The Learner

Details

Jonathan Kenworthy (b. 1943)
The Learner
signed, numbered and dated 'KENWORTHY '80 2/7', and with foundry stamp (on the base)
bronze with a brown patina
15 in. (38.1 cm.) high

Provenance

Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner's mother, and by descent.

Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Lot Essay

The present work depicts two figures watching a game of Buzkashi, the young boy learning how to play. Buzkashi, known to many as the toughest game in the world, is Afghanistan’s national sport, and can be dated back to the 13th Century. Played to this day, it was temporarily banned under the Taliban regime, who deemed it immoral.

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