Kenneth Armitage, R.A. (1916-2002)

Name: July Figure 3
Brand: Kenneth Armitage, R.A. (1916-2002)
Price: 12000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

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July Figure 3

Kenneth Armitage, R.A. (1916-2002)

Price Realised GBP 15,000

Kenneth Armitage, R.A. (1916-2002)
July Figure 3
stamped with initials, numbered and dated 'KA/1980/81 3/6'; stamped with the foundry mark 'H. NOACK BERLIN' (on the back of the base)
polished bronze
36 in. (91 cm.) high

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‘Then followed a series of figures which are different from the others: they don’t combine geometry, and I call them July Figures. They were made from 1975 to 1982 and were all standing figures with one feature in common: the forearms were sticking out in front. The reason for this was that we had heatwaves for several summers; it was so hot that I noticed I was walking round in the studio sticking out my arms rather than folding them. My sculptures followed that. They were bronze figures with black hair’ – K. Armitage (see T. Woollcombe and A. Bowness, Kenneth Armitage: Life and Work, London, 1997, p. 112).