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Aphrodite II
Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1944
actions: postures and motions
adults
animals: fish and aquatic life
Aphrodite / Venus
classical myths: gods and heroes
dolphin
female
nudes
people
religion and belief
standing
woman
sculpture portland stone
Aphrodite II
object: 1314 × 384 × 267 mm
Presented by the Trustees of the <a href="/search?gid=999999977" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Chantrey Bequest</a> 1944
<p><b>N05559</b> APHRODITE II 1943</p>
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<p>Not inscribed.
<br/>Portland stone, 51 3/4×15 1/8×10 1/2 (131·5×38·5×26·5), including base 2 (5) high.
<br/>Chantrey Purchase from the artist 1944.
<br/><i>Exh:</i> R.A., 1944 (1256).
<br/><i>Repr:</i> Souvenir catalogue, <i>Open Air Exhibition of Sculpture</i>, Battersea Park, May–September 1948, p.29.</p>
<p>Executed in 1943 this is the second of three ‘Aphrodite’ statues. The first, a marble torso, was exhibited at the Royal <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/a/academy" title="Glossary definition for 'Academy'"><span>Academy</span></a>, 1938 (1464); the third, ‘Aphrodite III’, a life-size statue in magnesian limestone, was at the Royal Academy, 1955 (1376). A <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/m/metal" title="Glossary definition for 'Metal'"><span>bronze</span></a> study for ‘Aphrodite II’, 12 1/2 in. high, was exhibited there in 1954 (1243) and is reproduced in <i>Royal Academy Illustrated</i>, 1954, p.81.</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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2004-10-08T00:00:00
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actions: postures and motions adults animals: fish and aquatic life Aphrodite / Venus classical myths: gods and heroes dolphin female nudes people religion and belief standing woman