Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993)


De Beers Trophy signed and numbered 'Frink 6/9' (on the base)bronze with a brown patina35.6 cm (14 in.) wideConceived in 1974
|ProvenancePrivate Collection, U.K.LiteratureJill Wilder, Elisabeth Frink Sculpture Catalogue Raisonné, Harpvale Books, Salisbury, 1984, p.182, cat.no.211 (ill.b&w, another cast)Annette Ratuszniak, Elisabeth Frink, Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries, London, 2013, p.126, cat.no.FCR239 (ill.b&w, another cast)This work was commissioned by de Beers as a trophy for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.'For those people who like horses, the main thing is to give them a horse. As for the pose - horses are terrific when moving, but a galloping horse has more movement than form. They're so beautiful when they're just standing about. I found that appealed to me more and the jockey will look very composed.' (Joanna Kilmartin 'The Diamond Stakes', The Observer, 28 July 1974, p.30).We are grateful to the Estate of the Artist for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.