Elisabeth Frink
Dog
About this artwork
Dogs, birds, horses and other animals were a staple element of Frink’s sculpture. In the 1950s they were often presented as fierce, predatory creatures, but her later animal sculpture is more benign in feel. This drawing is probably based on one of Frink’s own sculptures of a dog.
Updated before 2020
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artist:
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title:Dog
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date created:1987
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materials:Acrylic and chalk on paper
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measurements:105.00 x 71.50 cm (framed: 115.00 x 86.00 x 2.50 cm)
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credit line:Bequeathed by Gabrielle Keiller 1995
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accession number:GMA 3980
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
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Elisabeth Frink
Elisabeth Frink
Elisabeth Frink’s artistic career was launched at the age of twenty-two with her first solo exhibition. Linked with the group of post-war British sculptors that included Reg Butler and Eduardo Paolozzi, she is perhaps best known for her expressionistic animal figures and popular public sculpture commissions. Born in Suffolk, Frink…
