Sixty Works by Modern Masters - Flipbook - Page 117
Elizabeth Frink
Elisabeth Frink
British, 1930 - 1993
Large Rolling Over Horse, 1975
Bronze
15 x 20½ x 12 inches / 38.1 x 52.1 x 30.5 cm
Inscribed and numbered: 0/0 Frink
Edition of 6 plus one artist's copy
Elisabeth Frink is probably best
known for her dynamic bronze
sculptures of horses. The artist’s
fascination with the physicality and
spirit of these animals stemmed from
childhood, her father being a keen
horseman. In 1967 she settled in
the Carmargue area of France where
her passion for horses was revived
through close observation of the
local wild herds.
The present sculpture was completed
after Frink returned to England. It
perfectly demonstrates her ability to
capture the essence of the subject’s
movements, character and physical
presence. The irregular surface of
the bronze calls to mind the Frink’s
working methods – which consisted
of carving the wet plaster after
rough preliminary modelling – thus
enhancing the object’s sense of
spontaneity and immediacy.
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Provenance
Private collection, 1976 (acquired directly from the artist)
Catherine Hodgkinson, London
Literature
Bryan Robertson, Elisabeth Frink: Drawings & Sculptures 1950-1990,
London, 1991, p. 218
"It's purely a physical thing
which gives the feeling of
strength, to make an exciting
piece of sculpture, an exciting
form."