Pensive Girl - Catford Road, Catford, London, UK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The sculpture is called 'Pensive Girl' and is by Gerda Rubinstein. It is situated on a grassed area in front of Lewisham Town Hall on the north side of Catford Road in Catford.

Th statue is cast from bronze and depicts a life-sized girl sat on the ground. Her left leg is bent under her right leg with her right foot being flat on the ground and her right knee upright. Her right elbow is resting on her right knee and the right side of her face is resting in the crook of the right elbow. Her left arm is straight down with the hand resting on the ground.Her eyes are open and she has a smile on her face. She is wearing an ankle length dress that has a ribbon that is tied behind her back.

The Lewisham Council website [visit link] tells us:

"Pensive Girl
Artist: Gerda Rubinstein, 1992 Location: Catford Town Hall Commissioned, owned and maintained by Lewisham Council One of several works in the borough by Gerda Rubinstein."

The Gerda Rubinstein website [visit link] tells us about the artist:

"The sculptures that I make have developed from early carving in stone and then refractory brick, in which I carved negative shapes into which bronze was poured, to modelling in wax for small work or in clay for larger pieces, which are then cast in bronze or occasionally in cement or resin.

My sculptures are almost always of people, often celebrating something, because I get my inspiration
from where I live. I have also made portraits and modelled birds, including owls, flamingos and hawks, cats, dogs, donkeys, goats and other animals when the opportunity has arisen, such as the 36 Terns for a water sculpture at Dudley.

I enjoy working on a commission and hope that the work, which is generally figurative, will be self explanatory without the need for a title: I have come to realise that the sense of freedom and hope that I experienced as a teenager in Holland after five years of occupation in World War II has really never left me and that it still colours my work."

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Pensive Girl Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Gerda Rubinstein Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1992 Materials used: Bronze Location: Grassed, public area outsie Lewisham Town Hall.

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