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Jonathan Kenworthy (b. 1943)
Yesterday’s Gods (2002)
bronze
27.25 × 21.5 × 8.75 inches
inscribed: © Kenworthy 2002 1/9

In his 1999 Town & Country article, John Heminway chronicled watching the sculptor at work. He wrote that Yesterday’s Gods, which represents an enormous stone statue of Horus, falcon god of the ancient Egyptians – with its custodian reading his newspaper, seated on its plinth – tells a universal truth. It shows how time marks our passage with enduring art, whilst the ancient deities are confined to their place in history. And he concludes, “Looking at it, one feels the weight of a grand past, and the languor and lethargy of hot Edfu afternoons.”

287

Jonathan Kenworthy

b. 1943

Yesterday’s Gods (2002)
bronze
27.25 × 21.5 × 8.75 inches
inscribed: © Kenworthy 2002 1/9
$10,000 – 15,000
Condition ReportBronze is in good condition. Some paint loss on top of metal baseplate.

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