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♡ BARBARA TRIBE (1913-2000) Spirit of the Sea 1933 bronze ed. 1/12 signed and numbered at base: Barbara Tribe / 1/12 44 x 47 x 28cm (including base) PROVENANCE: Barbara Tribe Studio (label at base) Neville Keating Pictures, London Private collection, Sydney OTHER NOTES: Barbara Tribe was one of Australia's most significant 20th Century sculptors. During her early art school years in Sydney, she was encouraged by George Rayner Hoff to pursue further studies in sculpture. Hoff saw great talent in Barbara even nominating her to assist him with his own commissions - the most significant being the ANZAC Memorial in Sydney's Hyde Park. Hoff along with eight assistants in his studio, including Tribe, were fully employed working on the Memorial between 1931 and 1934. Simultaneously, Tribe exhibited annually with the New South Wales Society of Artists and in 1934 she exhibited one of her most accomplished sculptures, "The Spirit of the Sea", to favourable reviews in the Sydney Mail. Now in the Collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, "The Spirit of the Sea" 1933 draws upon the mythological with a modern sensibility. The original plaster and wood mould of this sculpture is in the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Following World War I, modernism in many ways attempted to recreate the idea of an Arcadia of Ancient Greece where refined craftsmanship, idealised form, and stylistic appropriation were sought. Barbara's focus on the mythology of the sea in this work is understood to stem from her interest in Australian beach life. Although many other artists of the 1930s enjoyed depicting the Australian beach culture, Tribe's eroticised forms display the influence of Rayner Hoff on her practice. Olivia Fuller Head of Art Estimate $18,000-24,000 Condition: Very good condition. The base is stable. There are some cosmetic marks to the base. (LEONARD JOEL CONTACTLESS DELIVERY $110 within 20km of Melbourne premises) The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications. Absentee bid Telephone bid Bid on Multiple Lots Bid Live Online Request a condition report