Live Auction 538720th Century British Art
Sir William Reid Dick, R.A. (1879-1961)
Lot 157

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

Sir Winston Churchill

Closed27 February 2008

Price Realised

GBP 28,100

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Sir William Reid Dick, R.A. (1879-1961)
Sir Winston Churchill
signed, dated and numbered '2/9 REID DICK 1942' (on the back of the neck), and with foundry mark
bronze with green patina on a marble base
18½ in. (47 cm.) high, including marble base

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 until his death in 1961. 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 so preocupied with the war, Reid Dick was lucky to get access to the Prime Minister and it was only after George VI's intervention that Churchill agreed to sit for Reid Dick.