£1,300
Signed with monogram on base; 7⅛ × 3¾ in.
(18 × 9.5 cm.)
Fired porcelain, broken black and white glaze
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist by Barrie Liss, 13 July 1963 (£4.4s.0d.)
‘About the interlocking figures – they are difficult to make entirely successfully owing to distortion in the kiln. An intentional characteristic of them (a psychological one?) is that they should stand firmly together but not when separated’ (Letter to Barrie Liss, 21 July 1963).
£800
Signed with monogram on base; smallest 2¾ x 3¾ in. (7 x 9.5 cm.), largest 7 x 4¼ in. (18 x 11 cm.);
Fired porcelain, broken black and white glaze
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist by Barrie Liss, 13 July 1963 (£3.3s.0d.)
£1,300
Signed on base with monogram on the thigh;
3¾ × 9⅜ in. (10 × 24 cm.)
Fired porcelain, broken black and white glaze
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist by Barrie Liss, 13 July 1963 (£3.3s.0d.)
‘It is difficult to state exactly what inspires me … One’s work is the result of
all sorts of odd influences, experiences, things seen, etc. Perhaps these were
partly the result of looking at clay images of very early Mediterranean cultures – and at the bronze Etruscan votive figures – both of these groups of images have always fascinated me’ (Letter to Barrie Liss, 7 December 1962).
£600
slip cast porcelain, 7in (18cm) high
About the interlocking figures – they are difficult to make entirely successfully owing to distortion in the kiln. An intentional characteristic of them (a psychological one?) is that they should stand firmly together but not when separated (Letter to Barrie Liss, 21 July 1963).
It is difficult to state exactly what inspires me … One’s work is the result of
all sorts of odd influences, experiences, things seen, etc. Perhaps these were
partly the result of looking at clay images of very early Mediterranean cultures – and at the bronze Etruscan votive figures – both of these groups of images have always fascinated me (Letter to Barrie Liss, 7 December 1962).
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