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Snake Head

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photo: Jaron James for Art UK
Snake Head
photo: Jaron James for Art UK
photo: Jaron James for Art UK

Snake Head

Date1961
Artist (British, 1898 - 1986)
Artwork TypeSculpture Summary
Catalogue NumberLH 495
Mediabronze
Dimensionsartwork (h x l x d): 10.7 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm
Ownershipedition summary - see individual casts for ownership
More Information
Edition summary 
Bronze edition of 6+1 artist's copy, cast 1964
Foundry: Royal College of Art, London  
 
Current or last known owner - click on the 'related' tab below to find out more about specific works 
cast a: Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, gift of the artist 1974
cast b: private collection
cast c: Sotheby's, London, 19 Oct 1988 
cast d: Henry Moore Foundation, gift of the artist 1977
cast e: unknown
cast f: unknown
cast g: unknown

plaster, 1961: unknown
ExhibitionsPublished References
Archive image of a representative cast
LH 495 cast a
1961 cast 1964
photo: Jaron James for Art UK
LH 495 cast d
1961 cast 1964
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