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Lynn Chadwick — Maquette for Watchers Version II
Lynn Chadwick

Maquette for Watchers Version II

Three interlocking bronze forms compose this compact sculptural maquette, capturing Chadwick's signature angular, totemic figures in a state of vigilant stillness. The abstracted humanoid shapes, with their geometric planes and rough-textured surfaces, convey a sense of collective watchfulness and silent communication. As a preparatory study for a larger work, the piece demonstrates Chadwick's mastery of bronze as a medium for distilling human presence into powerful, elemental forms.

Medium
bronze (in 3 parts)

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 28, 2016

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Lynn Chadwick, Maquette for Watchers Version II

Three interlocking bronze forms compose this compact sculptural maquette, capturing Chadwick's signature angular, totemic figures in a state of vigilant stillness. The abstracted humanoid shapes, with their geometric planes and rough-textured surfaces, convey a sense of collective watchfulness and silent communication. As a preparatory study for a larger work, the piece demonstrates Chadwick's mastery of bronze as a medium for distilling human presence into powerful, elemental forms.

Medium
bronze (in 3 parts)
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bronze, Assemblage, 20th Century, Modern Sculpture, Geometric Forms, Monumental, Figurative Abstraction, Maquette, Figures, Bronze Sculpture, Minimalist, Male Artist, Watchers, British Artist, Enigmatic Mood, Dark Tones, Postwar Art, Modern, Abstract Figurative, Neutral Tones, Organic Forms, British, Three-Dimensional, Abstract, Monumental Presence, Assembled Parts

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