TRIBE, Barbara (1913-2000) 'Sun Worshipper' (Supplication). Bronze on black marble base. Modelled 1933/34. Cast 1998 at Crawford's Casting, ed. 1/2. Signed 'Barbara Tribe' (incised on bronze base between hands). Modelled: circa 1933/34 by Barbara Tribe at ESTC. Exhibited: Sept 1934 at Society of Artists (Sydney); May 1935 at Women's Industrial Art Society (Sydney). Cast: 1998 by Crawford Casting (first of two casts). Aquired: 1995 from the sculptor. (H39cm W37cm D15cm)
OTHER NOTES: Model was Iris Eleanor Spicer (Mrs Sid Platt) who was also a model for Norman Lindsay, Rayner Hoff and other Sydney artists. Estimate $18,000-30,000