Was at a local auction for other things but this piece spoke to me so I picked it up for $5. I thought it was resin at the time and completely missed the artist's mark. I looked for ages and couldn't find him. Yesterday I picked it up and distinctly heard metal, so off I went again. Was about to post for help when I photographed the mark in just the right way and tried a new search. Finally found him! "Boy Reading" by noted English artist Karin Jonzen, a limited edition cold cast bronze on resin. I had thought he seemed 1970s to me, and turns out that's exactly his date. "This piece is one of a small series of limited edition sculptures Jonzen produced for Heredities. In her book she writes; 'About this time I started receiving a substantial source of income through royalties received from the firm of Heredities. This company was especially set up to publish editions of small sculptures with a new technique of cold casting, which gives perfect technical results, but which is far less costly than conventional methods. With this security, which I hadn't had for years, I was able to save enough for a 'one man exhibition' which took place at the Fieldborne Gallery in 1974.'"
What is cold cast Bronze Resin? Bronze Resin sculpture also known as “cold cast bronze” or bonded bronze, is made of real bronze powder, mixed with polyester, epoxy or another resin and poured into a rubber reusable mould. This is backed up with very strong fiberglass and resin. https://tanyarussell.com/animal-scu...ndry-bronze-metal-and-cold-cast-bronze-resin/
