This description is one of 25 representing sculpture collections across the UK. This audio description was created by VocalEyes for Art UK Sculpture, a national project to document and increase access to the UK's publicly owned sculpture. It appeals to all ages and is one of the best-loved sculptures at the museum. Visitors today are drawn to the recognisable figure of the boar, though it is often mistaken for a pig. They were local art collectors who knew many significant British artists from the 1950s to 1970s, including Frink, who they frequently spent time with. The boar was part of a collection of artwork bequeathed to Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery by Tom Ealand and Dick Warwick. In 1967 a further series of seven boars were commissioned by the Zoological Society of London. Frink's original intention would have been that they were displayed outdoors. One of the boars still stands in the water gardens in Harlow today. This sculpture is one of a series of four casts commissioned for Harlow New Town in around 1957. Boars were a recurring theme, perhaps inspired by her time living in southern France where they roam wild. She had a passion for nature and her work reflected this. As a result, it is also noticeably lighter in colour than the rest of the body, quite golden at the tip.Įlisabeth Frink was a British sculptor and printmaker. In contrast, the boar's snout has become smooth where people have stroked it over many years. There are rough pockets and indents, as may appear in a real wild boar's coat. Over her career, she produced numerous renderings of both horses and dogs, animals which fascinated her ‘because they’ve been man’s best friend for thousands of years’, and Frink began to explore in depth the nature of an inter-specie relationship which has been depicted in art for centuries (E. Linked with the group of post-war British sculptors that included Reg Butler and Eduardo Paolozzi, she is perhaps best known for her expressionistic animal. The surface of the sculpture is irregularly textured where the artist has built up layers of plaster over a wire armature, prior to casting in bronze. The hind legs slant backwards, with hooves further forward than haunches, giving the suggestion of impending movement. The legs are exaggerated in length, and slim, almost spindly, from the plinth up to the body. The shape of its body is angular, with its large head tapering in a long, prominent snout. The artwork is a stylised representation of a boar. It was created by Dame Elizabeth Frink in around 1957. The work is cast in bronze, which is dark brown almost black in colour. It stands on the gallery floor at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, on an inch-high plinth which forms part of the sculpture. This larger-than-life sculpture is of an imposing wild boar. Elisabeth Frink died of Cancer on 18th April 1999 aged 62.Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993) Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery Full audio description text The sculpture now sits in the courtyard of Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral and is titled 'Risen Christ' which sadly would prove to be her last. One of her most famous pieces was completed towards the end of her life when she was quite ill. When observed, her printmaking sheds new light on an already fascinating career, the strength and ability that Frink shows in this medium underline her place alongside the Twentieth Century’s great artists. Depiction’s of Animals, Birds of prey, illustrations of books, and of course her powerful portraits of men with extended jawlines and strong features make up a fabulous collection of strong graphic works. Although remembered for her powerful sculptures we must not overlook her printmaking of which she was extremely prolific and enthusiastic. Elisabeth Frink's legacy is one of the most powerful of the 20th Century in Britain, she is in a very rarified group of sculptors who can be named together such as Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Jacob Epstein and Lynn Chadwick. One of Britain’s leading and foremost celebrated artists.
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