C1966 A Life Size French Bronze Torso Sculpture By Erno Szegdi
Stock No
12345
2020
- £14,000.00
- €16,024 Euro
- $18,829 US Dollar
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Item Description
C1966 A Wonderful Life Size French Bronze Torso Sculpture by Erno Szegdi.
Ernõ Szegedi was born in Okány, Hungary on 5 April 1933. Erno’s right arm was shot off by retreating German soldiers when Erno was just eight years old, but he studied at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts 1953-1956, under Kisfaludi Zsigmond Strobl (1884-1975). On the civil uprising in 1956, arriving in England straight from escaping the Hungarian Revolution and he first studied at Farnham School of Art and was a student at Royal College of Art in London, from where he graduated. A sculptor, he shaped the material with his left arm, making about seventy busts and several life-size children's sculptures. His national group exhibitions were between 1963 and 1980 and his bronze sculptures have been featured regularly at the Royal Academy summer exhibitions. Ernõ Szegedi was of The Old School, Crowfield, near Ipswich when he died on 16 February 1988 and was buried in his hometown. His wills were declared in 1988 and 1992.
Provenance: Purchased from Christie's Billingshurst 1980s
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Seller
Seller Location
London, London
Item Dimensions
H: 73cm W: 45cm D: 80cm
Period
C1960s
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
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