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Frank Dobson

1888–1963

Kneeling Figure 1935
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Historic and Modern British Art

Biography

Frank Owen Dobson CBE (18 November 1886 – 22 July 1963) was a British artist and sculptor and during his time was considered one of the best sculptors in Europe. He was a contemporary of Jacob Epstein and Henry Moore.

Dobson is now seen as one of the most important British sculptors of the 20th century.

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Artworks

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  • Head of a Girl

    Frank Dobson
    1925
  • Truth

    Frank Dobson
    1930
  • The Earl of Oxford and Asquith

    Frank Dobson
    1921
  • Miss Jeanne de Casalis

    Frank Dobson
    1934
  • Noon

    Frank Dobson
    1936
  • Margaret Rawlings

    Frank Dobson
    1937
  • Susanna

    Frank Dobson
    c.1925
  • Torso

    Frank Dobson
    1933
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