This beautiful little work by Lynn Chadwick may be small but it is still powerful and instantly recognisable in its distinctive figuration.

In 1976 Chadwick created an extensive group of twenty miniature figure which highlighted his playful humour and highlighted his talent for being able to work to any scale. This particular miniature was one of Lynn’s favourites hence the separate edition.

Chadwick’s humorous approach can be seen throughout his career but is sometimes overshadowed by the term coined when Lynn Chadwick and seven fellow sculptors first came to prominence in 1952 when they represented Britain at the Venice Biennale and art critic Herbert Read referred to them as having a ‘geometry of fear’.

The following year Chadwick was one of the twelve semi-finalists for the Unknown Political Prisoner International Sculpture Competition and went on to win the International Prize for sculpture at the 1956 Venice Biennale, beating Giacometti. Many honours and awards followed this period and his work was widely collected both privately and by major institutions globally. In 1964, he was awarded a CBE and in 2001 was elected a Royal Academician. A major retrospective of his work was held at Tate Britain, London in 2003.