Franta Belsky-Sculpture. 1st ed Hardback published by Prague publishers RICHTER.

Presentation copy wiith a SIGNED inscription from the prominent artist;

"Lionel & Family-

In old friendship

Franta"

Generally in very good condition with some minor edgeware to the dj and duat spots to the top edge of the textblock.

I originally purchased in Oxford, less than 10 miles from where Franta passed away in Abingdon.

Please see the photos provided.

I cannot find another example of where Franta signed just his first name to conpare this signature too. Whilst I have no doubt about it, please do your own research and decide for yourself, as this has no provinence and is being sold as seen.

Being sold to raise funds for a masters degree in nursing, specialising in intensive care for children.

The cheque born sculptor Franta Belsky, is an exceptionally versatile artists of international Renown whose work can be found in private collections all over the world. The only sculpture to have portrayed for generations of the British royal family from life, his public sculpture includes 15 pieces in central London as well as memorials to Churchill and Truman in the USA. This book presents an illustrated selection of his work, and bracing his portraiture, carvings, abstrax and architecturally integrated sculpture as well as unrealized projects. The text is in English, French and check with an introduction by Christopher Lomr, reviews by G S Whittet and Meevyn Levy and essays by Belaky.

The late Frantsa Belsky, who was born in Brno in what was then Czechoslovakia, modelled four generations of the Royal Family. His first link with the Royal Family was a model of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1962, and he created a bronze head of the Queen in 1981 for the National Portrait Gallery. His other works include the Shell Fountain on the South Bank in London and the Triga in Knightsbridge. He completed a series of sculptures of mothers with children, one of which, The Lesson, stands at Bethnal Green. Belsky was selected by a government panel to create a memorial to Lord Mountbatten of Burma in 1982, three years after he was killed by the IRA. The 9ft statue depicted Mountbatten, the Queen's cousin, in naval uniform as though on the bridge of a ship. Belsky had also already produced sculptures or portraits of the Duke of Edinburgh and Sir Winston Churchill. His statues of Churchill and President Truman stand in Missouri in the United States.

Being sold to raise funds for a masters degree in nursing

Note for seller-item location box 89