Finartis Kunsthandels, Switzerland
Acquired from the above

Dennis Farr and Éva Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick, Sculptor, Hampshire, 2006, no.C97B, illustration of another cas𝕴t p. 399

Mottled green and brown patina. Figure's rest on but are not attached to the bench. Work appears to have been displayed outdoors, and there is some surface dirt as well as evidence of water staining on bottom of figures and top of bench. A few stains on tops of figures' heads. Bench has some minor drip stains on edges, otherwise fine. Work is in good condition.
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Collette Chattopadhay writes of the lyrical potency of the artist's mature works, "...A new fondness for naturalism begins to appear in Chadwick's work which endows his geometric figures with a startling anthropomorphic credibility. The angle at which a geometric head tilts, or the manner in which a cubic torso leans forward or sideways, imbues these robotic creatures with an uncanny familiarity. Indeed, Chadwick's propensity for infusing cubic figures with ironic, anthropomorphic allusions remains one of his supreme artistic accomplishments, vying with and at times surpassing Picasso's explorations in these areas.... Exploring the relation between stasis and movement, solid form and space, Chadwick's late works of the '80s and '90s continue to explore the nature of collective social identity while manifesting affection for the female torso, which is increasingly naturalistically portrayed" (Collette Chattopadhay, Lynn Chadwick (exhibition catalogue), Tasende Gallery, Los Angeles, 2002, p. 7).

Fig. 1 The artist's workshop in Chalford