David Wynne
Christ on the Ass, Circa 1954
bronze with a dark brown patina
10 x 8.27 x 3.74ins (25.4 x 21 x 9.5cm)
Copyright The Artist
£ 7,800.00 + ARR
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David Wynne was a British sculptor best known for his figurative and animal sculpture and for his many significant public commissions in Britain and abroad. Born in London, he studied...
David Wynne was a British sculptor best known for his figurative and animal sculpture and for his many significant public commissions in Britain and abroad. Born in London, he studied at the Camberwell School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. Emerging in the early post-war period, Wynne developed a sculptural language rooted in close observation, sensitivity to movement, and a restrained, humanistic approach to form.
Religious and symbolic subjects formed an important part of his early work, alongside studies of animals and the human figure. His sculptures are held in numerous public collections and are widely documented through the Public Sculpture of Britain project.
Christ on the Ass dates from around 1954 and belongs to Wynne’s early engagement with religious subjects. The sculpture presents Christ at the moment of entry into Jerusalem, but stripped of narrative detail or theatrical gesture. Christ and the animal are closely integrated into a compact composition, reinforcing a sense of stillness and reflection. The dark brown patina reinforces this introspective quality, lending the sculpture a subdued and meditative presence.
Religious and symbolic subjects formed an important part of his early work, alongside studies of animals and the human figure. His sculptures are held in numerous public collections and are widely documented through the Public Sculpture of Britain project.
Christ on the Ass dates from around 1954 and belongs to Wynne’s early engagement with religious subjects. The sculpture presents Christ at the moment of entry into Jerusalem, but stripped of narrative detail or theatrical gesture. Christ and the animal are closely integrated into a compact composition, reinforcing a sense of stillness and reflection. The dark brown patina reinforces this introspective quality, lending the sculpture a subdued and meditative presence.
