Lot 29
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IVOR ROBERTS-JONES R.A. (British 1913-1996) §
AUGUSTUS JOHN
MODERN MADE: Modern Art, Design & Studio Ceramics | 579
Auction: 14 November 2019 at 13:00 GMT
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
Description
Numbered 5/20, bronze
Dimensions
18cm high (7in high)
Footnote
Note: The bust is associated with the bronze statue and life size memorial to Augustus John at Fordingbridge, 1967 (see P. Cannon-Brookes, Ivor Roberts-Jones, London, 1983, p. 48, no. 45, illustrated). The memorial was Roberts-Jones's first full-scale commission and brought him to wide public recognition, leading to his election as an Associate at the Royal Academy in 1969.