We’ve Picked a Winner!

Barry Flanagan
Horse, Mirrored, 1995
Bronze
154 x 109 x 40.6 cm
60 ⅝ x 42 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 16 in.
Edition 2 of 8 plus 3 APs

In celebration of Royal Ascot this weekend, we have picked a winner here at Roche Court - or rather, two!

Proud, fanciful and energetic, Barry Flanagan's Horse, Mirrored makes reference to classical sculpture, embodying man's storied and enduring relationship with horses throughout history.

The size and interrelation between the two pieces in Horse, Mirrored echo themes of companionship and alliance, while the emphasised curve of the horseback, the sinuous nature of the legs and the raised hooves are characteristic of Flanagan's distinctive method when sculpting anthropomorphic creatures.

Barry Flanagan, Horse, Mirrored at Roche Court Sculpture Park, 2025.

Born in Prestatyn, North Wales in 1941, Barry Flanagan graduated from Saint Martin's School of Art in 1966. In his early practice, he was associated with emergent art movements of the time, including Arte Povera, Land Art, and Process Art, and in 1987, he represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale.

Pictured: Barry Flanagan and Horse, Mirrored, 1995 at the Hugh Lane Dublin City Gallery. Photo courtesy of The Estate of Barry Flanagan.

In 1991 he was awarded an OBE, and elected to the Royal Academy of Arts. A major retrospective of his work was held at the Fundación ‘La Caixa’, Madrid, in 1993, and another, following his death, at Tate Britain in 2011.