Lot 662: Michael Werner (1912-1989) Two Uprights

Michael Werner (1912-1989)
Two Uprights
composite
on wooden stands 70.5cm high and 76cm high (excluding stands) (2).

Michael Werner studied linguistics at Oxford University before moving to Paris to become a sculptor. He studied under S. W. Hayter at Atelier 17, moved in Surrealist circles and trained as a Freudian analyst before moving back to England in 1938. He taught at the Bath Academy of Art (1959), Bradford College of Art (1964-8), Watford School of Art (1968) and in classes at the Camden Arts Centre. His sculptures varied from Surrealist forms to depictions of the human form and he exhibited at the ICA and was represented with a a show at the Annely Juda Gallery in 1987 to celebrated his 75th birthday.