Dame Elizabeth Frink R.A. (British 1930-1993)
Mirage Bird
signed Frink and numbered 3/7 (on the base)
aluminium
height 37.5cm

Conceived in 1967, the present work is number 3 from the edition of 7.

Provenance:
From the collection of Mrs Elizabeth Corob.

Literature:
Bryan Robertson, Elisabeth Frink: Catalogue Raisonné, Harpvale, Salisbury, 1984, p. 171, no. 164, illustrated p.171 (another cast).
Annette Ratuszniak, Elisabeth Frink, Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries, Surrey, 2013, no. FCR190, illustrated p.109 (another cast).

Condition Report

The sculpture appears sound. There is some surface dirt throughout with further dirt visible to crevices. There are remnants of a white substance visible on the base. There a few light scratches visible. The work is affixed to a felt pad on the reverse of the base.