PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ALAN THORNHILL (LOTS 338-353)
ALAN THORNHILL (1921-2020)
Kathron Sturrock
signed with monogram and numbered 282 (underneath)
patinated terracotta
34 cm (13 1/4 in) high

PROVENANCE:
Artist's estate

Kathron Sturrock is a professional pianist and was a neighbour and friend of Thornhill's when she lived in Lacy Road, Putney. She sat for the present work in the 1980s.

Sturrock has studied with a range of musicians, including Alfred Brendel and Mstislav Rostropovich. Twice winner of best pianist award at the Sofia International Opera Competition, she had her BBC Proms debut in 1994, and worked for several years with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in her Master Classes throughout Europe. She is Piano Professor at the Royal College of Music, has an extensive discography, and is a founder member and Artistic Director of the eminent chamber ensemble The Fibonacci Sequence, now in its 24th year.