Glyn Philpot RA,
British 18841937 -
 
The Wrestlers, c.1905-10;
 
bronze...

Glyn Philpot RA,

British 18841937 -

The Wrestlers, c.1905-10;

bronze on a wooden base, marked 'P' on the bronze, cast c.1968 from the original plaster in collaboration with Gabrielle Cross, the artist's niece, H16 cm including base

Provenance: Gabrielle Cross, the artist's niece; private collection, gifted from the above; purchased from the above by the present owner

Exhibited: National Portrait Gallery, London, 'Glyn Philpot 1884-1937: Edwardian Aesthete to Thirties Modernist', November 1984 - February 1985, no.115, another cast exhibited; Leighton House, London, 'Glyn Philpot 1884-1937: The Bronzes', June - July 1986, no.1, another cast exhibited; Fine Art Society, London, 'Glyn Philpot, November 1997 - January 1998', no.64, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Chichester, Pallant House Gallery, February - March 1998

Literature: R. Gibson, exhibition catalogue, 'Glyn Philpot 1884-1937: Edwardian Aesthete to Thirties Modernist', London, National Portrait Gallery, 1984, p.116, another cast illus.; Exhibition catalogue, 'Glyn Philpot 1884-1937: The Bronzes', 1986, London, Leighton House, no. 1, another cast illus.; Fine Art Society, London, Glyn Philpot RA : paintings, drawings and sculptures from the estate of Gabrielle Cross, 1997, no.64 p.52

Note: the present work was never cast in the artist's lifetime, however, the artist's niece, Gabrielle Cross, created an edition of 8 bronzes from the plaster in c.1968. Cross would always cast an additional bronze for her own collection. There is a photograph from 1906 which depicts Philpot holding the work in his studio and this is likely to be the first piece of sculpture the artist made.