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Alfred Drury RA (British, 1856-1944), mother and child…
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Sydney
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25-Aug-2020
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Alfred Drury RA (British, 1856-1944), mother and child (Education) 1904-6, bronze with greenish grey patina, on original stone base, this cast circa 1907-9, signed, inscribed to base: a Drury, 34. X 14 x 14 cm. Provenance: Agnew's gallery, London. Purchased from the above 9 July 2015. Other Notes: A study for the bronze group 'Education' on Vauxhall bridge, London which was opened in 1906. Richard Norman Shaw advised the Lcc to embellish the piers of the bridge with monumental bronze statues, and ultimately Drury was commissioned to provide works for the four downstream piers. Science, fine Arts, Local Government and Education and Frederick Pomeroy was commissioned for the upstream piers. Agriculture, Architecture, engineering and Pottery.
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