Fallen Cloud - Maryon Kantaroff
Fallen Cloud - Maryon Kantaroff
Original polished brass sculpture
H17.5 x W28 x D14cm (including base)
Viewings welcome - please contact Cal to arrange an appointment.
About the artwork
Year: c.1960s
Dimensions: H17.5 x W28 x D14cm (including base)
Details: Numbered and titled on label on underside of base
Provenance: Private collection, gifted by the artist in the 1960s when she was living in London and thence by descent.
Delivery: Collect from the shop or contact Cal to arrange specialist art handlers
About the artist
Maryon Kantaroff (1933 – 2019) was a Canadian sculptor known for her large-scale outdoor sculptures in bronze and other materials. Kantaroff's interest in sculpture developed while studying at the Chelsea College of Art, and later the British Museum in the early 1960s. Her first solo exhibition was the Temple Gallery, London in 1962. In 1974, she established the Toronto Art Foundry, frustrated at the lack of resources available for her large scale public commissions. She was awarded the Sculpture Society of Canada's prestigious President's Award in 1992.
Photograph of Maryon Kantaroff in her studio, from Ron Hitchins’ photo album (Photo credit: Ron Hitchins Estate)
Bust of Ron Hitchins made by Maryon Kantaroff in the 1960s
(Photo credit: Ron Hitchins Estate)
Ron Hitchins was Kantaroff’s protegee. She introduced him to the medium of clay while he was sitting for her (see bust above). From then on, Hitchins started sculpting pendants that he would bring to her studio for firing until he developped his own practice. Cal Smith Gallery presents the biggest collection of Hitchin’s works for sale and is pleased to bring a piece of Kantaroff’s alongside it.