Robert Bain Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Robert Bain Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 30, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), BIRDS COLLECTING THE NECTAR
Est: £150 - £200
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)BIRDS COLLECTING THE NECTAR Tin with brushed bronze effect, mounted onto a velvet backing and framed Signed and dated 1963 (lower right) Overall inc. frame 44 x 31.5cm (17¼ x 12¼ in.)Provenance:Direct from the artist's familyRobert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community.Please note measurements do not include the frame unless otherwise stated.
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Jun. 30, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), MISCHIEF, PORTRAIT OF A BOY
Est: £200 - £400
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)MISCHIEF, PORTRAIT OF A BOY Bronze Height 20cm (7¾in.)Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community.
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Jun. 30, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), MOTHER AND CHILD
Est: £200 - £400
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)MOTHER AND CHILDBronze Signed and dated 1968 (lower edge)Height inc. base 23cm (9in.)Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community.
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Jun. 30, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), GROWTH & SECURITY, WALL HANGING
Est: £300 - £500
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973) GROWTH & SECURITY, WALL HANGING Bronze with green patina Signed and dated 1950 to lower edge 92 x 1cm (36 x 0¼ in.)
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Jun. 30, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), THE IMACULATE CONCEPTION , 1971
Est: £800 - £1,200
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)THE IMACULATE CONCEPTION , 1971Carrara marble Signed 45cm (17½in.) Height inc. base Provenance:Direct from the artist's family Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community. The Immaculate Conception cast in bronze was cast in 1968 and larger version was carved in marble in 1971. These sculptures encapsulate purity, fertility and motherhood. Transcendental flight signifies strength and power. The form twists with smooth curves creating a tall, standing structure which reflects Bain's reoccurring exploration of African iconography through tribal totems and tablets.
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Jun. 30, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), MADAME SOULLIER
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)MADAME SOULLIER Bronze Signed, titled, inscribed and dated Aug 1969 (to base)57 x 21 x 16.5cm (22¼ x 8¼ x 6 1/5in.)Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community. The Immaculate Conception cast in bronze was cast in 1968 and larger version was carved in marble in 1971. These sculptures encapsulate purity, fertility and motherhood. Transcendental flight signifies strength and power. The form twists with smooth curves creating a tall, standing structure which reflects Bain's reoccurring exploration of African iconography through tribal totems and tablets.
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Apr. 14, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), MOTHER AND CHILD
Est: £300 - £500
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)MOTHER AND CHILDBronze Signed and dated 1968 (lower edge)Height inc. base 23cm (9in.)Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community.
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Apr. 14, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), TRANSCENDENTAL FLIGHT, 1963
Est: £500 - £700
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)TRANSCENDENTAL FLIGHT, 1963 Wood on marble base 83cm (32½in.) Height inc. base Provenance:Direct from the artist's familyRobert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community. The Immaculate Conception cast in bronze was cast in 1968 and larger version was carved in marble in 1971. These sculptures encapsulate purity, fertility and motherhood. Transcendental flight signifies strength and power. The form twists with smooth curves creating a tall, standing structure which reflects Bain's reoccurring exploration of African iconography through tribal totems and tablets.
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Apr. 14, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), THE IMACULATE CONCEPTION , 1971
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)THE IMACULATE CONCEPTION , 1971Carrara marble Signed 45cm (17½in.) Height inc. base Provenance:Direct from the artist's family Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community. The Immaculate Conception cast in bronze was cast in 1968 and larger version was carved in marble in 1971. These sculptures encapsulate purity, fertility and motherhood. Transcendental flight signifies strength and power. The form twists with smooth curves creating a tall, standing structure which reflects Bain's reoccurring exploration of African iconography through tribal totems and tablets.
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Apr. 14, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), MISCHIEF, PORTRAIT OF A BOY
Est: £400 - £600
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)MISCHIEF, PORTRAIT OF A BOY Bronze Height 20cm (7¾in.)Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community.
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Apr. 14, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), MADAME SOULLIER
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)MADAME SOULLIER Bronze Signed, titled, inscribed and dated Aug 1969 (to base)57 x 21 x 16.5cm (22¼ x 8¼ x 6 1/5in.)Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community. The Immaculate Conception cast in bronze was cast in 1968 and larger version was carved in marble in 1971. These sculptures encapsulate purity, fertility and motherhood. Transcendental flight signifies strength and power. The form twists with smooth curves creating a tall, standing structure which reflects Bain's reoccurring exploration of African iconography through tribal totems and tablets.
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Apr. 14, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), HEAD STUDY OF ROBBIE, THE ARTIST'S SON
Est: £500 - £700
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973) HEAD STUDY OF ROBBIE, THE ARTIST'S SON Bronze Height inc. base 37cm (14 1/2in.)
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Apr. 14, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), GROWTH & SECURITY, WALL HANGING
Est: £700 - £1,000
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973) GROWTH & SECURITY, WALL HANGING Bronze with green patina Signed and dated 1950 to lower edge 92 x 1cm (36 x 0¼ in.)
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Apr. 14, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), BIRDS COLLECTING THE NECTAR
Est: £200 - £300
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)BIRDS COLLECTING THE NECTAR Tin with brushed bronze effect, mounted onto a velvet backing and framed Signed and dated 1963 (lower right) Overall inc. frame 44 x 31.5cm (17¼ x 12¼ in.)Provenance:Direct from the artist's familyRobert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community.
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Mar. 15, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), THE IMACULATE CONCEPTION
Est: £800 - £1,200
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)THE IMACULATE CONCEPTIONBronze Signed and dated 68 Height 31cm (12in.)Provenance:Direct from the artist's family Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community. The Immaculate Conception cast in bronze was cast in 1968 and larger version was carved in marble in 1971. These sculptures encapsulate purity, fertility and motherhood. Transcendental flight signifies strength and power. The form twists with smooth curves creating a tall, standing structure which reflects Bain's reoccurring exploration of African iconography through tribal totems and tablets.
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Mar. 15, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), TRANSCENDENTAL FLIGHT, 1963
Est: £700 - £1,000
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)TRANSCENDENTAL FLIGHT, 1963 Wood on marble base 83cm (32½in.) Height inc. base Provenance:Direct from the artist's familyRobert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community. The Immaculate Conception cast in bronze was cast in 1968 and larger version was carved in marble in 1971. These sculptures encapsulate purity, fertility and motherhood. Transcendental flight signifies strength and power. The form twists with smooth curves creating a tall, standing structure which reflects Bain's reoccurring exploration of African iconography through tribal totems and tablets.
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Mar. 15, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), MADAME SOULLIER
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)MADAME SOULLIER Bronze Signed, titled, inscribed and dated Aug 1969 (to base)57 x 21 x 16.5cm (22¼ x 8¼ x 6 1/5in.)Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community. The Immaculate Conception cast in bronze was cast in 1968 and larger version was carved in marble in 1971. These sculptures encapsulate purity, fertility and motherhood. Transcendental flight signifies strength and power. The form twists with smooth curves creating a tall, standing structure which reflects Bain's reoccurring exploration of African iconography through tribal totems and tablets.
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Mar. 15, 2023
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973), THE IMACULATE CONCEPTION , 1971
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
λ ROBERT BAIN (BRITISH/SOUTH AFRICAN 1911-1973)THE IMACULATE CONCEPTION , 1971Carrara marble Signed 45cm (17½in.) Height inc. base Provenance:Direct from the artist's family Robert Bain rose to prominence in 1948 when he beat Pietro Annigoni to the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze's gold medal for his interpretation of Michelangelo's David. The work was later exhibited in 1962 at the Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 Bain went on to marry Mary Lochiel in 1932 and after the birth of their son Robbie they moved to South Africa. On arrival Bain took up the post of senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art. After further study and practice in Italy Bain returned to South Africa and started as head of the Johannesburg School of Art. Bain exhibited widely throughout his career across South Africa and completed important commissions including the bronze relief doors for the South African Reserve Bank in Port Elizabeth and a monumental sculpture of King George IV, for which preparatory studies were made during the royal tour of South Africa in 1947. Robert Bain worked with wood, bronze and marble frequently experimenting with forms in Gesso before producing finished carvings in marble. Bain drew on religious topics, figural depictions and members of his local community. The Immaculate Conception cast in bronze was cast in 1968 and larger version was carved in marble in 1971. These sculptures encapsulate purity, fertility and motherhood. Transcendental flight signifies strength and power. The form twists with smooth curves creating a tall, standing structure which reflects Bain's reoccurring exploration of African iconography through tribal totems and tablets.
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Oct. 07, 2021
Robert Aillaud Ayo, "La Bain De Pieds", O/C
Est: $300 - $500
Robert Aillaud Ayo (France, born 1926), Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Titled "La Bain De Pieds" (Foot Bath). Sight seen approx. 31" x 25", overall frame size approx. 39" x 32". Frame has some light damaged areas.
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