‡ Mary Spencer Watson (1913-2006) Thought

‡ Mary Spencer Watson (1913-2006)

Thought, 1928

a cire perdue bronze cast by John Galizia at the Central School of Arts & Crafts circa 1934-35 after the original sculpted in plasticine by Mary Spencer Watson in 1928,

unsigned,

21cm. high

Literature

Annette Ratuszniak Mary Spencer Watson Sculpture 11th September-4th December 2004 Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum, page 76 catalogue number 1. This bust was, by repute, the first piece modelled by Mary Spencer Watson at the age of fourteen.

Exhibited

Mansard Gallery (heal's) 1937

Sculpture in Britain Between the Wars, Fine Art Society 1986, curated by Peyton Skipwith, page 145, catalogue no.103.

Provenance

Fine Art Society.

Private collection.

Woolley and Wallis Auctioneers would like to thank Peyton Skipwith and Annette Ratuszniak for their help in cataloguing this lot.