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Animal Form

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Animal Form
Animal Form
Animal Form

Animal Form

Date1959
Artwork TypeSculpture Summary
Catalogue NumberLH 443
Mediabronze
Dimensionspublished dimensions: 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.)
Ownershipedition summary - see individual casts for ownership
More Information
Edition summary
Bronze edition of 8, cast c.1962
Foundry: Art Bronze Foundry (Gaskin's), London

Current or last known owner - click on the 'related' tab below to find out more about specific works
cast a: private collection
cast b: Christie's, London, 10 Feb 2011
cast c: Sotheby's, New York, 13 Nov 2018
cast d: Christie's, London, 21 Jun 2016
cast e: unknown
cast f: unknown
cast g: unknown
cast h: unknown

Remarks
This is the central motive from Three Motives Against Wall No.1, 1958 (LH 441).
Seven casts were offered from 1962 as Zoological Society Awards. The Stamford Raffles Award was presented to an amateur zoologist, for contributions to zoology, or to a professional zoologist for contributions which extend beyond their field of specialisation.
ExhibitionsPublished References
Photo © Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
LH 615 cast 8
1969-71
Working Model for Animal Form
LH 615 cast 0
1969-71
Animal Form
LH 616
1969
Large Animal Form
LH 617
1969-70
Animal Form
HMF 3184
1969
Animal Form
HMF 1234 verso
c.1935
Animal Forms
HMF 831 verso
c.1930-31
Animal Form
HMF 84/86(449)
1984-86
Photo: Mike Bruce, courtesy of Gagosian
LH 301
1951
Headless Animal
LH 449
1960