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Lot description
Eric Grate, Swedish 1896–1983 - Antinea, 1959; bronze on marble base, signed, stamped with foundry mark, numbered and dedicated 'Eric Grate H Bergnan Cire Perdue HC till Kristian Romare', 32.5 x 15 x 8 cm including base (ARR) Provenance: the Collection of Kristian Romare (1926-2015) Note: Romare was a Swedish tv critic and art historian, who was married to artist Everlyn Nicodemus. The pair wrote together 'Africa, art criticism and the big commentary' in 2011. Antinea was the mythological Queen of Atlantis. Grate was hugely influence by a visit to the ancient site of Olympia in his youth and the present work reflects the angular forms of Cycladic sculpture.