Girl on a Wheel 2
Reg Butler
(English, 1913–1981)
1959
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
Dimensions74.93 cm (29 1/2 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number60.1454
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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Trained as an architect, Butler began making sculpture in the 1940s. A contemporary of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, he became increasingly dedicated to depicting his own perceptions of reality: "I'm trying to make a sculpture as alive as I can. I'm trying to make it something you meet as you meet a human being."
ProvenanceSold by The Hanover Gallery to the MFA for $1,170. (Accession Date: December 14, 1960)
Copyright© The Estate of Reg Butler
