DAME ELISABETH FRINK (BRITISH 1930-1993) LYING DOWN BUFFALO [FCR367] Bronze with a green and brown patina Signed and numbered 10/10 (to the underside) 18 x 53cm (7 x 20¾ in.) Conceived in 1988.Provenance: Beaux Arts, London/Bath Jean Marsden, Private Collection (acquired from the above in November 1995) Sold by the executors of the estate of Jean Marsden Literature: Edward Lucie-Smith, Elisabeth Frink, Sculpture Since 1984 & Drawings, London, 1994, ref.SC38, p.187, illustration of another cast Annette Ratuszniak (ed.), Elisabeth Frink Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Farnham, 2013, p. 178, no. FCR367, illustration of another cast Frink was inspired to experiment with the use of colour following a trip to Australia in 1986. She was mesmerised by the vast desert landscape and the rich colours of the earth which were so different to that of the UK. Firstly, Frink tried painting on bronze but found that the technique didn't weather well. Ken Cook, who helped cast her sculptures for over 30 years, introduced Frink to the possibilities of colour patination. The present lot cast in 1988 showcases her experimentation with rich green hues.