11th Oct, 2023 9:30
FINE ART & ANTIQUES
534
AUSTIN WRIGHT (BRITISH, 1911-1997), QUEBIQUE QUEUE
five bronze figures on a wooden plinth, no. 1/10. Each figure approx. 12.5cm high
Purchased from Grape Lane Gallery, York, 1989.
Austin Wright was born in Chester, grew up in Cardiff and moved to Yorkshire in 1937. He studied Modern Languages at Oxford University before becoming interested in Modern Art. He was the Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at the University of Leeds (1961-1964), and a major retrospective of his work was held at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 1981 and at York City Art Gallery in 1994. His work can be found in many public collections and public commissions, including the Christmas Crib at Wakefield Cathedral and a wall relief for the University of Northumbria.
Sold for £4,800
five bronze figures on a wooden plinth, no. 1/10. Each figure approx. 12.5cm high
Austin Wright was born in Chester, grew up in Cardiff and moved to Yorkshire in 1937. He studied Modern Languages at Oxford University before becoming interested in Modern Art. He was the Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at the University of Leeds (1961-1964), and a major retrospective of his work was held at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 1981 and at York City Art Gallery in 1994. His work can be found in many public collections and public commissions, including the Christmas Crib at Wakefield Cathedral and a wall relief for the University of Northumbria.
