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Wed, Mar 26, 2025 01:00PM EDT
Lot 356

Tim (Frogman) Cotterill, British B. 1950, Five Works

Estimate: $600 - $800
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Tim (Frogman)CotterillBritishB. 1950Five WorksBali BF132V, Tahiti 132B, Maui BF132P, Fiji BF132G, and Tortola BF132R; bronzeeach signed and numbered 680/1000Each: 6 x 1 in. (15.2 x 2.5 cm.)Tim Cotterill, The Frogman, was born in Leicester, England, in 1950. He left school at the age of fifteen to complete a six-year engineering apprenticeship. Intrigued with metalworking, Tim created radical wheeled vehicles and metal sculptures of animals and birds during the ?70s and ?80s. His original steel, bronze and gold sculptures are in art collections throughout the world. Tim immigrated to California in 1990 where he has since devoted himself solely to the creation of his unique bronze sculptures. Tim?s work is now represented in fine art galleries worldwide.

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Tim Cotterill, The Frogman, was born in Leicester, England, in 1950. He left school at the age of fifteen to complete a six-year engineering apprenticeship. Intrigued with metalworking, Tim created radical wheeled vehicles and metal sculptures of animals and birds during the ?70s and ?80s. His original steel, bronze and gold sculptures are in art collections throughout the world. Tim immigrated to California in 1990 where he has since devoted himself solely to the creation of his unique bronze sculptures. Tim?s work is now represented in fine art galleries worldwide.