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Sir John Pope-Hennessy
1976 · Bronze and plastic
H. 13-1/2, W. 9, D. 10-1/2 in. (34.3 x 22.9 x 26.7 cm.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Elisabeth Frink
1930
WA-00013270
Painting
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
5
Works in Collection
13
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (2)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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British Drawings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1977
No image
60 Modern Drawings: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1963
Field Verification (3 fields)
1 cross-verified · 2 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
- LocationGallery Hauser· 80%
Source Registry (3)
- Hauser-WirthTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- Artist IndexTier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%
About
Why this artist matters now
Elisabeth Frink was an English sculptor and printmaker whose work centered on three interconnected themes: the nature of Man, the essence of horses, and the divine in human form. Her monumental bronzes and prints combined formal abstraction with figurative intensity, often depicting horses and male nudes with muscular directness and psychological presence. Working across sculpture, printmaking, and drawing, Frink developed a distinctive vocabulary of swelling forms and taut surfaces that conveyed both physical power and spiritual inquiry.
Source: Hauser Wirth · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago
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Artworks (5)
Artwork sources (3)
5 published of 7 catalogued · 4 with image
- MoMA2 publishedof 4 catalogued2 img
- Art Institute Chicago2 published2 img
- The Met1 published
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6Institutional
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
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Auction History
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | Feb 2025 | £400 – £600 | £280 |
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