MAY BLAKEMAN (D.2000): A TERRACOTTA SCULPTED GROUP OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD
Incised to the reverse ‘M.B’ dated 1958, 31cm high
Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
Provenance:
Acquired by the deceased owner probably directly from the artist.
May Blakeman was married to the stained glass artist Charles Blakeman, who was also an accomplished landscape artist and stone carver. A sculptor in her own right, she created the sculptures for the crypt in St. Etheldreda, Ely Place, London, whilst her husband worked on the nave and west windows between 1956-1963.
