By the 1960s Meadows' metaphorical startled birds had been replaced by direct figurative references as seen in 'Seated Armed Figure'. The figure radiates power and formidable presence and was part...
By the 1960s Meadows' metaphorical startled birds had been replaced by direct figurative references as seen in 'Seated Armed Figure'. The figure radiates power and formidable presence and was part of a series of masculine stereotypes, including Tycoon and Armed Bust: Brutus.
Gimpel Fils, London, 1964 Private collection, USA, 1964 - 2017
Exhibitions
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 13 May - 21 June 1965, Roger Hilton, Gwyther Irwin, Bernard Meadows, Joe Tilson, cat no 53 (another cast)
Publications
Alan Bowness, Bernard Meadows, Sculpture and Drawings, published by The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries 1995, BM81, page 142, illustrated page 143