Lot 765
JAMES BUTLER - MBE RA (1931-2022) - LARGE BRONZE OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, YORK MINSTER
a large verdigris bronze of St Peter & St Paul, cast for York Minster. With St Peter holding keys in one hand and a Church in the other, and St Paul holding a sword and book. 56cms high
*James Butler was a British Sculptor who was a member of the Royal Academy from 1964, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and Member of the Royal West of England Academy. His sculptures and monuments stand in London and other British Cities, and all around the world. He is best known for his 1980 sculpture of King Richard III in Leicester, and was regarded as one of the best figurative sculptors of his time.
This sculpture was a limited edition and was cast for York Minster in 1988. Following the devastating fire in 1984, this sculpture was designed as a roof boss for the lantern tower as part of the repairs.
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