Elisabeth Frink

Desert Quartet IV

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About this artwork

This is the last of the four Desert Quartet heads. They were made in wet plaster, which Frink carved once set. She continually added plaster and then carved it away with a chisel to give the rough surface appearance. Some of the bronzes have the conventional brown patina; others, like ours, have a white patina. The four heads were each cast in editions of six. This cast is numbered 6/6 and carries the ‘MS’ monogram of the Morris Singer bronze foundry.

Published November 2021

  • artist:
    Elisabeth Frink (1930 - 1993) English
  • title:
    Desert Quartet IV
  • date created:
    1989
  • materials:
    Bronze
  • measurements:
    122.50 x 109.25 x 80.00 cm
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Provided to the National Galleries of Scotland in accordance with the wishes of the artist’s late son, Lyn Jammet, 2020
  • accession number:
    GMA 5682
  • gallery:
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Elisabeth Frink

Elisabeth Frink