Portrait figure of Elisabeth Frink is a Grade II listed building in the Harlow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 2016. Sculpture. 1 related planning application.

Portrait figure of Elisabeth Frink

WRENN ID: gaunt-pinnacle-mist
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Harlow
Country: England
Date first listed: 19 January 2016
Type: Sculpture
Source: Historic England listing

Description

Portrait figure of Elisabeth Frink, 1956 by F E McWilliam, situated off Westgate in Harlow town centre.

This life-size bronze portrait of Elisabeth Frink is approximately 1.83m high and stands on a concrete plinth. Frink is depicted barefoot, wearing jeans and a T-shirt with rolled-up sleeves. The head, turned to one side, with finely modelled facial features and a stylised treatment of the piled-up hair. The hands hang loosely at her sides and the feet are slightly splayed. The rough finish of the piece was created by moulding small pieces of clay from which the bronze was cast. Mounted on the plinth is a small bronze plaque with the inscription 'PORTRAIT FIGURE / by F.E. McWILLIAM / ACQUIRED BY THE HARLOW ART TRUST WITH / THE AID OF THE CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY'.

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