Burns, Robert - Lawson, George Anderson (1832-1904)
£750
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 2 May 2012 at 12:00 BST
Description
The standing figure of the poet, arms folded and gazing downward, on square base, bronze, 36cm., signed on base "Geo. A. Lawson. 1891"
Footnote
Note: A bronze reduction copy of the fine Statue of Robert Burns erected in Burns Statue Square, Ayr, by George A. Lawson, standing on a wooden plinth in the main gallery room of the Museum. The original was unveiled in 1891. Lawson's statue was widely regarded as the most successful statue of Burns sculpted, and was the model for many other such statues around the world notably in Melbourne (Australia), Detroit (USA) and Vancouver, Montreal and Winnipeg (Canada).