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Dame Elisabeth Frink — Midas Head
Dame Elisabeth Frink

Midas Head

1989

Dame Elisabeth Frink's Midas Head is a bronze sculpture created in 1989, interpreting the mythological figure known for his curse of turning everything to gold. Frink's modernist approach transforms the classical subject into an expressive, contemporary form.

Medium
bronze

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern British Day Auction

June 30, 2022

Estimate: $30,000$50,000

Lot 280

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Dame Elisabeth Frink, Midas Head, 1989

Dame Elisabeth Frink's Midas Head is a bronze sculpture created in 1989, interpreting the mythological figure known for his curse of turning everything to gold. Frink's modernist approach transforms the classical subject into an expressive, contemporary form.

Medium
bronze
Year
1989
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bronze Sculpture, Expressive, Modernism, Late 20th Century, British, Mythological

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