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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  03 Dec 2022 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 670) 10am (AEDT)
  04 Dec 2022 ~ Session 2 (Lots 671 - 1277) 10am (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  1086
• Lot Description:
  MARC CLARK (England, Australia, born 1923) - Captain James Cook
  bronze maquette
  39cm tall; 7.35kg
  signed and dated 1973 at base
• Provenance:
  The Banks family, by descent.
• Notes:
  In 1973, Clark was commissioned to sculpt a larger-than-life-size statue of Captain James Cook to stand at the entrance to a new development in the Melbourne suburb of Endeavour Hills. In November 1973 the official unveiling of the statue was performed by Norman Banks MBE (creator of Carols by Candlelight and much-loved broadcaster) and he was presented with this maquette as a token of appreciation. Since 1997 the statue has occupied a prominent position in the Fitzroy Gardens near Captain Cook’s cottage. Marc Clark has made significant contributions to the Australian Federal Parliament House Art Collection. His works in the collection include ‘Alpha and Omega’, ‘Ancient Sites’ and ‘Monument to a Hero II ‘. “Marc Clark is widely acknowledged to be a very accomplished and versatile sculptor who has created with equal assurance a succession of commissioned memorial works on a monumental scale and a large number of other sculptures more personally conceived and motivated by his own powers of observation and invention.”Lenton Parr AO.
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 2,000
• Realised Price:
  $0.00
• Category:
  Affordable Art

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