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Exorcising the Fear: British Sculpture from the 50s & 60s

Past exhibition
11 January - 3 March 2012
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Reg Butler, Doll, 1955

Reg Butler British, 1913-1981

Doll, 1955
Bronze
54.5 x 12 x 8 cm
21 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in
Edition 7 of 8
Throughout his life, Reg Butler’s main preoccupation and the focus of his work was the figure, which later became exclusively female. Many are doll-like or have a fetishistic quality and...
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Throughout his life, Reg Butler’s main preoccupation and the focus of his work was the figure, which later became exclusively female. Many are doll-like or have a fetishistic quality and Butler himself saw his female nudes as being in the same tradition as the Venuses of Willendorf and Lespugue. ‘Doll’ is a perfect example of this. Butler often incorporated metal frameworks or cages which holds his female figures in space, contrasting with the soft vulnerability of the modelling, this particular ‘Doll’ is on a removable base which the viewer can chose to free the work from to view, place, or play with it like a child’s toy.
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Provenance

Bought Sothebys November 2006 by the present owner. Restored base with the help of the artist's widow, Rosemary Young in 2016.

Exhibitions

Hanover Gallery 1957, Cat 19; Pierre Matisse, 1959, Cat. 4

Literature

Illustrated p.37 The Sculpture of Reg Butler, Margaret Garlake, Lund Humphries 2006

Publications

The Sculpture of Reg Butler, 2006, Margaret Garlake
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