Notes

"The wings and claws of the (Verreaux's) black eagle integrated into this female figure symbolise wilderness and the wild, free aspects of human nature. More a fragment than a figure, its head and a section of wing have apparently broken away, recalling an ancient relic. The erotic sensuality of the female form contrasts with the eagle's sharp, deadly talons, expressing the paradoxical quality of nature, always balanced in its beauty and sharpness."¹

^1. Christie's (2014) Untamed: Sculpture from the Untamed Series by Dylan Lewis, London: Christie's, page 7.

Literature

Christie's (2014) Untamed: Sculpture from the Untamed Series by Dylan Lewis, London: Christie's, full size cast (Trans-Figure XXI) of this maquette illustrated in colour on pages 6, 9, 41, 42 and 62.

Dylan Lewis (2015) Dylan Lewis: An Untamed Force, Cape Town: Struik Nature, full size cast (Trans-Figure XXI) of this maquette illustrated in colour on pages 136 and 141.

Provenance

Everard Read, Cape Town.

Private Collection.