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Item Ships From: France
Sculpture Rooster Painted wood
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Sculpture Rooster Painted wood Dimensions : h58xl56xl30cm Ref : 1009 circa 1980 price 750€
Category

1980s Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Estremoz Marble Sculpture by Jean-Frédéric Bourdier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean-Frédéric Bourdier Estremoz Marble sculpture Signed and dated France 2007 210 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm
Category

Early 2000s Post-Modern France - Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Sculpture of an Elephant in Patinated Bronze, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of an elephant in patinated bronze, 20th century. Sculpture of an elephant in patinated bronze, marble base, 20th century animal bronze. h: 21.5cm, w: 20cm, d: 8cm
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Gaston Schweitzer : "Potatoes picker ", original plaster -1958
By Gaston Schweitzer
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962? France): "Potato picker" Original plaster with medium "ground colour" patina Unique piece Signed with artist monogram on base Dated "6.58" (June 1958...
Category

1950s French Modern Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Colette Souter-Emery: "Relief N°1", patinated metal bas-relief, 1971
By Colette Sauter-Emery
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Colette Sauter-Emery : "Relief n°1 " Abstract composition made of assembled nails on a patinated metallic board Monogrammed '"CS" on the front lower right of the sculpture Sticker ...
Category

1970s French Modern Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Iron

Late 19th Vienna Bronze Representing "Locust"
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 19th Vienna bronze representing "Locust".
Category

Late 19th Century Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Plaster Bust by Charles Filleul – Mustached Man, 20th Century.
Located in NANTES, FR
Studio Bust by Charles Filleul – Mustached Man, Early 20th Century This studio bust, in plaster or terracotta, was crafted by Charles Filleul and originates directly from his worksh...
Category

20th Century French Neoclassical France - Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Mask Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus
Located in Geneve, CH
Mask Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 17 x H 29 cm. Materials: Clay. My name is Eglė Šimkus, and I was born in Lithuania in 1990 to a ...
Category

2010s French Post-Modern France - Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Bust of a Child in Terra Cotta from the 20th Century, Signed Gobet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bust of a child in terra cotta from the 20th century. Signed Gobet.   
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV France - Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

20th century French Pair of Earthenware Chicks, 1930s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in LEGNY, FR
A lovely pair of Art Deco crackled earthenware chicks in the style of Jacques Adnet, in good condition. Numbered under the base. Excellent quality.
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Studio plaster by Ch. Filleul – Classical-style couple, 20th century.
Located in NANTES, FR
This studio plaster from the 20th century was created by Charles Filleul. It is most likely a preparatory work for a commissioned public statue, as visible traces of hand modeling re...
Category

20th Century French Neoclassical France - Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Tray, Footprint, Original Designed by Piero de Vecchi, 1935
By Piero De Vecchi
Located in Nice, FR
Tray, footprint, original designed by Piero de Vecchi, 1935. This piece is in silver metal, not solid silver, it is signed on the back by de Vecchi 1935. Authentic piece, modernist ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco France - Sculptures

Materials

Silver Leaf

One of a Kind Sculpture in Rosewood, Silver and Lucite by Alain Descombes
By Alain Descombes
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Sculpture by French Sculptor Alain Descombes born in 1942 The " Bird", circa 1980s.
Category

1980s French Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Silver

One of a Kind Large Ceramic Vase " Echos Idoles " Signed by French Ceramist Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
Decorative vase in clay with stylized faces, handmade and signed by French ceramicists Dalo Earthenware with satin black /grey /beige enamels. One of a kind Measures: H 43 cm x L 22 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary France - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Terracotta Medallion by Charles Filleul – Studio Work, 20th Century
Located in NANTES, FR
This medallion bears the signature of Charles Filleul. It is a piece originating from the artist’s studio, executed with a fine hand and solid technique, typical of Charles Filleul’s...
Category

20th Century French Neoclassical France - Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Plaster bas-relief of a baby, attributed to Charles Filleul.
Located in NANTES, FR
This plaster bas-relief is a workshop piece by Charles Filleul, likely a preparatory work for a larger sculpture. It is finely executed and shows quality craftsmanship. Please note ...
Category

20th Century French Neoclassical France - Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Blue labradorite with wooden base
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Coming from madagascar, this aesthetic specimen of semi-precious gemstone called labradorite has the perfect weight and dimensions to decorate a bookshelf or a desk. It weighs 1900 g...
Category

2010s Malagasy France - Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Pair Of Seals, The Child With The Bird And The Child With The Empty Nest
Located in Beaune, FR
A rare pair of bronze seals, one depicting a child with a bird and the other a child with an empty nest. These casts were made after sculptures by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785). ...
Category

19th Century French Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

André Belo (1908-1976, France) : "Motherhood", bronze sculpture n°1, c.1960
By André Belo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
André BELO (1908-1976, France) :"Motherhood" (Maternité) Modernist patinated bronze sculpture showing a stylished mother and her baby playing together on a white and yellow veine...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Terracotta sculpture, Charles Filleul workshop, bust of a child.
Located in NANTES, FR
This terracotta sculpture originates from the workshop of Charles Filleul. It features a patinated finish and is a finely crafted modeling, mounted on a wooden base. Please note som...
Category

20th Century French Neoclassical France - Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Porcelain Group, The Music Players
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain group, The Music Players, 19th century. Measures: H 37 cm, D 24 cm,
Category

19th Century European Napoleon III Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Group, The Music Players
Porcelain Group, The Music Players
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Georges Saupique : "maternity" Patinated Bronze, Valsuani fondry C. 1930
By Georges Saupique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Georges SAUPIQUE (1889-1961, France): "Maternity" Bronze proof with brown patina Old edition lost wax casting Signed "G. Saupique" by engraving Bears the founder's stamp "C Va...
Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Terracotta Sculpture – Male Mask on Black Marble Base by Charles Filleul – 20th
Located in NANTES, FR
Terracotta Sculpture – Male Mask on Black Marble Base by Charles Filleul – 20th Century This terracotta is a refined and accomplished work by Charles Filleul, dedicated “A. Lucie.” ...
Category

20th Century French Neoclassical France - Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of White Marble Vases with Ivy Decoration, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Two large covered vases with foot in white Carrara marble of Greek Amphora form, carved with climbing ivy. The shape of the handles have a geometrical for...
Category

1880s French Greek Revival Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Bronze with Cherubic Putto Signed by Perelli
Located in Marseille, FR
Bronze putto cherub height 1 m 48 Signature of Perelli on the base dimension width 77 cm and 48 cm deep. Additional information: Material: bronze.
Category

Mid-20th Century France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Beryl négatif
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Paris, FR
Edition : 47/50 Publisher : Denise René, Paris Catalog : [Benavides Vol. II 1893] 36.00 cm. x 36.00 cm. 14.17 in. x 14.17 in. (image) Titled, annotated and signed on the back Sl...
Category

1960s French Kinetic Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Wood

C. M. RISPAL : "The Rooster", Black patinated bronze, C. 1930
By Rispal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
C.M.Rispal : "The Rooster" Black patinated bronze sculpture figuring a standing rooster art deco shaped, mounted on a 4 slices wood base adorned with an o...
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

François Pompon. “Poule d’eau”, bronze, 2006 print.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
François Pompon. Foundry Valsuani, edited by. Sculpture entitled “Moorhen”. Bronze with brown patina, lost wax casting. Stamp of the Foundry “cire perdeue C. Valsuani” on the terra...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

White Terracotta Sculpture by Alexandre Ney
By Alexander Ney
Located in Paris, FR
"Friendly" White terracotta sculpture by famous artist Alexandre Ney 2010 Born in 1939 in Leningrad in the former Soviet Union, Alexander Ney lives and works in New York. The a...
Category

2010s American Minimalist France - Sculptures

Valérie Courtet. Ceramic kangaroo. Contemporary work.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Valérie Courtet, by. Kangaroo in chamotte and enameled stoneware. Work of a contemporary French artist. Dimensions: H 91 x W 29 x D 52 cm Reference: LS61381809P
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French France - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vincent Gonzalez Large Sculpture in Polychrome Carved Oak, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vincent GONZALEZ (1928-2019) Large sculpture in polychrome carved oak , circa 1960 Monogram    
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Terracotta Sculpture by Paul Adolphe Lebègue, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta sculpture by Paul Adolphe Lebègue, Early 20th Century. Terracotta sculpture by Adolphe Lebègue (1833-1928), signed and dated 1924 with the title "Too late for soup". H: ...
Category

20th Century French Art Nouveau France - Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Late 19th Vienna Bronze Jockey Couple
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 19th Vienna bronze couple of jockey.
Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze and glass abstract sculpture
By Marc Lepilleur
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Bronze an glass abstract sculpture Numbered 1/1 Foundry BBC Circa 2010
Category

2010s European France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Brut, Sculpture with Grimacing Characters
Located in Marseille, FR
Art brut, sculpture with grimacing characters, height 80 cm. Additional information: Material: Fruit woods
Category

20th Century France - Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

Sculpture Bloomen 11 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture Bloomen 11 by Zanellazine Ceramics Dimensions: W 20 x H 58 cm Materials: Red clay, Brown semi-refractorie clay, White fireclay. About: Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist and set ...
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern France - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Scale model for a monumental work, by Michel Lucotte, France, 1974
By Michel Lucotte
Located in Paris, FR
Model for a monumental steel sculpture (7.50 meters long, 2 meters high), created in 1974 for the technical college in Beaune (Côte d’Or), where it is still on display. The model, a ...
Category

1970s French Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Eugène Provost - The Chariot Of Bacchus
Located in Beaune, FR
Gilded bronze and patinated bronze sculpture representing "The Chariot of Bacchus". Signed on the chariot "E. PROVOST". Good condition. Dimensions Height 14.5cm Width 13cm D...
Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture Victor Roman
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare sculpture by Victor Roman Signed and numbered.
Category

1980s French Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ernestine Sirine-Real "Romantique Art Deco" Bust of a Man", Plaster
By Ernestine Sirine-Real
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real (1899-1994) "Art Deco Bust of a man", plaster, circa 1930. May be her husband the painter Charles Real (1898-1979).
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Salvador DALI - Bronze, The Minotaur
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Beaune, FR
Bronze sculpture with bronze patina signed on the front on the edge of the base "Salvator Dali" and on the back is inscribed the name of the manufacturer...
Category

20th Century European France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Saint-Christophe, by Jules René Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture by René Lalique in sculpted glass Signed
Category

Mid-20th Century French France - Sculptures

Materials

Glass

1950s Africanist Terracota Sculpture by Riccardo Scarpa
By Riccardo Scarpa
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950s Africanist terracota sculpture by Riccardo Scarpa France Signed.
Category

1950s European Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century "The Gazelle Of The Desert" Animal Bronze P. J. Mêne
By Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century "The desert gazelle" animal bronze P. J. Mêne inscription of the same name on the edge of the terrace.
Category

19th Century French Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sculpture brutaliste 1970 bronze et métal signée
Located in LYON, FR
Superbe sculpture circulaire brutaliste en bronze coulé et métal. Superbe état signée à identifier. diamètre 37 cm
Category

1970s French Brutalist Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Burmese Buddha, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Burmese Buddha. Painted wood. 19th Century. Large lack of wood on the base, front and back.
Category

19th Century Asian Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Stromatolite "red desert gogotte" triptych on custom stand
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This natural red sculpture called stromatolite, is at least 300 millions years old. These fossils are unique in their kind. The laminar structures are made by the biochemical activit...
Category

2010s Moroccan France - Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Alabaster, 19th Century, Woman with a Flute Beside the Fountain, Bronze Flute
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alabaster, 19th century, woman with a flute beside the fountain, bronze flute. Measures: H 78 cm, L Basic: 30 cm x 23 cm.
Category

1870s French Napoleon III Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Glass sculpture Cote à Cote Perrin Perrin France
By Perrin Perrin
Located in Paris, FR
Glass sculpture "Build in glass" by Perrin & Perrin, French Glass Artists, represented by Galerie Negropontes in Paris, France Measures: H 80 x L 50 cm - H 31.4 x W 19.68 inch Pièce ...
Category

2010s European Modern France - Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Cut Glass

Bronze Sculpture of the XIXth Century of Louis XV Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze Sculpture of the XIXth Century of Louis XV Style Beautiful bronze sculpture of the XIXth century on its base in blackened wood of ...
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Crumpled lead, sculpture by Paul Ackerman, Paris, France, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Crumpled lead, sculpture by Paul Ackerman, Paris, France, circa 1970. Biography Paul Ackerman, Romania-France (1908-1981) Paul Ackerman is a Romanian painter, lithographer, sculpt...
Category

1970s French Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Lead

Mini-cariatide (Opus n° 109)
By Miguel Berrocal
Located in Paris, FR
Edition : /9500 It is signed and numbered in relief. This 25-piece puzzle, both complex and precise, is a three-dimensional sculpture created by Miguel Berrocal. Made of nickel-pla...
Category

1960s Spanish Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Nickel

Buste de femme de Robert ROCCA 1960
Located in LYON, FR
Joli buste en ciment à patine bronze de l'artiste Français Robert ROCCA. Superbe patine et très belle exécution, l'ensemble est signé sous la base et daté 1960. Parfait état
Category

1960s French Brutalist Vintage France - Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Egyptian Cow Animal Bronze Dated 1911 Signed Robert Bousquet (1894-1917)
By Robert Bousquet
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century animal bronze signed Robert Bousquet (1894-1917) dated 1911 representing a humped Egyptian cow called gamus Dimension length 53 cm for 31 cm high and 13.5 cm deep. Addi...
Category

19th Century Antique France - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Sculpture of Lady and Gazelle
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Art Deco sculpture of lady and gazelle, 1930 A delightful original figural group depicting a young lady and a gazelle. They are both cast i...
Category

20th Century French Art Deco France - Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Spelter

André Longeon (1926-2010) Abstract sculpture
Located in Saint ouen, FR
André Longeon (1926-2010) Abstract sculpture Plaster/socle h 130 cms Base 40x40 cms Ref PM/6 1200 euros
Category

Early 2000s France - Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Lisa Rosnay, "tiens toi droit", Pièce Unique, 2013
By Lisa Rosnay
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Lisa Rosnay (1970-, France) : "tiens toi droit" - Série des Totems urbains Technique mixte / Mix materials technique : totem bois peint en fond bleu "électrique" et écritures en blanc dans un caisson scellé en plexiglass Deux attaches murales au dos servent à accrocher l'oeuvre : wood painted "totem" painted in electric blue color and white for the writtings. 2 metalic rings on the back to set the work on a wall Epoque : Novembre 2013 Dimensions : Longueur = 91.5 cm Hauteur = 25 cm Profondeur = 5 cm Bon état général, très légères usures du plexiglass : good general conditions, minor wears of age Commentaires : Pièce unique...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern France - Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Paint

Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2006
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer. Perfect original conditions. Signed. Unique piece. 2006. How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions? Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented. He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution. The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees. The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world”. Femininity and sensuality are exalted. Inspired by the body, before and after birth, or simply the sea, the parts of the sculpture conjugate around a mysterious interior cavity, secret and troubling. The interior wall doesn’t correspond to the exterior, and has its own volumes, deformities, and intimacy. The pieces present two kinds of interior: one open, and partially uncovered, the other totally hidden inside. The differences of their respective deformation reinforce the impression of life : the subjective representation of muscles and bones, of bulges pushed by an interior force, like a visceral movement of respiration. The surface of the ceramic is crackled but soft and fine, even reflecting light like the skin. The nuances of color reinforce the expression of sensuality. The alignment of technique and what it causes one to see and feel has rarely been so intimately successful. Wayne Fischer perfected his technique in the 1970s and has remained faithful to it. He adds fibers to porcelain clay that has been chosen for its whiteness to create and accentuate volume around empty space, by assembling slabs or thrown pieces. Then, he makes another piece that takes its place inside; both parts are formed with no hand...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts France - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2022
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer. Perfect original conditions. Signed. Unique piece. 2022. How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrol...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts France - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2015
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer. Perfect original conditions. Signed. Unique piece. 2015. How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions? Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented. He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution. The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees. The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts France - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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