15929961030001312637261000Standard Recordobject-28517170249414757016074239620001702494117301fitz-onlineadlib-object-28517https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2851737e8c61b-81d8-312e-a1aa-3149ccbe7c9f12personreferenceagent-153715adlib-agent-1537158b8facef-bbf3-3362-accf-80549de1f9damanreferenceterm-37642adlib-term-376428f36efe3-4fe1-3da2-9944-000db5687ad7porcelainreferenceterm-42692adlib-term-4269268c2b295-0e5f-3e4e-ac86-2aebb8653b91Studio Ceramicsreferenceterm-32652adlib-term-3265282d8ae3b-f165-395c-ba93-dfa1c282b7beglazeDecorationreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingGlazereferenceterm-27616adlib-term-2761661e6a95d-84c8-3893-b6c8-213392262987glazing (coating)referenceterm-110500adlib-term-1105006dc34c6c-d553-36b2-b489-9797a89deeeasociety/human lifeApplied ArtsPorcelain hand-modelled, glazed and painted with dabs of turquoise-blue, green, yellow, orange, and dark red. Figure of a nude man on a small, shallow, triangular base with uneven sides, and of uneven height. He stands on the ball of his right foot. His right leg is bent at the knee, and his left leg, also bent at the knee, is crossed in front of the other leg with the foot in the air. His torso is leaning slightly to the left as he reaches out with both arms to grasp a cockerel which is flying towards the viewer. The man has a long nose, large ears, and hair flying out into two points at the back. His 'cock' is erect (it would probably have dropped off during firing otherwise).C.15-19991accession numberC.15-199928517priref28517199919991999entry form number114urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/28517https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/28517referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund.referenceagent-156032adlib-agent-1560323aded83c-6f5c-39b8-a50c-07f712e01b2cGoodison, Nicholas and Judith199919991999-10-11givenThe National Art Collections Fund has been renamed The Art Fund since acquisition1999CE19991999potterreferenceagent-156351adlib-agent-156351f739b7c3-f638-30cb-ba65-00a3a1a44beaFlynn, MichaelText from object entry in A. Game (2016) ‘Contemporary British Crafts: The Goodison Gift to the Fitzwilliam Museum’. London: Philip Wilson Publishers: Born in Germany, Michael Flynn spent some of his early childhood on a farm in Ireland. He initially studied Fine Art and worked as a painter but moved to study Ceramics at Cardiff College of Art (1975–78) under Alan Barrett-Danes (1935–2004). His highly distinctive figurative ceramics draw inspiration from such diverse sources as Meissen figurines, Expressionist art and the gestural ceramics of Peter Voulkos (1924–2002). Flynn uses a variety of ceramic techniques and materials including raku, terracotta and porcelain. He also occasionally works in bronze. His sculptures explore the tense nature of male/female relationships with suggestions of lust, violence, joy and ecstasy. His work is inspired by stories, myth and legend which he incorporates into his work. He has a studio in Cardiff but also spends parts of the year in Europe, mainly Germany and Poland. ‘A modern critique of traditional porcelain figure groups, clever and witty and highly relevant to the collections here [at The Fitzwilliam Museum].’ Duncan Robinson, Director, The Fitzwilliam Museum, 1995–2007.referenceterm-109890adlib-term-109890825251c2-9904-34be-b6ab-c855347f224720th Century, Late#referenceterm-107700adlib-term-1077008f5360fb-b262-3ae9-8942-b81cc0e3e848Elizabeth IIreferenceterm-107680adlib-term-107680f7a1775f-c677-384d-a269-0c6dac1a74c9literalWalesWalescountryCardiff?referenceterm-37642adlib-term-376428f36efe3-4fe1-3da2-9944-000db5687ad7porcelainHeightcm32.8referencemedia-196706adlib-media-1967065285f68b-8d9c-3745-b42c-1b00b1781e82jpegaa/aa33/C_15_1999_1_201506_jas244_dc2.jpg1heightpixels1025widthpixels76916162542862231imagejpegaa/aa33/mid_C_15_1999_1_201506_jas244_dc2.jpg1heightpixels666widthpixels50016162542862231imagejpegaa/aa33/C_15_1999_1_201506_jas244_dc2.jpg1heightpixels1025widthpixels76916162542862231imagejpegaa/aa33/preview_C_15_1999_1_201506_jas244_dc2.jpg1heightpixels333widthpixels25016162542862231image0media
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imagereferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurehistory notePurchased by the donors from Contemporary Applied Arts, 2 Percy Street, London, W1P 9FAreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 139, text p. 138, no. 4530 'Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Sir Nicholas and Lady Goodison Gift'.p. 138referencepublication-2061adlib-publication-2061476d12da-cf98-34cd-adba-37133b8a921bNational Art Collections Fund Review 1999Publ. p. 29, short text, with colour illustration29referencepublication-200001843adlib-publication-2000018434fa33587-103a-3608-9de5-1afa6891542bEarth and FirePubl. pp. 70-1, no. 22, illustrated p. 71. Object description, maker's biography and quote from a former director of the Fitzwilliam Museum70-1referencepublication-8258adlib-publication-825871d79ea2-2385-305e-9044-fbb0cde9ffe7Contemporary British Crafts: The Goodison Gift to The Fitzwilliam MuseumCf. For two more pieces by Michael Flynn, see Christie's, South Kensington, 23 November 1999, Studio Pottery, p. 26, lot 115, Cockerel, and lot 116, Picking Flowers. Estimates £800-1,200.p. 26referencepublication-2297adlib-publication-2297faeefd11-730d-38ad-9086-529bc3dbdda3Studio Pottery, 23rd November 1999referencepublication-200001270adlib-publication-2000012707cf47642-10cb-3648-aa77-634860c4f972Michael Flynn, Mächtig bewegt - Figürliche PlastikRef. Michael Flynn110-15referencepublication-7736adlib-publication-7736c6c68bba-cac9-3f9e-b511-a36911c0345dModern British Potters and their Studiosreferenceterm-42692adlib-term-4269268c2b295-0e5f-3e4e-ac86-2aebb8653b91Studio Ceramicsreferenceterm-117337adlib-term-1173374384df20-5604-3ac1-aff2-e396ed3bf20dContemporary Craftanimalreferenceterm-109726adlib-term-1097265812ce64-1f8d-3a4e-8ff2-4cde3b3c97cccockerelliteralcockerelcockerelreferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigureporcelain, hand-modelled, glazed and painted with dabs of turquoise-blue, green, yellow, orange, and dark redreferenceterm-120060adlib-term-1200602a6ad93f-460b-3c12-ae60-89a8c8d54a3dhand-modellingCatching the Cockobject
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