A sepia drawing of a human with a lion head roaring crouched on top of a bull

Elisabeth Frink: Strength & Sensuality

Exhibition passed: 22 September 2022 – 8 January 2023

Included in general admission tickets
Suitable for all ages
Wheelchair accessible

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Elisabeth Frink: Strength & Sensuality

In 2019 the Holburne received a bequest of 35 objects from the estate of sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993). The artworks included sculptures, drawings, etchings, and screen prints. A new exhibition will celebrate this important acquisition by showcasing a selection of the works.

Featuring themes such as storytelling, animals, humour and violence, Elisabeth Frink: Strength & Sensuality is the Holburne’s first opportunity to show a selection of Dame Elisabeth Frink’s bronzes and works on paper. The 11 works included depict her unique take on some of the most loved and well-known tales from Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales and classical Greek mythology, in her Children of the Gods series of etchings. Together, they examine an almost unknown, or indeed forgotten, but important aspect of Frink’s career, as a storyteller and printmaker. Visitors will also be able to see a number of Frink’s best-known motifs, winged figures, male torsos and horses.

Elisabeth Frink: Strength & Sensuality is devised in collaboration with a Bath Spa University student, Harriet Rhodes, as part of the Holburne’s partnership with universities in the area and our commitment to helping people develop a career in the arts.