The work is in good conditions for its age with some discolouration.
13.5 x 19.5cm (5.3" x 7.7")Sheet: 18.5 x 25.7cm (7.3" x 10.1")
Born at Redcar, Yorkshire and raised in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was the son of Samuel Sykes who ran a decorating and house painting business in Newcastle with his brother Charles Xavier Sykes. Their work involved making wallpapers and friezes, and they were both amateur painters.
Charles was initially apprenticed to his father's trade of house painting and studied art at Rutherford College. In 1898 he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London. Sykes remained in the capital after completing his studies and established a successful career mixing fine and commercial art. At around this time, he dropped his full given name of Charles Robinson Sykes in favour of plain Charles Sykes.
Sykes's first commission was for a triptych for Beaulieu Abbey, the Cistercian Abbey at which his patron, Lord Montagu, was lay abbot. Five years later, the warm reception given to a statuette of a bacchante that Sykes exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts led to his being commissioned to design the mascot for Rolls Royce known as the 'Flying Lady' or 'Spirit of Ecstasy' (1911). He fabricated each cast of the mascot when specially ordered by a buyer of a Rolls Royce. From 1928 Sykes was assisted in casting and finishing the mascots by his daughter, Jo Sykes, who also became a sculptor.
| SKU | rf613 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Charles Robinson Sykes (1875-1950) |
| Date | 1923 |
| Dimensions | 13.5 x 19.5cm |
| Medium | Etching |
| Subject | Portrait |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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