Spartacus by Tom Merrifield Bronze sculpture on stone base, Edition 3 of 9, 320cm high by wide by deep, All Sculpture, Body, Fantasy, Figurative, Male, Men People sculpture.

A stunning monumental sized male semi-nude bronze sculpture of Spartacus frozen mid leap, mounted on a large stone plinth.

Spartacus is depicted in a pose that conveys both action and determination, emphasizing his role as a warrior who fought for freedom.

Tom was born in Sydney, Australia. 1932 -2021. He trained as a classical dancer from a young age. He then moved to Britain in 1956 where his first engagement was being a principal dancer in Cinderella at the London Coliseum. It was here Merrifield began drawing his fellow dancers.

Unfortunately he had to have a cartilage operation which made dancing very painful, at this point he began sculpting. From 1972 he was sculpting full time and was showing his work in West End galleries. In his time, he has sculpt many of the worlds famous dancers including Anton Dolin, Alicia Markova and Wayne Sleep. Tom was commissioned to do a bust of the Princess of Wales after her death by the British Red Cross.

Now installed at The Sculpture Park, Spartacus by Tom Merrifield, is admired by thousands of people in its full glory. If you wish to purchase the piece, The Sculpture Park team are able to arrange the full removal and installation.