Live Auction 13297Modern British & Irish Art
Sir Anthony Caro, O.M., R.A. (1924-2013)
Lot 135

Sir Anthony Caro, O.M., R.A. (1924-2013)

Smiling Head IV

Closed23 March 2017

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GBP 5,375

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Sir Anthony Caro, O.M., R.A. (1924-2013)
Smiling Head IV
inscribed with the foundry mark 'Susse Fonde/Paris' (at the base of the neck)
bronze with a dark brown patina
6¾ in. (17 cm.) high, including slate base
Conceived in 1956 and cast in an edition of 6.

A gift from the artist to the previous owner.
Her sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 2 December 1996, lot 328, where purchased by the present owner's mother, and by descent.