Reclining Nude II was made specifically by Sydney Kumalo (SA 1935 -1988) for the Grosvenor Gallery and together with Reclining Nude I was one of the first two Kumalo sculptures...
Reclining Nude II was made specifically by Sydney Kumalo (SA 1935 -1988) for the Grosvenor Gallery and together with Reclining Nude I was one of the first two Kumalo sculptures exhibited in the United Kingdom.
It was cast by Fiorini and Carney in London. The sculptures were not numbered by Grosvenor Gallery but their records show that 9 of the edition of 10 were cast.