OLIVE CAMBRIDGE HARBUTT (1878-1965)
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PAIR OF RELIEF PANELS, DATED 1913
£688
Auction: Day One: 20 April 2022 | From 11:00
Description
patinated plaster, one signed lower right O.C. HARBUTT/ 1913, the other signed with initials lower right O.C.H., framed
Dimensions
40cm x 26.5cm
Footnote
Note: Olive Cambridge Harbutt was an artist and sculptor who originated from Bath. Her father William was credited for the invention of plasticine in 1895. Her mother was an accomplished portrait miniaturist who was commissioned by Queen Victoria to produce portraits of herself and the late Prince Albert. Unsurprisingly, Olive took great interest in the arts from a young age and her father in particular encouraged her to be expressive when sculpting. Here, a focus on swirling linear forms in bold relief help achieve an extraordinary sense of energy and movement, as was characteristic of her work.