© The Higgins Bedford
Gill probably carved this nude female torso directly from the stone without making a preliminary model, as was his preferred method of working.
This work exemplifies the artist's feeling for the texture of the stone and his fascination with the human body.
Provenance
Charles Handley-Read.
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