Standing Figure (1963)

Frederick Edward 'F. E.' McWilliam

bronze with black patina

The Hepworth Wakefield

Classification:

Sculpture

Materials:

Bronze

Physical Object Description:

initialled, dated and numbered on base MCW 63 1/3

Dimensions:

32.5 cm

Accession Number:

WAKGM : A2.114

Credit:

Donated by Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society, 2012

Scheme:

Eric and Jean Cass Gift (2010 - 2012)

Ownership history:

Purchased from Christie, Manson and Woods, London; Post-War and Contemporary British Paintings and Watercolours, Drawings and Prints 26 October 1994, (lot 207) by Eric and Jean Cass; by whom gifted to the Contemporary Art Society, 2012; presented to The Hepworth (Wakefield Art Gallery, 1923-2010), 6 August 2012

Relationship:

Christie's (Christie, Manson & Woods Limited), London The Hepworth Wakefield Eric and Jean Cass Eric Victor Cass

This standing figure is composed of triangular motifs, each of a different shape and angle. McWilliam shows how expressive geometry can be handled freely, and his treatment of the surface serves to further this fundamental quality.

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