Coupler

Details

Roger Leigh (1925-1997)
Coupler
mixed media, unique
43 in. (109.2 cm.) wide
Conceived circa 1960s.

Provenance

with Katharine House Gallery, Marlborough, where purchased by the present owner.

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

Roger Leigh trained as an architect. In 1953, Leigh met Barbara Hepworth at the Tate Gallery exhibition for the Unknown Political Prisoner competition. She offered him a position as her studio assistant, and he worked for her from 1953-54. Following this he worked for three years as an architect for London County Council, sculpting in his spare time. In 1957 Leigh returned to St Ives and began his full time career as a sculptor.

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