Lot 545
THOMAS WHALEN (1903-1975) §
DANCING FIGURES, CIRCA 1930
Auction: 1 April 2020 at 11:00 BST
£13,125
Description
marble panel, inscribed with monogram
Dimensions
48.5cm x 68cm
Footnote
Note: Thomas Whalen was born in Leith, Edinburgh, and studied sculpture at Edinburgh College of Art. He worked mainly in wood and stone, carving relief works for churches and public buildings as well as private commissions. Influenced by Eric Gill, Ivan Mestrovic, Carl Milles, as well as French and medieval sculpture, Whalen carried out a number of religious commissions, as well as work for schools, civic venues and power stations. There are works by Whalen in public collections in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Bolton and he exhibited at the RSA from 1930-76, was elected ARSA in 1940, and RSA in 1954.