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Cathedral

Artist: UNDERWOOD, Leon (1890-1975)

A painted sculpture in poplar wood of a recling female form. Carved in a primitive style with upward projceting breasts, the swollen belly below cut across revealing 3 arches. The central arch carved with relief symbolic / votive carvings; reading clockwise from the left, a downward pointing sole of a left foot, an open mouth, an eye lying upon an open left palm with the first index finger pointing to the right, an ear and the sole of a right foot pointing downwards.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 2523

Creation/Production

UNDERWOOD, Leon
Role: Creation
Date: 1931 ca.

Acquisition

Gift, 14/5/1980
Given by Leon Underwood

Measurements

Height: 106.7cm
Width: 85.8cm
Depth: 73.7cm

Techniques

carved (decoration)
decoration
Applied Art
painted
decoration
Applied Art

Material

wood

Location

Centre Block : Rotunda

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Cerflun | Sculpture Celf Gain | Fine Art To minimum standard only
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