Ivor Roberts-Jones (British, 1916-1996)Sir Winston Churchill maquette for the monument in Parliament Square
numbered '188' (on the top of the bronze base)
bronze with a dark brown patina on a stone base
52 cm. (20 1/2 in.) high (excluding the stone base)FootnotesProvenance
Private Collection, Australia
Literature
Peter Cannon-Brookes, Ivor Roberts-Jones Trefoli Books, London, 1983, pp.51-59
The present work is a maquette for the large scale sculpture of Churchill by Roberts-Jones which stands in Parliament Square and was commissioned in 1971. The first important commission the artist had received came in 1961 from Lord Beaverbrook for a bust of Somerset Maugham. Following this, he was asked to sculpt the memorial statue for fellow artist Augustus John in Hampshire. This major work took three years to complete but was a great success and crucially led to his election as Associate of The Royal Academy. Further honours followed in 1975 when Roberts-Jones was awarded the C.B.E.
The present work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, issued by the Library of Imperial History, and signed by the artist.
Ivor Roberts-Jones (British, 1916-1996)Sir Winston Churchill maquette for the monument in Parliament Square
numbered '188' (on the top of the bronze base)
bronze with a dark brown patina on a stone base
52 cm. (20 1/2 in.) high (excluding the stone base)FootnotesProvenance
Private Collection, Australia
Literature
Peter Cannon-Brookes, Ivor Roberts-Jones Trefoli Books, London, 1983, pp.51-59
The present work is a maquette for the large scale sculpture of Churchill by Roberts-Jones which stands in Parliament Square and was commissioned in 1971. The first important commission the artist had received came in 1961 from Lord Beaverbrook for a bust of Somerset Maugham. Following this, he was asked to sculpt the memorial statue for fellow artist Augustus John in Hampshire. This major work took three years to complete but was a great success and crucially led to his election as Associate of The Royal Academy. Further honours followed in 1975 when Roberts-Jones was awarded the C.B.E.
The present work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, issued by the Library of Imperial History, and signed by the artist.
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