JOHN ERSKINE MILNE (british, 1931-1978) "ORACLE" 1971, signed with...

JOHN ERSKINE MILNE
(british, 1931-1978)
"ORACLE"
1971, signed with initials, dated and numbered 3/9 on the underside of the base. Patinated bronze on black soapstone base.
height: 31 in. (78.7cm)
width: 8 in. (20cm)
depth: 4 in. (10.2cm)
provenance:
Benjamin Mangel Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (acquired directly from the above in 1977).
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (gifted from the above in 2018).
literature:
J.P. Hodin, "John Milne: Sculptor," London: Latimer New Dimensions Ltd., 1977, fig. 21 (illustrated).

note:
This work is being sold to benefit Woodmere Art Museum's Education Department.