(b. 1924)
Late Quarter (Variation F), 1981
1981 Bronze and brass H: 14 in (35.5 cm); W: 22 in (56 cm); D: 18 in (45.5 cm)
Discussing Late Quarter, 1979 (Dieter Blume, vol. 2, p. 180) Caro made the following observations about the Quarter series:
| “This bronze is on a table-size scale. Here I used wax parts which I had sandcast and cardboard parts which I had fabricated in brass. I searched for trumpets and horns and found a trumpet manufacturer who sold me his throw-aways. I took wax shapes from his tubas and trombones. The square part of this was part of a hat box which I had fabricated in brass and then welded to the other elements’ (Young Women’s Hebrew Association 1985); ‘I own a primitive coastguard cottage in Dorset and when I built the studio there, I promised my neighbours that there would be no noise or flashes from welding equipment etc: I therefore took to working in bronze, so when I go there I take with me some parts made in wax and an assortment of cardboard boxes. These I stick together and transport to London. When they arrive in London, the wax is cast in bronze usually in a sand mould and the cardboard parts are remade in bronze or brass. In the case of Late Quarter the cardboard parts were made from triangular hat boxes, the bowl was cast in wax, the trumpet shape was taken from part of a trombone round which a wax cast was made. When I assembled this sculpture I looked at the relationships of the four major parts and how they corresponded to each other. Within the relationship of these pieces a whole number of sculptures suggested themselves using these parts. I made about 8 variations from this single theme, each one differing and each with a different patina. Each one was a wholly new experience and new challenge and I had a great deal of pleasure making them. All the sculptures using the triangular hat box shape are entitled to using the word Quarter.”(Anthony Caro text for the Fitzwilliam Museum, June 1987) |