Lot 401
Mother and Child (Education) 1904-6
Bronze with greenish grey patina, on original stone base, this cast circa 1907-9
signed, inscribed to base: A DRURY
34. x 14 x 14cm
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
Agnew's Gallery, London
Purchased from the above 9 July 2015
A study for the bronze group "Education" on Vauxhall Bridge, London which was opened in 1906. Richard Norman Shaw advised the LCC to embellish the piers of the bridge with monumental bronze statues, and ultimately Drury was commissioned to provide works for the four downstream piers; Science, Fine Arts, Local Government and Education and Frederick Pomeroy was commissioned for the upstream piers; Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering and Pottery.
The Collection of the Late John Schaeffer AO
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8381
1:00pm - 25 August 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Thursday 20 - Monday 24 August, 10am - 4pm
Auction:
Session 1: 1:00pm (Lots 1-254)
Session 2: 6:00pm (Lots 300-517)
CONTACT
Hamish Clark
hamish.clark@leonardjoel.com.au
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