Selected sculptures by legendary British artist Lynn Chadwick.
Lynn Chadwick (November 24, 1914 – April 25, 2003) was a British sculptor. He made a name for himself with semi-abstract sculptures. Today, his bronze and steel sculptures are part of major art collections around the globe including New York’s MoMA, London’s Tate Gallery or the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. The legendary artist was born in Barnes, London. In his early youth he discovered his interest in art and architectural constructions. Chadwick started to work as a trainee draughtsman for architects such as Donald Hamilton, Eugen Carl Kauffman, and Rodney Thomas. Especially Rodney Thomas’ interest in contemporary European architecture and design has been a great inspiration for Lynn Chadwick. The art of architectural drawing was his only formal education, it taught him how to compose things.
After World War II, he returned to Rodney Thomas, where he started to design trade-fair stands. In the following years he produce additional designs for Zika and Lida Ascher and created exhibition stands for the Aluminium Development Corporation. During this time he also created his first sculptures. He has contributed in a first group exhibition in 1949 at the gallery of Charles and Peter Gimpel in London. His first solo exhibition was in 1950. In 1952 he won his first competition named “Unknown Political Prisoner”. From this time forward, his semi-abstract sculptures received a lot of attention nationally and abroad.
Below you can see a selection of his work. To get further information about this great British sculptor and artist, read more on Wikipedia.
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