SIMON BURNS-COX (BRITISH 1962-)
FRANCE, 1914
£2,500
Contemporary & Post-War Art // Prints & Multiples
Auction: Contemporary & Post-War Art: 11 August 2021 | From 11:00
Description
2014, black and gold Portoro Marble with metal base
Dimensions
184cm x 64cm x 17cm (72.5in x 25.25in x 6.75in), with a base of 1 metre square, weighing 300kg
Footnote
Exhibited: The Riverside Museum, Glasgow 2018-19;
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum 2017-18;
The Peoples’ Palace Museum 2016-17;
The Scottish Parliament, 2015.
Note: The marble sculpture is called 'FRANCE 1914’ and was designed to commemorate the ending of the First World War. It depicts the last remaining tree on the battlefront but is intended as a symbol of hope.