| Lynn Chadwick |
| Biography |
| Born in London in 1914, Chadwick studied architectural drafting and design following his World War II service as a pilot. He made abstract mobiles and constructions of metal and glass. In the 1950's, he emerged as a sculptor with a singularly distinctive style. Following one-man shows at Gimpel Fils, London, in 1950 and '52, Chadwick was invited to exhibit at the British Pavilion of the 1952 Venice Biennale, a remarkable distinction that set the course for his future. In 1956, Chadwick was astonished to be selected to represent Britain at the XXVIII Venice Biennale, an honour more fitting an artist with a lifetime of achievements. He took home the Biennale's highest honour—the International Prize for sculpture. During the 1950's, Chadwick was prominent among the group of sculptors who followed in the steps of Henry Moore, and his woks, although largely abstract at this time, began to carry an unmistakable reference to the human figure. responding to the physical limitations of his materials and the techniques of construction, in the 1960's, Chadwick explored hundreds of variations on his recognizable forms, simplifying and refining his figures. His sculpture became more block-like and monumental: he experimented with geometric constructions and assemblages that were rigorously linear and visibly referential. Finally, invariably, Chadwick retuned to the human form. |
| Lyn Chadwick Figure IV lithograph 1966 ed 50 80x58 £500 SOLD |
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