In this extended film, Dreweatts Picture Specialist Francesca Whitham shares her passion and insights into this significant collection of seven works by Dame Elisabeth Frink coming to auction at Dreweatts on 15 March 2023.
Born in 1930 and growing up in rural Suffolk in England, Dame Elisabeth was directly influenced by her childhood experiences exploring the countryside and developed a deep connection and appreciation of nature from her observations of the innate behaviours and temperaments of the wildlife and farm animals that surrounded her.
‘If one could say I have a religion it is that man should be free in his spirit. That’s very important to me. And that applies to animals as well.' - Elisabeth Frink, 1991.
This idyllic childhood and these naturalistic subjects were to serve as core inspirations throughout her career - though they would often become juxtaposed alongside her other very real childhood experience - that of the backdrop of World War II.
'I've had this flight dream from the time I was very young. It's to do with birds flying, planes crashing - big monstrous things flying, sometimes with a man in them' - Elisabeth Frink, 1994.
This exceptional collection of works - including Standing Horse, the last known work by Dame Elisabeth Frink before she passed away in 1993 - provides a wonderful overview of her unmistakable work and career as well as fascinating insights into her profound outlook and spirit.
‘Elisabeth Frink is the real thing - a sculptor of large powers essaying large themes’ - Hilton Kramer, 1979.
To find out more about the auction on 15 March 2023 please visit:
auctions.dreweatts.com/auctio...
IMAGE, MUSIC & ARCHIVE & CREDITS
In memory of Ken Cook, and with special thanks to A Christopher
FOOTAGE Sheep Meadow Grazing Grass | Yuval Alani | ARTGRID 428630
FOOTAGE Tree Sun Beam | Yuval Alani | ARTGRID 428547
FOOTAGE Trees England Sun Beam | Yuval Alani | ARTGRID 428636
IMAGE Troops from the Royal Berkshire Regiment manning trenches near Mouchin, 29 November 1939 | Source - IWM | Public Domain via Picryl
IMAGE Officers of the Royal Ulster Rifles awaiting evacuation at Bray Dunes near Dunkirk, May 1940 | Dunkirk 1940 HU1135 | Source - IWM | Public Domain via Picryl
IMAGE A French farmer driving a horse-drawn water cart waves his cap at the crew of a Light Tank Mk VI of 13/18th Royal Hussars, near Arras, 12 October 1939 | Source - IWM | Public Domain via Picryl
IMAGE 'Mark', a dog ammunition carrier, at work with British troops in Eastern Command | Source - IWM | Public Domain via Picryl
IMAGE Great Ormond Street Hospital, London | © David Hawgood | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons and Geograph
IMAGE Arthur Brown and John Alcock, 28 May 1919 | Unknown author, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
IMAGE Ken Cook & Goggle Head II (Teeth) by Dame Elisabeth Frink | © Steve Russell Studios & Courtesy of A Christopher & Pangolin
IMAGE Ken Cook, Elisabeth Frink Macau in 1989 | © Photography Mike Csaky | Courtesy of A Christopher & Pangolin
MUSIC The Last Hero | Created by Veacesslav Dragon | Artlist
MUSIC Silhouette | Created by Ardie Son | Artlist
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