Live Auction 18337Modern | British Art
Sir William Reid Dick, R.A. (1879-1961)
Lot 310 PROPERTY OF THE LATE GEOFFREY AND THE HON. CAROLE LAWSON, STILEMANS, SURREY

Sir William Reid Dick, R.A. (1879-1961)

Sir Winston Churchill

Closed21 November 2019

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GBP 13,750

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Sir William Reid Dick, R.A. (1879-1961)
Sir Winston Churchill
signed and dated 'W. REID DICK/1942' (on the back of the neck)
bronze with a green patina, on a granite base
7 in. (17.7 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1942.

Specialist note

Sir William Reid Dick was renowned for portrait statuary and held the position of Sculptor in Ordinary to King George VI from 1938. In 1942, Reid Dick was commissioned by the Royal Academy to produce a bronze bust of Sir Winston Churchill. At a time when Churchill was preoccupied with the war, Reid Dick was fortunate to gain access to the Prime Minister and it was only after King George VI's intervention that Churchill agreed to sit for Reid Dick.