1968 Gesso Sculpture of Xhosa mother and child by Robert Bain well known SA artist. 1.85kg

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1968 Gesso Sculpture of Xhosa  mother and child  by Robert Bain well known SA artist  mounted on a board 295x265x15mm... 1,85kg
Robert Bain (1911–1973) was a sculptor, and professor of Art in South Africa.He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he completed his formal education and his art studies.In 1937 he and his family moved to South Africa, where he took up a post as senior lecturer at the Port Elizabeth School of Art, leaving temporarily to serve in the army in North Africa and Italy from 1939–1944. In 1948 he went to Florence where he attended the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze, where he received the school's Gold Medal for his sculpture of a modern David.Bain went on to become Head of the Johannesburg School of Art, the pre-eminent Art School in South Africa, holding the post for 15 years.During his career Bain held many exhibitions in Johannesburg,Port Elizabeth and Cape Town where a great deal of his work was sold to private collectors; he also did numerous commissions.