Peter Haden - Almost Forgotten

14 Sculptures produced by Peter Haden in and for South Africa, 1968 to 1974 Haden’s period with Guenther, from 1968 to 1971 when he left South Africa, was short but productive. He conceived 40 sculptures (6 which were ‘withdrawn’ prior to production) from which a total of 182 bronze casts were made. Since 1990, a total of only 14 of Haden’s sculptures have been sold on auction in South Africa. 1968 Rider ; Flower Form ; Fear ; Ball-foot ; Aloe-foot ; Bent over Figure ; Sitting-foot ; Headache 1969 Rain Queen ; Rain King ; Mother and Child ; Standing Figure , Relief I ; Twins ; Torso I ; Magic Staff I ; Magic Staff II ; Elongated Figure I ; Medusa ; Levitation (Relief) ; The Golden Calf ; Thought ; Suspended Figure ; Reclining Figure 1970 Peter Pan ; Reclining Torso ; Running Bird ; Batman ; Birdman ; Standing Figure I ; Protector ; Lovers I Reclining; Riders ; Dancer ; Lovers II . 1974 While living in Europe, Haden was one of six sculptors invited to submit a design for a stainless steel sculpture to be the focal point of the new Anglo-American Properties development, Transvaal House, in Pretoria. The prize was R8 000. He produced a 2-metre-high maquette for a proposed 5-metre-high sculpture titled Inox . The maquettes were on view at the International Building Exhibition at the Milner Park showgrounds, Johannesburg, from 1 August 1974. Rain Queen bronze on wooden base h: 72,5 cm 5/10 private collection Rain King bronze on wooden base h: 73 cm 7/10 private collection pages 16 and 17 Installation views of Rain Queen and Rain King , 1960s photographs by egon guenther