Oscar Nemon Sir Winston Churchill
Oscar Nemon
1906 - 1985
Winston Churchill
signed NEMON, numbered 5/12 and stamped with the Morris Singer Foundry mark (on the integral bronze base)
bronze
height (including integral bronze base): 61cm.; 24in.
height (including stone base): 66.5cm.; 26¼in.
Conceived prior to 1970 and cast in the Artist's lifetime.
The present work is a reduced scale version of the monumental sculpture of Winston Churchill produced by Oscar Nemon in 1970 which now sits in the Members’ Lobby in the Houses of Parliament.
Condition Report:
The bronze is sound. Overall the work appears to be in very good condition.
There is a small accretion to the reverse of the coat of the figure. There is light rubbing in places. There is some dirt and dust in places. There is pitting and casting marks in line with the Artist’s working method.
The sculpture is presented attached to a base.
For any further information regarding the present lot please contact tamsin.goldingyee@sothebys.com.
Provenance:
Wylma Wayne Fine Art, London, where acquired by Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield, 2 August 1985, and thence by descent to present owner
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Oscar Nemon
1906 - 1985
Winston Churchill
signed NEMON, numbered 5/12 and stamped with the Morris Singer Foundry mark (on the integral bronze base)
bronze
height (including integral bronze base): 61cm.; 24in.
height (including stone base): 66.5cm.; 26¼in.
Conceived prior to 1970 and cast in the Artist's lifetime.
The present work is a reduced scale version of the monumental sculpture of Winston Churchill produced by Oscar Nemon in 1970 which now sits in the Members’ Lobby in the Houses of Parliament.
Condition Report:
The bronze is sound. Overall the work appears to be in very good condition.
There is a small accretion to the reverse of the coat of the figure. There is light rubbing in places. There is some dirt and dust in places. There is pitting and casting marks in line with the Artist’s working method.
The sculpture is presented attached to a base.
For any further information regarding the present lot please contact tamsin.goldingyee@sothebys.com.
Provenance:
Wylma Wayne Fine Art, London, where acquired by Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield, 2 August 1985, and thence by descent to present owner
