JOHN ROBERT MURRAY MCCHEYNE (1911-1982) §
'XOANON'
£1,550
Auction: 19 August 2013 at 12:00 BST
Description
carved sycamore, raised on a plinth
Dimensions
227cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Studio of the artist, and by descent
Note: Murray McCheyne was a sculptor and teacher who attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1930-35, studying under Alexander Carrick. Between 1936-38 he furthered his knowledge by travelling to Copenhagen, Athens and Florence. In the 1950s and 1960s he became Master of Sculpture at King's College, University of Newcastle and whilst there undertook various public commissions. In the mid-1950s he came under the influence of Henry Moore, for example his 'Family Group' of 1959 for Shieldfield, Newcastle. The original is now lost however a smaller version is at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.
He exhibited regularly at The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition from1935 to 1952, at the Royal Glasgow Institute from 1938-1953and at the Palace of Arts, Empire Exhibition Scotland in 1938.
A xoanon was an Archaic wooden cult image of Ancient Greece.