Cheval Libre (Free Horse)

1868

This sculpture titled "Arabesque (Ballet Dancer)" 2001 is a cast bronze sculpture with silver patina by noted contemporary American artist Rebecca Clark. Signature, date and numbering /500 are impressed in the bronze on the deck. The sculpture size without the marble base is 28.25 x 17.75 x 13 inches, with the marble base is 29.5 x 17.75 x 13 inches. It is in mint condition. About the artist: Rebecca A. Clark is a Fine Artist and Creative Director with over 20 years of professional experience working in the fine art field in New York City. Her masterful artworks are collected by prominent art collectors worldwide. Rebecca specializes in figurative bronze sculptures, oil paintings, drawings and monumental works of art that embody dynamic strength and classic iconic beauty. Her artworks range from sensuous figurative sculptures to magnificent heroic size monuments. Commissioned works include “Battling Stallions”, her 18 ft. tall monumental bronze sculpture at the luxury gated development “Le Chevalier” in Barrington Heights, West Linn, Oregon, as well as her elegant 9 ft. tall ballerina bronze sculpture titled “Arabesque” on public display at the Oregon Ballet Theatre. Exclusive custom created works of art portray diverse concepts and themes for private and corporate collectors. Signature series include: Heroic series (Honoring American military Heroes), Inspirational, Classic Nudes and Romantic among other series and sculpture projects in development. Rebecca was born an artist and has always had the desire to achieve excellence in all of her endeavors. From a very early age she was immersed in imaginative creative works such as building models of futuristic cities, paintings, sculptures and a multitude of drawings. In 1981, at the age of 17, Rebecca moved from Lake Oswego, Oregon to New York City to pursue a career in fine art and design at the Parsons School of Design. Shortly after she arrived, Rebecca began her professional artistic career assisting the renowned illustrator Antonio Lopez. At age 18, Rebecca was hired by the famed designer Halston, and began working directly with him as a fashion designer and illustrator. Subsequently, she was discovered by the Ford Models agency and traveled around the world as a top international fashion model. Rebecca worked with renowned fashion photographers such as Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier and others. Rebecca is experienced in working with the major media, including international publications such as Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, The New York Times and Glamour, among others, as well as in television. She was featured in a national Diet Slice-Style television commercial that was shown during halftime at the 1987 Super Bowl. Rebecca also appeared in top fashion shows in New York City and Paris, France and in international advertising campaigns such as Revlon’s “The Most Unforgettable Women In The World” ads photographed by Richard Avedon. In 1991, Rebecca left a prestigious modeling career to return to her true creative passion. She began creating a series of beautiful and universally appealing fine bronze sculptures and many commissioned works. In 1998, she began oil painting and studied at the New York Academy of Art, while creating oil paintings depicting the classic nude, equine, inspirational themes and portrait commissions for select art collectors. In 2001, Rebecca developed several digital film projects through her studies in the Film Directors Program at New York University. From 2001 to the present, she continues to create bronze sculptures, drawings, and oil paintings for private art collectors. In 2011, Rebecca was officially endorsed and directed by the National Special Forces Association to create The National Special Forces Green Beret...

This artwork "horsewoman" c.1960 is an original woodcut by noted Japanese artist, Tomikichiro Tokuriki, 1902-1999. It is hand signed and numbered 47/100 in pencil by the artist. The image (Block mark) size is 15.35 x 20.35 inches, sheet size is 15.35 x 20.5 inches. It is in very good condition, hanging tape remaining on the back. About the artist: Print artist. Tokuriki was born in Kyoto, where he has always worked. The last of a long line of traditional-style painters, he turned early to woodblock prints and became a leader of the Kyoto 'Sosaku Hanga'. He graduated from the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and Crafts and then from the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting in 1924. In 1928 he studied 'Nihonga' painting under Tsuchida Bakusen (1887-1936) and Yamamoto Shunkyo (1871-1933) and exhibited with Kokuga Sosaku Kyokai, but about the same time in 1929 he changed to woodblock printing under the influence of Hiratsuka Un'ichi and began to contribute to the early print magazine 'Han'. He was a member of Nihon Hanga Kyokai from 1932, and active in promoting 'Sosaku Hanga' in Kyoto. He was a co-founder of the Kyoto magazine 'Taishu hanga' in 1932, which helped create the sense of a local school of the Creative Print Movement much encouraged by Hiratsuka. He produced many sets of prints before and during the Pacific War based on traditional subjects, such as 'Shin Kyoto fukei' ('New View of Kyoto', 1933-4), which also included designs by Asada Benji (q.v.) and Asano Takeji (b.1900), and 'Tokyo hakkei' ('Eight Views of Tokyo', 1942). Most of these were published by Uchida of Kyoto, but after the war Tokuriki set up his own publishing company called Matsukyu, which also began to teach block-carving to artisans and artists, in later years many of them foreigners. In 1948 he also set up a sub-company called Koryokusha consisting of artists who would produce their prints under the financial umbrella of Matsukyu. Later sets include 'Hanga Kyoto hyakkei' ('One Hundred Print Views of Kyoto', 1975). Tokuriki has continued to be active in teaching and writing, producing a long series of articles on print techniques in 'Hanga geijutsu' magazine during the 1970s. Bibliography Smith, Lawrence, 'Modern Japanese Prints 1912-1989: Woodblocks and Stencils', BMP, London, 1994, p. 36 and no. 50.Statler, Oliver, 'Modern Japanese Prints: An Art Reborn', Turtle, Rutland, Vermont, and Tokyo, 1956, pp. 118-22.Tokuriki, Tomikichiro (trans. Arimatsu, Teruko), 'Woodblock Printing', Arimatsu Color Book Series no. 14, 8th English edn, Hoikusha, Osaka, 1977.Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, 'Kindai Nihon no mokuhanga-ten', exh. cat., 1990.Merritt, Helen, 'Modern Japanese Woodblock...

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