DAME ELISABETH FRINK (BRITISH 1930-1993) DOG (CHILDHOOD SCULPTURE) [FCR 401] Bronze Signed and stamped with the foundry mark (to the rear right leg), dated 1993, numbered 002 and stamped Great Ormond Street/Children's Hospital/charity edition (to the underside) Height: 29.2cm (11¼in.) Commissioned by The Morris Singer Foundry Ltd., Basingstoke, Hampshire, to be sold in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London. Originally designed to be cast in an edition of 350 however this was never completed. Courcoux & Courcoux Gallery took over the management of pre-existing Morris Singer casts and limited the edition to 50 with 6 artist copies. The present lot, made of solid bronze, is number 2 from the edition of 50 cast by The Morris Singer Foundry Ltd. Provenance: Great Ormond Street Ltd. Jean Marsden, Private Collection (acquired from the above on 31 March 1993) Sold by the executors of the estate of Jean Marsden Literature: Edward Lucie-Smith, Elisabeth Frink, Sculpture Since 1984 And Drawings, London, 1994, p.191, ref.no.SC73, illustration of another cast Annette Ratuszniak (ed.), Elisabeth Frink Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Farnham, 2013, p. 189, no. FCR401, illustration of another cast The topic of man's best friend was explored by Frink during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Whilst dogs and their relationship with man had always fascinated the artist it was during her time spent at her home at Woolland in Dorset that sparked the inspiration for this series. Alex Csaky, Frink's husband owned Hungarian gun-dogs and it was these majestic hounds whose strong muscular build and smooth coats could be transferred to sculpture. What is particularly striking is the way in which Frink captures the personality and character of the dog. We feel a sense of affection as the dog focuses outwards, sniffing the air with wide eyes looking expectantly at his master.We would like to thank the late Ken Cook for all his kind assistance in cataloguing this lot.