
Viewing
Thursday 29th February - Friday 1st March 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am
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