ANGELA CONNER (BRITISH B. 1935), PAUL MELLON
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ANGELA CONNER (BRITISH B. 1935), PAUL MELLON
ANGELA CONNER (BRITISH B. 1935)PAUL MELLON Painted plaster40cm (15½in.) High Executed in 1986. Angela Conner had the ability to capture not only the character of the person but encapsulate in clay, wax and bronze elements of what lies beneath. Conner executed the present bust whilst visiting New York. The pair were sat in a basement room away from the humdrum and chaos of the streets of New York. Angela Conner recalls how Paul Mellon entertained her throughout the sitting with humorous stories. One of which that stands out in Conner's memory was a time when Mellon was hunting in Norfolk and Licolnshire, he fell off his horse so regularly into the wettest of muddy ditches that he was nicknamed 'The Water Mellon.' Paul Mellon was an American philanthropist and art collector, amassing one of the most important and extensive art collections of the 20th century. Mellon's collecting interests were wide-ranging, spanning European and American art from the Renaissance to the modern era. He had a particular affinity for British art, with a focus on 18th-century British painting, including works by artists such as J.M.W. Turner, George Stubbs, and Thomas Gainsborough. Mellon's dedication to British art led to his pivotal role in the establishment of the Yale Centre for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut, which houses his remarkable collection and serves as a hub for scholarship and research in the field. A cast of this bust is currently on display at the Yale Centre for British Art and the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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Direct from the artist's studio collection
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