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Head of an Actor (for Luis Buñuel)
Details
Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, R.A. (1924-2005)
Head of an Actor (for Luis Buñuel)
signed and dated ‘1986/E PAOLOZZI’ (on the back of the neck)
bronze with a black patina
13 in. (33 cm.) high, including base
Conceived in 1984 and cast in 1986.
Head of an Actor (for Luis Buñuel)
signed and dated ‘1986/E PAOLOZZI’ (on the back of the neck)
bronze with a black patina
13 in. (33 cm.) high, including base
Conceived in 1984 and cast in 1986.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Dr Jeffrey Sherwin.
Literature
L. Gowing (ed.), exhibition catalogue, The Royal Academy Illustrated, London, Royal Academy, 1984, p. 7, another cast illustrated.
R. Spencer, exhibition catalogue, Eduardo Paolozzi: Recurring Themes, Edinburgh, Scottish Royal Academy, 1984, pp. 28-29, no. A1.23, pl. V, another cast illustrated.
I. Walker, exhibition catalogue, Contrariwise: Surrealism and Britain 1930-1986, Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, 1986, p. 49, no. 114, illustrated.
S. Levy and T. Pirsig-Marshall (ed.), exhibition catalogue, British Surrealism in Context: A Collectors Eye, Leeds, City Art Gallery, 2009, p. 198, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
G. Perry (intro.), exhibition catalogue, Eduardo Paolozzi: Collaging Culture, Chichester, Pallant House Gallery, 2013, pp. 97-99, no. 115, pl. 106.
J. Sherwin, From France to England, British Surrealism Opened Up, Bradford, 2014, p. 137, illustrated.
R. Spencer, exhibition catalogue, Eduardo Paolozzi: Recurring Themes, Edinburgh, Scottish Royal Academy, 1984, pp. 28-29, no. A1.23, pl. V, another cast illustrated.
I. Walker, exhibition catalogue, Contrariwise: Surrealism and Britain 1930-1986, Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, 1986, p. 49, no. 114, illustrated.
S. Levy and T. Pirsig-Marshall (ed.), exhibition catalogue, British Surrealism in Context: A Collectors Eye, Leeds, City Art Gallery, 2009, p. 198, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
G. Perry (intro.), exhibition catalogue, Eduardo Paolozzi: Collaging Culture, Chichester, Pallant House Gallery, 2013, pp. 97-99, no. 115, pl. 106.
J. Sherwin, From France to England, British Surrealism Opened Up, Bradford, 2014, p. 137, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 216th Summer Exhibition, May - August 1984, no. 1488, another cast exhibited.
Edinburgh, Scottish Royal Academy, Eduardo Paolozzi: Recurring Themes, August - September 1984, no. A1.23, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Munich, Stadtische Galerie, 1984; Cologne, Museum Ludwig, 1985; and Breda, De Beyard Centrum Voor Beeldende Kunst, 1985.
Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Contrariwise: Surrealism and Britain 1930-1986, September - November 1986, no. 114: this exhibition travelled to Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, November 1986 - January 1987; Newcastle, Polytechnic Gallery, January - February 1987; and Llandudno, Mostyn Art Gallery, February - April 1987.
London, National Portrait Gallery, Paolozzi Portraits, May - August 1988, no. 3, plaster version exhibited.
Leeds, City Art Gallery, British Surrealism in Context: A Collectors Eye, July - November 2009, exhibition not numbered.
Chichester, Pallant House Gallery, Eduardo Paolozzi: Collaging Culture, July - October 2013, no. 115.
Kendal, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, British Surrealism Unlocked: Works from the Sherwin Collection, April - June 2014, exhibition not numbered.
Edinburgh, Scottish Royal Academy, Eduardo Paolozzi: Recurring Themes, August - September 1984, no. A1.23, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Munich, Stadtische Galerie, 1984; Cologne, Museum Ludwig, 1985; and Breda, De Beyard Centrum Voor Beeldende Kunst, 1985.
Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Contrariwise: Surrealism and Britain 1930-1986, September - November 1986, no. 114: this exhibition travelled to Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, November 1986 - January 1987; Newcastle, Polytechnic Gallery, January - February 1987; and Llandudno, Mostyn Art Gallery, February - April 1987.
London, National Portrait Gallery, Paolozzi Portraits, May - August 1988, no. 3, plaster version exhibited.
Leeds, City Art Gallery, British Surrealism in Context: A Collectors Eye, July - November 2009, exhibition not numbered.
Chichester, Pallant House Gallery, Eduardo Paolozzi: Collaging Culture, July - October 2013, no. 115.
Kendal, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, British Surrealism Unlocked: Works from the Sherwin Collection, April - June 2014, exhibition not numbered.
Special Notice
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