{"title":"Spotlight on the Creators: Martha Todd","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"baboon","title":"Baboon of Thoth - Terracotta Replica of Freud's Marble Figurine by Martha Todd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExclusive to the Freud Museum, a unique replica of the marble figurine that sits on Sigmund Freud's desk.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThoth, the ibis-headed god of the moon and intellect, was often represented as a seated baboon. The Egyptians believed the baboon was the spirit of Thoth. The orb crowning his head represents the crescent moon. After death, the Egyptians believed that Thoth, because of his scribal duties, was in charge of the scale in the Weighing of the Heart, a ceremony in which the deeds and virtues of the deceased were judged. This small statue was probably an offering during the Classical Period, when Thoth increased in popularity due to his association with the Greek messenger god, Hermes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Freud family's housekeeper Paula Fichtl noted that Sigmund Freud was in the habit of stroking the marble baboon 'like a pet' when deep in thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base of each figurine is initialled and dated by the artist, Martha Todd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll busts are individually made and will vary slightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 18.5cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 9.5cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 836g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a cotton gift bag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.freud.org.uk\/collections\/bust-reliefs\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore busts and replicas \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd\u003c\/strong\u003e RCA MA is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead more about our partnership with Martha \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/2024\/04\/23\/spotlight-on-the-creators-martha-todd\/\"\u003ehere. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Martha Todd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":27406855815,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/products\/2C2A5607.jpg?v=1740474812"},{"product_id":"horse-rider-replica-statuette","title":"Horse \u0026 Rider - Teracotta Replica of Freud's Clay Figurine by Martha Todd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fitting reward for the Ego in its struggle with the unruly Id\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreud uses the metaphor of horse-riding to illustrate the ego's attempts to direct the forces of the id, so this statuette of a horse and rider would have been especially significant for him. The fact that this piece seems to merge man with animal suggests an affinity with Freud's theory that the ego differentiates itself from the id on contact with external reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd RCA MA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer interpretation of Freud's Horse and Rider is slip cast earthenware and terracotta slip with antiquing wax, cast from a mould of her original clay sculpture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength: 11cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 4cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 10cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a cotton gift bag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRead more about our partnership with Martha \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/2024\/04\/23\/spotlight-on-the-creators-martha-todd\/\"\u003ehere. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martha Todd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3779260842011,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/products\/2C2A6267.jpg?v=1740474805"},{"product_id":"phallus-amulet-replica","title":"Phallus Amulet - Teracotta Replica of Freud's Clay Amulet by Martha Todd","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnalysing the course of cultural development, Freud bemoaned the fact that the genitals have become 'objects of shame ... and even disgust' whereas they were once the 'pride and hope of living beings; they were worshipped as gods'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis replica amulet is earthenware with terracotta slip, press moulded from the original clay sculpture by Martha Todd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd RCA MA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLength: 5.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 2 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a cotton gift bag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRead more about our partnership with Martha \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/2024\/04\/23\/spotlight-on-the-creators-martha-todd\/\"\u003ehere. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.freud.org.uk\/collections\/bust-reliefs\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore busts and replicas \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martha Todd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3779441033243,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/products\/2C2A6290.jpg?v=1740474803"},{"product_id":"hand-holding-an-egg-replica","title":"Hand Holding an Egg - Ceramic Replica of Freud's Bronze Figurine by Martha Todd","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the poem written to accompany his painting the \u003cem\u003eMetamorphosis of Narcissus\u003c\/em\u003e, Salvador Dalí wrote,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘if a man has a bulb in his head, it might break out into a flower at any minute, Narcissus!’ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarlier in the poem, Dalí had compared a ‘bulb in the head’ to the psychoanalytic notion of a ‘complex’. The flower which appears from the bulb (the egg in Dalí’s painting, which is gently balanced between the artist’s fingers) represents the artwork breaking out of the complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis replica of a bronze piece from Freud’s collection bears a remarkable similarity to the artist’s hand in Dalí’s painting, while the snake coiled around the wrist and running up the thumb seems to prefigure the psychoanalytic notion that the artist must somehow plumb the depths of their own unconscious sexual fantasies in the act of artistic creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCeramic\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 13cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBase diameter: 4.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a cotton gift bag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll busts are individually made and will vary slightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd RCA MA\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRead more about our partnership with Martha \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/2024\/04\/23\/spotlight-on-the-creators-martha-todd\/\"\u003ehere. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.freud.org.uk\/collections\/bust-reliefs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore busts and replicas \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martha Todd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13778282512493,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/products\/Hand_and_Egg_with_Snake_wrapped_around_wrist_1.jpg?v=1740474801"},{"product_id":"gradiva-plaster-cast-figurine","title":"Gradiva - Plaster-cast Replica of Freud's Relief by Martha Todd","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I saw today a dear familiar face\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigmund Freud in a letter to his wife, Martha Bernays (1907)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was referring to a Roman bas-relief in the Vatican Museum which was an inspiration for Wilhelm Jensen's novel, Gradiva. In the same year, Freud published a famous study of the book entitled Delusions and Dreams in Jensen's Gradiva and he later acquired a copy of the bas-relief, now known as Gradiva, which hangs in his study. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plaster-cast relief is made exclusively for the Freud Museum and cannot be found anywhere else. Each relief comes in two finishes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSepia oil paint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGolden shellac and bronze powder \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Gradiva, relief in Sigmund Freud's study\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/files\/12_medium.jpg?v=1560516116\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLength: 19.5cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 10cm\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 2cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a cotton gift bag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll busts are individually made and will vary slightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartha Todd RCA MA is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead more about our partnership with Martha \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/2024\/04\/23\/spotlight-on-the-creators-martha-todd\/\"\u003ehere. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.freud.org.uk\/collections\/bust-reliefs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore busts and replicas \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martha Todd","offers":[{"title":"Sepia oil finish","offer_id":29081311576173,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Golden Shellac and Bronze","offer_id":29081311608941,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/products\/GradivaOilpaint.jpg?v=1740474799"},{"product_id":"porcelain-pendant-finger","title":"Finger - Porcelain Pendant by Martha Todd","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eDismembered limbs, a severed head, a hand cut off at the wrist, or feet which dance by themselves — all these have something peculiarly uncanny about them...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigmund Freud, The Uncanny, 1919\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hollow porcelain finger pendant produced by Martha Todd, one of the exhibiting artists of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/exhibitions\/the-uncanny-a-centenary\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Uncanny: A Centenary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd RCA MA\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePorcelain, handmade\u003cbr\u003eLength:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a gift box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"martha todd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30991941009517,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/products\/2C2A8982.jpg?v=1740481906"},{"product_id":"porcelain-pendant-arms","title":"Arms - Porcelain Pendant by Martha Todd","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eDismembered limbs, a severed head, a hand cut off at the wrist, or feet which dance by themselves — all these have something peculiarly uncanny about them...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigmund Freud, The Uncanny, 1919\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hollow porcelain doll's arms pendant produced by Martha Todd, one of the exhibiting artists of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/exhibitions\/the-uncanny-a-centenary\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Uncanny: A Centenary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd RCA MA\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePorcelain, handmade so each pendant may vary slightly.\u003cbr\u003eLength of each arm: 4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a gift box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"martha todd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30992018112621,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/products\/2C2A9013.jpg?v=1740481905"},{"product_id":"porcelain-pendant-legs-small","title":"Legs - Porcelain Pendant by Martha Todd","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eDismembered limbs, a severed head, a hand cut off at the wrist, or feet which dance by themselves — all these have something peculiarly uncanny about them...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigmund Freud, The Uncanny, 1919\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall hollow porcelain doll's legs pendant produced by Martha Todd, one of the exhibiting artists of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/exhibitions\/the-uncanny-a-centenary\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Uncanny: A Centenary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd RCA MA\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. 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Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePorcelain with matte finish.\u003cbr\u003eLength of pin: 14 cm\u003cbr\u003eLength of porcelain torso: 5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a gift box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"martha todd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30992150888557,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/products\/2C2A9020.jpg?v=1740481902"},{"product_id":"wolf-man-brooch","title":"Wolf Man - Porcelain Brooch by Martha Todd","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Sigmund Freud's most famous patients was a young Russian aristocrat named Sergei Pankieff. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe harrowing childhood nightmare that he recounted to Freud earned him the nickname ‘\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/learn\/discover-psychoanalysis\/the-wolf-mans-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWolf Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’. He made a sketch of the dream for Freud, and in later life produced several paintings of it:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/files\/Freud_Museum_London._Collection_Image_1_480x480.jpg?v=1578059627\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"268\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd RCA MA\u003c\/strong\u003e has adapted the Wolf Man's painted wolves into this delicate brooch design. 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The phrase ‘to find one’s own porcupine’ became recognised in Freud’s circle as referring to a process of deflecting one’s attention from an anxiety inducing task (giving the lectures in America) by concentrating on a subsidiary goal (the search for the porcupine).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore leaving the United States, Freud was presented with a bronze porcupine by neurologist James Putnam, which now sits in a prominent position on the right-hand side of his desk, surrounded by his ashtrays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure of the porcupine also occurs in \u003cem\u003eGroup Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego\u003c\/em\u003e(1921) where Freud refers to Schopenhauer’s ‘famous simile of the frozen porcupines’, in order to help understand the ambivalence inherent in human relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha's Todd interpretation of Freud’s Porcupine\u003c\/strong\u003e is press-moulded in black clay with antiqued copped wire, from her original hand-sculpted clay model.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength: 25cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 13cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 17cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 484g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll busts are individually made and will vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a black gift box and comes with an info sheet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.freud.org.uk\/collections\/bust-reliefs\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore busts and replicas \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd\u003c\/strong\u003e RCA MA is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. 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The palm tree, which Freud bought from a garden centre in St John's Wood, became part of his studio for many years. It appears in a number of his paintings, including The Painter's Room 1943-4, and Interior in Paddington 1951.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLucian Freud’s early paintings are often associated with surrealism, depicting plants and animals, before the artist’s subjects progressed to his more famous portraits and studies of figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMartha Todd \u003c\/strong\u003eRCA MA is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission, and is currently researching for her PhD at the University for the Creative Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer Palm Tree Plant Pots are made from press-moulded terracotta with iron oxide and glaze. 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Whilst Freud describes Eros as a primal force, driving us to preserve life and create ever greater unities in its ‘eternal struggle’ with the death drive, this Eros represents a playful, more domesticated expression of desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEros is made of press moulded terracotta from the original sculpture and is decorated with a white underglaze finish. 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These usually depict the deceased and one or two mourners. It has not been determined which of the two this woman may be. During his visit to the National Archaeological Museum in Athens on 5 September 1904, Freud would have come across many examples of such reliefs.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe replica of Freud’s \u003cem\u003eHead of a Woman from a Relief\u003c\/em\u003e is cast in white marble jesmonite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll replicas are individually made and will vary slightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeight: 747g\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 16.5cm with the base (12cm without)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWidth: 8cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDepth: 10cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePacked in a cotton gift bag and comes with an info sheet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.freud.org.uk\/collections\/bust-reliefs\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore busts and replicas \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMartha Todd\u003c\/strong\u003e RCA MA is an artist working from her studio in North London. 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Janus was the Roman god with two faces, often seen as the protector of homes. Freud was intensely interested in the use of totems in ancient forms of religion. Luristan bronze objects such as this have been interpreted as deities, household cult figures, totems, and talismans. Many were found in tombs and burial sites, but besides this fact there is really no evidence of their meaning. It is also not known whether they had non-funerary functions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll figurines are individually made and will vary slightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMartha's interpretation of Freud’s Luristan bronze finial was originally sculpted in clay, then moulded and cast in bronze filled jesmonite. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight if the Figurine: 9cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight of the Base: 3.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 6cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 56g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a cotton gift bag, includes an info sheet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRead more about our partnership with Martha \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/2024\/04\/23\/spotlight-on-the-creators-martha-todd\/\"\u003ehere. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.freud.org.uk\/collections\/bust-reliefs\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore busts and replicas \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd\u003c\/strong\u003e RCA MA is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\/\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martha Todd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47413554020661,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/files\/LuristanFinial-ReplicaofSigmundFreud_sBronzeFigurinebyMarthaTodd_6d7a345e-2eeb-4c3e-9a9a-b39a9d22f84c.jpg?v=1740474786"},{"product_id":"peruvian-figure-of-a-dignitary-replica-of-freuds-figurine-by-martha-todd","title":"Peruvian Figure of a Dignitary - Replica of Freud's Vessel by Martha Todd","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExclusive to the Freud Museum, a unique replica of \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/collections\/objects\/4489\/\"\u003ethe Peruvian (Mochican) vessel \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ein shape of a figure depicting a dignitary.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"outlook-search-highlight\"\u003ePeruvian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003evessel figure is a rare example of a South American antiquity in Freud’s collection. The vessel, dated from c. 200 AD from the Moche civilisation, could have been given to Freud by the young\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"outlook-search-highlight\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeruvian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edoctor Honorio Delgado, who was a great admirer of his and worked on bringing psychoanalytical ideas to Latin America.\u003c\/span\u003eThe base of each figurine is initialled and dated by the artist, Martha Todd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll figures are individually made and will vary slightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDimensions:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 16cm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWidth: 15cm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeight: 224g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComes with a cotton bag and info sheet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.freud.org.uk\/collections\/bust-reliefs\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.freud.org.uk\/collections\/bust-reliefs\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore busts and replicas \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMartha Todd\u003c\/strong\u003e RCA MA is an artist working from her studio in North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRead more about our partnership with Martha \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/2024\/04\/23\/spotlight-on-the-creators-martha-todd\/\"\u003ehere. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martha Todd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47887611265333,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/files\/PeruvianFigureofaDignitary-ReplicaofFreud_sVesselbyMarthaTodd.jpg?v=1740474784"},{"product_id":"ishtar-stoneware-clay-replica-of-freuds-terracotta-figurine-by-martha-todd","title":"Statuette of a Female Offering to Ishtar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStoneware Clay Replica of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/collections\/objects\/3725\/\"\u003eFreud's Terracotta Figurine \u003c\/a\u003eby Martha Todd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe statuette of a female is represented as an offering to Ishtar. It originates from the Orontes valley in modern-day Syria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIshtar was the region’s ultimate goddess, the divine personification of the planet Venus, in charge of love, fertility, war and storms. The goddess’s origin story tells that when her lover Tammuz died, Ishtar descended to the underworld to find him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Babylonian scriptures, she was called the Light of the World, Leader of Hosts, Opener of the Womb, Righteous Judge, Lady of Victory and Bestower of Strength. Among more recent excavations at the ancient Syrian city of Ebla (now Tell Mardikh), figurines like this were found in the acropolis, an area sacred to Ishtar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike other offerings to the gods, this female figure would have been disposed of in a favissa, a pit used for the disposal of objects used in a temple. Due to the vast numbers of offerings to the gods as gifts, temple repositories often had to be cleared out and the old offerings buried in the vicinity of the god’s shrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally, this female would have been adorned: her ears are pierced for earrings and there are decorations in the socket in her forehead and her round navel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe function of these figures is difficult to establish. It is unlikely that they were part of a cult of fertility or part of fertility rituals. Fertility figures tend to have exaggerated sexual parts, those these figures from Orontes tend to have no representation of sexual parts at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is more likely that these statuettes had no real purpose other than ornamental, or perhaps as playthings. Many have been found alongside similarly modelled beds, carts and chariots. Perhaps they were early forms of children’s toys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLength: 7 cm\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 1.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a cotton gift bag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll figures are individually made and will vary slightly.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Todd RCA MA \u003c\/strong\u003eis an artist working from her studio In North London. Her work is often conceptual and normally involves sculpting figurative forms, both human and animal. She makes work for exhibitions and on commission and is currently researching for her PhD at the University for the Creative Arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRead more about our partnership with Martha \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freud.org.uk\/2024\/04\/23\/spotlight-on-the-creators-martha-todd\/\"\u003ehere. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.freud.org.uk\/collections\/bust-reliefs\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore busts and replicas \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marthatodd.info\"\u003eMartha's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Martha Todd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49316965777717,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/files\/StatuetteofaFemaleOfferingtoIshtarFront.jpg?v=1740474782"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9421\/collections\/Spotlight_on_the_Creators-_Martha_Todd.jpg?v=1713850977","url":"https:\/\/freud-museum-shop.myshopify.com\/collections\/spotlight-on-the-creators-martha-todd.oembed","provider":"Freud Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}