Design - 7th October 2020
Lot 613
‡ William McMillan RA (1887-1977) Resting Infantryman
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £7000
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Description
‡ William McMillan RA (1887-1977)
Resting Infantryman,
patinated bronze on shallow marble base
indistinct signature in cast
25cm. high
Provenance
Armstrong-Davis Gallery, Arundel
Catalogue notes
This depiction of a resting, fatigued World War I soldier and also the standing version shows the influence of Charles Sargeant Jagger's figures for the base of the Royal Artillery war memorial, 1921-25 and his depictions in bronze of infantry men The Sentry and Wipers.