Lot 219: AR Austin Wright (British, 1911-1997) Conversation 24cm (9 7/16in) high (excluding base)

Austin Wright
(British, 1911-1997)
Conversation lead24cm (9 7/16in) high (excluding base)Conceived in 1956The present work is accompanied by the original purchase receipt from Roland, Browse & Delbanco.

Provenance: With Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London, where acquired by David Carr Esq., 21 September 1956, and thence by descent to the present ownerExhibitedLondon, Roland, Browse & Delbanco, Exhibition of works by Philip Sutton and Austin Wright, September-October 1956, cat.no.8LiteratureJames Hamilton, The Sculpture of Austin Wright, The Henry Moore Foundation in Association with Lund Humphries, London, 1994, cat.no.S88, (ill.b&w p.86)