Willoughby Gerrish Ltd company logo
Willoughby Gerrish Ltd
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Artists
  • Exhibitions & Fairs
  • Sculpture Garden
  • About
  • Contact
Menu

Artworks

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Austin Wright, Venice, 1957

Austin Wright 1911-1997

Venice, 1957
Chalk
21 x 29 3/4 in
53.5 x 75.5 cm
Signed AW 57 Venice
Enquire about this work
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAustin%20Wright%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EVenice%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E1957%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EChalk%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E21%20x%2029%203/4%20in%3Cbr/%3E%0A53.5%20x%2075.5%20cm%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%20AW%2057%20Venice%3C/div%3E
This Chalk drawing of the two figures is one of the pieces Wright produced while he was in Venice on a British Council travel scholarship. It was on this same...
Read more
This Chalk drawing of the two figures is one of the pieces Wright produced while he was in Venice on a British Council travel scholarship. It was on this same trip he discovered the news that his sculpture The Argument , had won the Richardo Xavier da Silveria Acquisition Prize at hte 1957 São Paulo Biennale, beating other artists including Kenneth Armitage, Lynn Chadwick, Bernard Meadows and Reg Butler.
Close full details

Provenance

Collection of the artist

Exhibitions

Willoughby Gerrish Ltd, London, Austin Wright, 11 May - 10 June 2022
Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden, Austin Wright, 13 September 2024 - 29 March 2025
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
265 
of  279
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2025 Willoughby Gerrish Ltd
Site by Artlogic
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Join our mailing list

Signup

* denotes required fields

We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.