THOMAS JAMES CLIFF (1873-1958) §
FOUR PANELS, CIRCA 1900
£315
Auction: 19 April 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
bronzed plaster, variously inscribed VER; AESTAS; AUCTUMNUS; HEMS, each signed T J CLIFF, framed
Dimensions
each panel 15cm square
Footnote
Note: Thomas James Cliff (1873-1958) studied at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art. His sculptures were exhibited at the Royal Academy on a number of occasions. Heatherley's is the oldest independent art school in London. The school is among the few art colleges in the United Kingdom focusing entirely on portraiture, figurative painting and sculpture. Its former alumni include Burne Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Millais, Lord Leighton, Edward Poynter, Walter Crane, William Russell Flint, and Kate Greenaway