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A polished stone sculpture of a stylised bird made from a hard black stone with some variegation. The bird is seated on a slim rectangular plinth, with a stylised beak curving over to rejoin the plinth at the end. The work has some incised decoration, a large eye to each side at the top and the artist’s name ‘BROWN’ incised on underside of the plinth.
Title
Bird
Date
1940–1990
Medium
stone
Measurements
H 6.4 x W 7.2 x D 1 cm
Accession number
112823
Acquisition method
acquired from Max Ernst by Ernö Goldfinger, 1939; purchased by the National Trust with the assistance of the Art Fund, 1994
Work type
Sculpture
Signature/marks description
incised on underside of the plinth: BROWN
National Trust, 2 Willow Road
2 Willow Road, Hampstead, London, Greater London NW3 1TH England
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