Quartet by Richard PerryA bronze sculpture on a low bronze plinth, 1986. This work was formerly on the west side of Old Market Square, but was moved to the castle to make way for construction of the new tram line. It has now been moved to the top of Chapel Bar, approximately 250 metres from the Market Square.
This life-size group of four figures represents the daily passage of people
through the city, based upon observation of human behaviour. Quartet was commissioned
by Nottinghamshire County Council in conjunction with East Midlands Arts.
The work took seven months and cost c.£25,000 before being unveiled
by Princess Anne on 5 December 1988. A number of other bronze and painted
steel sculptures by different artists were commissioned in the 1980s, and
can be found on Maid Marian Way, in the Hockley area and at the Theatre Royal
where there is a wire sculpture, Carmen, by Hilary Cartmell (1988).
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