Ralph Brown British, 1928-2013
Man with Carcass, 1959
Bronze
38 x 22 x 17 cm
15 x 8 5/8 x 6 3/4 in
15 x 8 5/8 x 6 3/4 in
Edition 4 of 10
‘Man with Carcass’ comes from a series of sketches and models made by the artist during visits to Smithfield's Market of men and boys carrying large dismembered carcasses to sell...
‘Man with Carcass’ comes from a series of sketches and models made by the artist during visits to Smithfield's Market of men and boys carrying large dismembered carcasses to sell in 1959. The purpose of these studies was to come up with a concept for a new large public sculpture commissioned by Harlow Art Trust which was to be erected in Harlow Market Town Square. Brown won this commission for his work ‘Meat Porters’ which, although similar to Man with Carcass, depicts two men carrying a dead ox to market. This commission and surrounding series won Brown critical acclaim with his contemporaries and critics of the time.
Provenance
From the artist's estate
Exhibitions
Ralph Brown & the Figure in the 50s and 60s, 2016, PL; Ralph Brown A Memorial Exhibition, 2014; Ralph Brown at Eighty: The Early Decades Revisited, 2009, PL; Masterpiece, 2016,
Masterpiece Art fair, London 2019.
Literature
Social, Savage, Sensual; The Sculpture of Ralph Brown, By Gillian Whiteley, 2009
Publications
Social, Savage, Sensual; The Sculpture of Ralph Brown, By Gillian Whiteley, 2009