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Edward Onslow Ford

1852

WA-00013244

Sculpture

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ2065439

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1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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About

Why this artist matters now

Edward Onslow Ford was an English sculptor whose portrait busts and monumental works established him as a leading figure in the New Sculpture movement of the 1880s. His early success derived from refined portrait heads that secured commissions for public monuments across Britain and overseas. Ford expanded his practice to bronze statuettes of mythological and allegorical figures, works that exemplified the movement's shift toward idealized free-standing form and psychological depth over rigid Victorian convention.

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Artworks (4)

Sir W.Q. Orchardson, R.A.

1895 · Bronze on marble base

object: 622 x 305 x 229 mm, 28 kg

object: 902 x 216 x 432 mm

Tate

Folly

1886 · bronze

object: 887 x 415 x 330 mm

Tate

Artwork sources (2)

4 published of 17 catalogued · 17 with image

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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

19 entries · 2 sources

The Singer
1889 · Tate · 6 prov
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Applause
1893 · Tate · 6 prov
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Folly
1886 · Tate · 6 prov
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Sir W.Q. Orchardson, R.A.
1895 · Tate · 1 prov
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