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Mary Bussell
Mary Bussell
Mary Bussell
Mary Bussell
Mary Bussell
Mary Bussell
Mary Bussell
Mary Bussell

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Bust of a woman with her right shoulder raised to her ear. Her head is tilted and the gaze averted to the right. She has a necklace with two rows of round beads around her neck.

In 1926, Dobson married Caroline Mary Bussell, his second wife and artist model, and created this sculpture of her in the same year.

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

Leicester

Title

Mary Bussell

Date

1926

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 33 x W 29 x D 24 cm

Accession number

L.F107.1988.0.0

Acquisition method

purchased from the Gillian Jason Gallery

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

behind right shoulder: DOBSON 2/3; Foundry mark behind right shoulder: OIRE / C.VALSUANI / PERDUE

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