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Harbinger Bird I

© The Executors of the Frink Estate and Archive. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Photo credit: Jerwood Collection

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Frink created a series of four Harbinger Birds in the early 1960s, their strange aggressive stance typical of the unease which seemed to pervade her work. The animals are reduced to an almost abstract form which is neither body nor head. In May 1963, Tate Britain acquired a cast of 'Harbinger Bird IV'.

Jerwood Collection

Title

Harbinger Bird I

Date

1961

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 44.4 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

JC118

Acquisition method

purchased from Christie's

Work type

Sculpture

Signature/marks description

Numbered on the base: 'III/VI'

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Jerwood Collection

England

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