Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

Bela Bacsi
Shell of the Gods: Italian Carrara Marble, Sculpture

2022

About the Item

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Description This sculpture by Bela Bacsi was inspired by a Hellenistic marble based on the shape of a shell found in the Mediterranean Sea, known as Pelican’s Foot (Aporrhais pespelecani). The Hellenistic marble version is thought to have been a vessel used by temple priests for pouring ritual libations. The "marmo statuario crema, venata delicata" was sourced from the Cava di Michelangelo (quarry) in Carrara, Italy. Exhibited Artist's Choice, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California, November 18 – December 17, 2022
  • Creator:
    Bela Bacsi (1950, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2022
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Pasadena, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU588311304452
More From This SellerView All
  • Study for Roses Du Matin
    By Adrian Gottlieb
    Located in Pasadena, CA
    Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Dimensions Framed: 13.5" x 15.5" x 2.5"; Unframed: 7.875" x 10" Exhibited Artist's Choice, American Legacy Fine Arts, P...
    Category

    2010s Academic Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Panel

  • Sharing Space
    By Bela Bacsi
    Located in Pasadena, CA
    Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Resting upon a golden cushion, this two-faced subject has the look of a mask that one would be able to wear. ...
    Category

    1990s Realist Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Marble

  • Blue-Eyed Girls Series, #6: Charlotte
    By Bela Bacsi
    Located in Pasadena, CA
    Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement “Charlotte is from a series I did, called ‘Blue-Eyed Girls.’ They take their names from heroines of Jane Austen, an...
    Category

    2010s Realist Sculptures

    Materials

    Marble

  • Masked
    By Bela Bacsi
    Located in Pasadena, CA
    Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Masked suggests a sense of mystery and eccentricity, and begs the question: Who is the man behind the mask? ...
    Category

    2010s Realist Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Carrara Marble

  • Pearfect in Pink
    By Bela Bacsi
    Located in Pasadena, CA
    Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Exhibitions Exhibited at the Los Angeles Art Show 2014, January 15-19, 2014
    Category

    Early 2000s Realist Nude Sculptures

    Materials

    Marble

  • Cistern Fragment
    By Christopher Slatoff
    Located in Pasadena, CA
    Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement “Ray Bradbury never ceases to inspire me. While working with him, I saw his ...
    Category

    2010s Realist Nude Sculptures

    Materials

    Cast Stone

You May Also Like
  • Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
    Located in Rome, IT
    Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height wi...
    Category

    20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Limestone

  • Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Term Figure Sculptures
    Located in Rome, IT
    Four Term Figure sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols in carved Vicenza stone. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with squar...
    Category

    20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Limestone

  • Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
    Located in Rome, IT
    Monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Heig...
    Category

    20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Limestone

  • Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
    Located in Rome, IT
    Monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height of the sculptures cm 190 with squ...
    Category

    20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Limestone

  • Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
    Located in Rome, IT
    Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with square form bases cm 220. Time...
    Category

    20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Limestone

  • Auguste Rodin "Main Droite Feminine" Bronze Sculpture by Alexis Rudier Foundry
    By Auguste Rodin
    Located in San Francisco, CA
    Auguste Rodin French, 1840-1917 "Main Droite Feminine, doigts semi replies, annulaire leve" Feminine Right Hand, semi-folded fingers, raised ring finger Conceived circa 1890-1900; cast circa 1930-1940 Signed "A Rodin" on the right side of the wrist and with the foundry mark "Alexis Rudier...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

Recently Viewed

View All