Anne Millot

Tenter de comprendre Picasso XIX

2021

Picasso loved women; they fascinated him. Perhaps they frightened him. They hid a secret that he wanted to discover.

"... It is always near you this image that passes..." of Apollinaire Poem of Apollinaire without punctuation Modernity, diversity of the world of his century, how beautiful it is! I...

Here, we can imagine that Picasso perceives and feels women differently from anyone else, hiding in time and space. The women in his life were the keys to his painting, indispensable...

Inspired by a portrait of a woman painted by Pablo Picasso, I want to emphasise that the nose shows the face from both the front and the side. Is she turning her head towards him, or...

This imaginary nose in the colours of a luminous night seems to snore from its nostrils, like the engine of a propeller plane. I wanted to pay tribute to Antoine de Saint Exupéry, t...

By conjuring up an erotic magma, a resurgence of a daydream, Picasso combines contradictory fantasies.

"Signed and dated" With his sculptures, Jim Darbu invites you into a universe where bizarre stories unfolds - a universe where colourful, strange creatures ...

Glazed stoneware

Tiger or possibly a lioness, modelled after an 18th century original by 'Coade' Manufactory. Shown seated, looking to sinster, on a modern rectangular base. In Chinese mythology, t...

One of a selection of lions we make at Coade Studio. This Coade Stone lion sejant, is one of a handed pair commissioned by an investment bank in Frankfurt, Germany to replace a miss...

Thalia, one of the Three Graces, frequently appears alongside her sisters in Neoclassical sculptures. She is known to symbolize youth and beauty. The Coade Head of Thalia draws inspiration from a 2nd-century Roman bust that bears resemblance to Greek models from the late fourth to early third century B.C. Thalia, the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry, finds her inspiration from an original Roman sculpture from the 2nd century. This particular artwork can be found in the Vatican in Rome. Thalia holds a significant place among the Nine Muses...

The roundel is crafted from Ceramic Stoneware and is a modern rendition of an 18th-century Coade original, showcasing a neoclassical style. It draws inspiration from classical antiqu...