Lynn Chadwick

1914–2003

Lynn Chadwick, ‘The Fisheater’ 1951
The Fisheater 1951
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Biography

Lynn Russell Chadwick, (24 November 1914 – 25 April 2003) was an English sculptor and artist. Much of his work is semi-abstract sculpture in bronze or steel. His work is in the collections of MoMA in New York, the Tate in London and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

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Artworks

Lynn Chadwick, ‘The Fisheater’ 1951

Lynn Chadwick The Fisheater

1951
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Lynn Chadwick, ‘Winged Figures’ 1955

Lynn Chadwick Winged Figures

1955
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Lynn Chadwick, ‘Stabile with Mobile Elements’ 1950

Lynn Chadwick Stabile with Mobile Elements

1950
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Lynn Chadwick, ‘Inner Eye (Maquette III)’ 1952

Lynn Chadwick Inner Eye (Maquette III)

1952
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Lynn Chadwick, ‘Stabile with Mobile Elements (Maquette for ‘Cypress’)’ 1950

Lynn Chadwick Stabile with Mobile Elements (Maquette for ‘Cypress’)

1950
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art T11967
Lynn Chadwick, ‘Dragonfly’ 1951

Lynn Chadwick Dragonfly

1951
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art N06035
Lynn Chadwick, ‘Conjunction’ 1953

Lynn Chadwick Conjunction

1953
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Lynn Chadwick, ‘Maquette for R34 Memorial’ 1957, cast 2003

Lynn Chadwick Maquette for R34 Memorial

1957, cast 2003
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Lynn Chadwick, ‘The Fisheater’ 1951
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Geometry of Fear

Geometry of Fear was a term coined by the critic Herbert Read in 1952 to describe the work of a ...

Tate Etc. issue 30 (Spring 2014) cover image
Tate Etc

Tate Etc. issue 30: Spring 2014

Online edition of Tate's magazine featuring Richard Deacon, Henri Matisse, Richard Hamilton and more, published 15 January 2014
Henry Moore Moore's maquette studio at Hoglands, Hertfordshire, as he left it on his death in 1986
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The Bronze Age: Henry Moore

Chris Turner

Henry Moore's global fame cast a huge shadow over a generation of younger British sculptors. Chris Turner examines the ...

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