Barry Flanagan
Barry Flanagan
Large Left-Handed Drummer, 2006
Bronze
490 x 290 x 244 cm
192 7/8 x 114 1/8 x 96 1/8 in.
Barry Flanagan (1941 - 2009) was one of Britain's pre-eminent sculptors. After graduating from St. Martin's School of Art in 1966, Flanagan swiftly received international critical acclaim for his intuitive and inventive approach to materials, which associated him to the emergent art movements of the time, including Arte Povera, Land Art and Process Art. He oscillated between the abstract and the figurative, largely using lumps of quarried Hornton stone or marble for his works.
His iconic sculptures of hares, cast in bronze show how he was drawn to the animal's anthropomorphic potential. These works continue to be remembered as an integral part of his playful and innovative practice. Flanagan exhibited worldwide during his lifetime and his works continue to be shown in arts institutions globally.
Significant presentations of Flanagan's work have been presented at museums including: MoMA New York, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Tate Britain and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. Recent solo exhibitions include ‘In Contemplation’ at the Gow Lansford Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand (2022), ‘Barry Flanagan’ at Von Bartha in Basel, Switzerland (2021) and ‘Alchemy of Theatre’ at Waddington Custot in London (2020)
His works are in many major collections worldwide including those of the Museum of Modern Art New York, Centre Georges Pompidou Paris, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and Tate Britain.
His works have also been exhibited in many public, outdoor spaces, most notably on Park Avenue in New York 1995-6 and in Grant Park Chicago in 1996. He represented the United Kingdom at the Venice Biennale in 1982 and was awarded an OBE and elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1991.
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Untitled (carving no. 2/84), 1984, Travertino Toscano marble, in two parts, 46 x 56 x 45.7 cm / 1ft 4 ⅝ x 1ft 10 ⅛ x 1ft 6 in.
Chess set, 1971-3, Dyed canvas filled with sand on cork board, laminated with aluminium. Each piece with either a light or dark cork base, 7 x 47.5 x 47.5 cm / 2 ¾ x 1ft 6 ¾ x 1ft 6 ¾ in.
Guggenheim Pair, 1984, Bronze 61 x 91.4 x 45.7 cm / 24 x 36 x 18 in. (in two parts)
Untitled Portrait, Etching, Sheet: 38.5 x 31.5 cm / 1ft 3 ¼ x 1ft ½ in. Image: 20 x 15 cm / 7 ⅞ x 5 ⅞ in.
Stones, 1976, Linocut, Sheet: 19 x 38 cm / 7½ x 1ft 3 in.
The Abbey, 1976, Linocut, Sheet: 38 x 56 cm / 1ft 3 x 1ft 10 in.
Untitled, Screenprint, Sheet: 36 x 42 cm / 1ft 2 ¼ x 1ft 4 in. Image: 20 x 28.5 cm / 7 ⅞ x 11 ¼ in.
For Constable, 1976, Etching, Sheet: 28 x 38 cm / 11 x 1ft 3 in.
On the Ness, 1976, Etching, Sheet: 33 x 50 cm / 1ft 1 x 1ft 7 3/4 in.
Loch Ness, 1976, Etching, Sheet: 32.5 x 50 cm / 1ft ¾ x 1ft 7¾ in. Image: 15.5 x 23 cm / 6⅛ x 9 in.
Water folding over a stone, 1976, Etching, Sheet: 32.5 x 50 cm / 1ft ¾ x 1ft 7 ¾ in. Image: 15.5cm x 23 cm / 6⅛ x 9 in.
View, 1976, Linocut, Sheet: 19 x 28 cm / 7 ½ x 11 in.
Herring Drifter at Fort Augustus, 1976, Linocut, Sheet: 19 x 29 cm / 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
Teapot and cups, 2008, Etching, Overall: 33 x 38 cm / 1ft 1" x 1ft 3 ⅛ in. Image: 15 x 15 cm / 5 ⅞ x 5 ⅞ in.
Jessica's Forearm, 2008, Etching, Overall: 57 x 53 cm / 1ft 10 ½ x 1ft 9 in. Image: 31 x 30.5 cm / 1ft ¼ x 1ft in.