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Frank Dobson
Seated nude study.

1947

$1,961.15
£1,450
€1,770.35
CA$2,796.60
A$2,867.44
CHF 1,633.76
MX$36,500.08
NOK 18,766.23
SEK 19,579.94
DKK 13,233.77

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Frank Dobson (1886–1963) was a pioneer of British modernist sculpture. He led the transition from Victorian academicism to "pure form" and direct carving. There is another drawing of Frank Dobson's work of ours on this website which includes another variation of his biography. This picture is unusually large for Dobson and is signed and dated 1947. He was born in 1886 in London. He studied at City and Guilds of London Art School. He worked under the sculptor Sir William Reynolds-Stephens. Dobson, as his father, was originally a painter and shifted to sculpture after seeing works of Post-Impressionism. Dobson was a Member of the London Group and Group X. He further promoted direct carving (working straight into stone or wood). He focused on the female nude, simplified into rhythmic, monumental shapes. Within the Tate Gallery a prominent work by Dobson is called Cornucopia (1925–27) and is considered a masterpiece of British modernism. Dobson was the elder statesman who paved the way for Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. In the 1920s, Dobson was the top-tier British sculptor and draughtsman . Dobson helped found the Seven and Five Society, which Moore later joined. By the 1930s, Moore’s radical abstraction began to overshadow Dobson's more classical modernism. Despite becoming rivals for commissions, Moore acknowledged Dobson for "breaking the ice" for modern sculpture in Britain. Dobson both served as Official War Artist during WWII; Dobson focused on the Home Front and dockyards. Dobson taught as the Head of Sculpture at the Royal College of Art (1946–1953), this position he obtained with the help of Henry Moore. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1953. Dobson died in London in 1963. Though his fame dipped mid-century, he is now celebrated as the critical link between traditional craft and 20th-century abstraction. Without Dobson’s early success, Moore might have struggled to find an audience for modern sculpture.
  • Creator:
    Frank Dobson (1886 - 1963, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1947
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
    Paper,Pencil
  • Period:
    1940-1949
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Douglas, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: No.381stDibs: LU2373217978812

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