Elisabeth Frink

Overview

Born in 1930 in Thurlow, Suffolk, Elisabeth Frink was educated at a convent in Exmouth, and then studied at Guildford and Chelsea schools of art between 1947 and 1953. She then taught at Chelsea and at St Martin's School of Art and was a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art. She lived in France between 1967 and 1972, and later lived and worked in Dorset. 

 

Her sculpted figures have dignity, mystery and a simplicity of form which place them apart from us: they seem to be focused elsewhere. The animals demonstrate her deep understanding of their state, for she encapsulates their innate and individual characteristics. Frink's drawing and graphic work followed the same themes, being executed with the economy of means and feeling for surface texture that is to be found in her three-dimensional work. 

 

In recognition of her achievements, Frink was awarded the C.B.E., the D.B.E. and the C.H along with several honorary doctorates at various stages in her career. She was elected to the Royal Academy in 1977 and in 1985 she was given a Royal Academy retrospective.

 

Works
  • Elisabeth Frink, Blue Horse Head, 1998
    Elisabeth Frink
    Blue Horse Head, 1998
    £2,200.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, Running Man (Blue), 1998
    Elisabeth Frink
    Running Man (Blue), 1998
    £2,200.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, Running Man (Pink), 1998
    Elisabeth Frink
    Running Man (Pink), 1998
    £2,200.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, Running Man (Turquoise), 1998
    Elisabeth Frink
    Running Man (Turquoise), 1998
    £2,400.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, Green Man (Grey), 1992
    Elisabeth Frink
    Green Man (Grey), 1992
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, Grey Horse Head, 1990
    Elisabeth Frink
    Grey Horse Head, 1990
    Framed
    £3,900.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, Grey Horse Head (Trial Proof), 1990
    Elisabeth Frink
    Grey Horse Head (Trial Proof), 1990
    £3,000.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, Man and Horse , 1990
    Elisabeth Frink
    Man and Horse , 1990
    £3,000.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, Man and Horse, 1990
    Elisabeth Frink
    Man and Horse, 1990
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, Reioneadora, 1973
    Elisabeth Frink
    Reioneadora, 1973
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, Chaucer's Tale of Sir Topaz, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    Chaucer's Tale of Sir Topaz, 1972
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Clerk's Tale, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Clerk's Tale, 1972
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Franklin's Tale, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Franklin's Tale, 1972
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Knight's Tale, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Knight's Tale, 1972
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Manciple's Tale, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Manciple's Tale, 1972
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Merchant's Tale, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Merchant's Tale, 1972
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Pardoner's Tale, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Pardoner's Tale, 1972
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Prioress's Tale, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Prioress's Tale, 1972
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Prologue, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Prologue, 1972
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Reeve's Tale, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Reeve's Tale, 1972
    £1,950.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Shipman's Tale, 1972
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Shipman's Tale, 1972
    £1,950.00
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