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Art Subject: Bird
Cobalt Swallows (Qty 13)
Located in Napa, CA
Rob Snyder, a Northwest native, is a highly accomplished glass artist who resides and operates his studio on picturesque Vashon Island, Washington.
With nearly thirty years of ded...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Maitland-Smith Vintage Bronze and Penshell Rooster Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout rooster sculpture or figure with a cocky attitude crafted in bronze and penshell and presented on a metal base. Signed Maitland-Smith on the bottom.
Category
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mountain Lords bookends
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Loveland, CO
Bronze bookends by Kent Ullberg
"Mountain Lords"
Bronze Limited Edition of 100, signed and numbered 23
10.5" x 4.5 " x 5 "
Representational sculpting of a Bald Eagle and Mountain Lion
This particular casting is available on the secondary market from an original purchaser. It is in excellent condition, sold as pictured.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
A native of Sweden, Kent Ullberg is recognized as one of the world's foremost wildlife sculptors. He studied at the Swedish University College of Art in Stockholm and worked at museums in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Africa and Denver, CO. After living in Botswana, Africa, for seven years he has made his home permanently in the United States where he now lives on Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX. He also maintains a studio in Loveland, CO.
Ullberg is a member of numerous art organizations and has been honored with many prestigious awards. In 1990 his peers elected him a Full Academician (NA), thus making him the first wildlife artist since John James Audubon to receive one of the greatest tributes in American art. A selection of his memberships include the National Sculpture Society; the American Society of Marine Art; the Allied Artists of America; Nature in Art, Sandhurst, UK; the National Academy of Western Art in Oklahoma City, OK which awarded him the Prix de West, the foremost recognition in Western Art. In 2010 he received the Briscoe Legacy Award and in 2016 the lifetime achievement award from the Society of Animal Artists.
Best known for his monumental works executed for museums and municipalities across the globe, his Fort Lauderdale, FL, and his Omaha, NE installations are the largest bronze wildlife compositions ever done, spanning several city blocks. Both earned him the coveted Henry Hering...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
“Dove”
Located in Warren, NJ
Aaron K. Zook diorama original carved and painted “dove”. In good condition measures 50x44. Minor repair to the wings of the dove.
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$15,000
“Ostrich“
Located in Warren, NJ
Sergio Bustamante (b.1949, MEX), papier-mache ostrich sculpture, freestanding, ed. 100, signed. Some minor wear on the feet in very good shape buyer must arrange shipping or can be p...
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
$10,000
Poule Cayenne, by François Pompon, 1900's, sculpture, animal, bronze, chicken
Located in Geneva, CH
Poule cayenne - Poule faisanne, 1st proof, 1906
Bronze with a black patina
28 x 22 13 cm
Signed on the base : POMPON. Seal of the founder Cire Perdue A.A. Hebrard. Numbered (M)
Certi...
Category
Early 1900s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carrier Pigeon
By Rachel Denny
Located in Bozeman, MT
We surround ourselves with elements from nature in the form of manicured lawns, sculpted trees,
and our domesticated companions. We bend the natural world to our tastes and create a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Infinity
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze, granite & glass
Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Fleur-de-lis
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: trumpet, aluminum (found cans), stainless steel wire, soot, enamel
Paul Villinski has created studio and large-scale artworks for more than three decades. Villinski was born in York, Maine, USA, in 1960, son of an Air Force navigator. He has lived and worked in New York City since 1982. A scenic route through the educational system included stops at Phillips Exeter Academy and the Massachusetts College of Art, and a BFA with honors from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1984. He lives with his partner, the painter Amy Park, and their son, Lark, in their studios in Long Island City, NY.
His work has been included in numerous exhibitions nationally, recently including the solo exhibitions “Paul Villinski: Burst” at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, TX and “Passage: A Special Installation,” at the Blanton Museum, University of Texas, Austin. Recent group shows include “Material Transformations” at the Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL; “Re: Collection,” at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; “Making Mends,” at the Bellevue Museum of Arts, Bellevue, WA; and “Prospect .1,” an international Biennial in New Orleans, LA. “Emergency Response Studio,” a FEMA trailer transformed into an off-the-grid mobile artist’s studio, was the subject of a solo exhibition at Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, TX; the exhibition also travelled to Ballroom Marfa, in Marfa, TX; Wesleyan University’s Zilkha Gallery, Middletown, CT; and ERS was featured in the New Museum’s “Festival of Ideas for the New City”, in New York, NY.
Villinski’s work is widely collected, including major commissioned public works including “SkyCycles,” three full-scale “flying bicycles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
"Evening Roost" Wildlife Bronze Sculpture of Green-Wing Teal Ducks Ed. 34/40
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic bronze wildlife sculpture by Texas based artist Ronnie Wells. The work features a pair of green-wing teal ducks by the water as they inspect a snail. Titled, signed, and...
Category
1980s Naturalistic Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Swallows (Latitude Series)
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Stainless Steel sculpture with an inscribed signature and edition number by the Artist on the base of the piece.
24/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Bronze Geese Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Important pair of Japanese bronze birds in the form of geese masterfully crafted. One with a closed beak the other open, both with quirky expressi...
Category
Late 19th Century Edo Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Vintage Glazed Terra Cotta Parrot Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of parrot sculptures or figures perched on bases with leaves and berries, crafted in terra cotta in large scale, hand decorated and glazed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Glaze
Screech Owl
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist's signature and edition number inscribed in the the bronze base of the piece.
2/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lovey Dovey
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
7/45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Life's A Beach Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Live's A Beach 2020
Patinated bronze, high grade automotive paint on a black granite 1 of 1 only.
Randi Grantham was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Endless Summer
Located in New Orleans, LA
PAUL VILLINSKI has created studio and large-scale artworks for more than three decades. Villinski was born in York, Maine, USA, in 1960, son of an Air Force navigator. He has lived a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Take It To The Top
Located in New Orleans, LA
PAUL VILLINSKI has created studio and large-scale artworks for more than three decades. Villinski was born in York, Maine, USA, in 1960, son of an Air Force navigator. He has lived a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Brass and Copper Pelican Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing mixed metal pelican sculpture crafted in brass, copper, and silvered metal in a distinctive and captivating composition that combines technique ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Galapagos
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
67/100
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"On the Wings of an Eagle", Chester Fields, Bronze and Steel Sculpture, 54x40x24
By Chester Fields
Located in Dallas, TX
"On the Wings of an Eagle by Chester Fields is one of his most popular sculptures. This is number 26 of 75 made. It is made with the following:
Bronze Casting
Deluxe Patina
Gold Beak...
Category
1990s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Chester Fields"On the Wings of an Eagle", Chester Fields, Bronze and Steel Sculpture, 54x40x24, 1991
$39,500 Sale Price
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Barn Owl (Wall Hanging)
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
9/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldfinch Scherzo
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed by the Artist with a signature and edition number on bronze base.
9/100
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pélican
By Jorge Borras
Located in Pasadena, CA
After completing his studies at the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts in Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Jorge Borrás moved to France1.
His works, especially his bronzes, are sold in major auctions mainly in France (Versailles, Drouot, Saint Germain En Laye, Enghien les Bains, etc. June 30, 1992, two bronzes were sold at Christie's in London) 2. They are exhibited in Parisian salons such as the Salon d'automne3, the Salon des artistes français, the Salon des Independants the exhibitions of the National Society of Fine Arts, the Salon de l'école française [ref. necessary].
He received the Arts-Sciences-Lettresn 1 Medal and is a member of the International Association of Visual Arts (affiliated with UNESCO).
In addition, he produced a series of medals and sculptures for the Monnaie de Paris, and various achievements such as the bust of Dr. Coll Colomé, a monument erected in Benicarlo (Spain) and publishing covers including the novel by Jean-Marc Roberts Vincent's friend.
The work of Jorge Borrás is a tribute to the woman [ref. necessary]. Her favorite themes are ballerinas and bathers as well as women in everyday attitudes. Wild animals, some endangered, are also very present in the work of Jorge Borrás, especially in recent years where he takes great pleasure in capturing the wild moment of his attitudes.
Passionate about drawing, he began painting at the age of ten and made his first exhibition at the age of twenty.
At the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, he discovered sculpture with Luisa Granero and studied painting and sculpture.
The students the drawing section, of the great master of Spanish painting and portrait painter Francisco Ribera Gomez...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Animal Sculpture- The grace of ""a startled swan"
Located in Beijing, CN
This sculpture by Wang Dapeng is signed and numbered. Edition 1/8
Wang Dapeng is a contemporary Realist sculptor. He makes images of spiritual animals – m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Canopy Haude Bernabé Contemporary art sculpture nature poetry ceramic tree white
Located in Paris, FR
Wood and ceramic sculpture
Unique work
Hand-signed on the base
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Clear Swallows Giftbox (Qty 3)
Located in Napa, CA
Rob Snyder, a Northwest native, is a highly accomplished glass artist who resides and operates his studio on picturesque Vashon Island, Washington.
With nearly thirty years of ded...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Motherhood
Located in PARIS, FR
Motherhood
by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993)
A bronze group with a brownish green patina
Signed at the lower front " Lobo "
Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foundry mark)
Number...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Tropical Glass Bead Toucan Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amused and amusing bird sculpture crafted with glass beads on a metal frame and sitting on a wood perch supported by a brass rod on a Lucite base.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Herons
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant pair of gilt bronze heron sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Glass Beaded Parrot Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Glass beaded parrot sculpture ambitiously crafted with glass beads and perched on a custom wood, brass, and Lucite stand.
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Flight V by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, bird
Located in Paris, FR
Flight V is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 37 cm × 33 cm × 26 cm (14.6 × 13 × 10.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limited edition of 8 editions + 4 artist’s proofs, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
"The theme of flight came about during my search...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carved and Painted Wood Parrot Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Life size, life like wood parrot expertly carved and painted with inspired accuracy, perched on an organic wood stand.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Eagle Skull
By Burt Brent
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture by artist Burt Brent. Edition 1/30.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rooster II
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #21/24 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,600
Stingaree
Located in Dallas, TX
"Stingaree" by artist David Everett is polychromed mahogany, and measures 43 3/8 x 40 1/4 x 21 1/2 inches. It is signed "© D EVERETT 2017". It depicts a mother and child, pelican and...
Category
2010s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
$22,000
“Ancient Mariner 2005”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is a “Ancient Mariner 2005” by Robert wyland. The condition of this one is good, however there is cracking on the canvas due to age and being in the sun. Only noticeable close u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Giclée
Rare Chaim Goldberg Kaszmirez Polish Modernist Memorial Sculpture Spertus Museum
Located in Surfside, FL
Deaccessioned from the Spertus Museum in Chicago
Hand signed by artist in wood carving
Chaim Goldberg -- born in the Polish shtetl of Kazimierz Dolny
Chaim Goldberg has worked in ne...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Sculpture -- California Shorebird in the Waves
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern Bronze and Ceramic Sculpture of Silt Sandpiper in Waves.
Beautiful bronze sculpture of iconic Californian Silt Sandpiper in the waves by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010...
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Carved Porcelain Vases. From Unsung Muses Collection
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This vessel is the first of the Unsung Muses series, and it references two compositions by Cezanne in which women are seen bathing, undisturbed by the voyeurism of the artist and/or ...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint
Bronze Art Déco Représentant Une Oie, Les Ailes Déployées
Located in ROUEN, FR
Bronze Art Déco représentant une oie, les ailes déployées. Il est à fine patine brune. Socle en marbre vert. Signé de LUC. H.31 L.21.
Category
1920s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Globe Trotter
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze piece signed/etched by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number.
10/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,000
Crossing Paths (Birds in Flight) - figurative, kinetic stainless steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The graceful flight of two birds is captured in this stunningly elegant contemporary sculpture by Amos Robinson. The American artist hand forged this kin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vrouw met Uil Owl Bronze Sculpture Girl with Owl on Head Wisdom In Stock
By Erwin Meijer
Located in Utrecht, NL
Uil Owl Bronze Sculpture Girl with Owl on Head Wisdom Contemporary In Stock
The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal handwriting.
They breathe the atmosphere of a narrative poem, where the reader not only encounters the artist, but also himself.
Though the statues are realistic, there is still enough room for interpretation. Do the artist and the viewer see the same story? It doesn’t really matter, because the beauty in his work has a autonome quality. How can we interprete the work in the conscious and unconscious brain?
The first will be hit by the clear styled forms and the technical know-how. The second by his favourite theme, nature, the loving images of men and animals, often together in harmony.
Very common in his work is the symbolic worth within the story. The viewer experiences an emotion, seeing a human or human presence, funny or vulnerable. You sympathize with the myth and feel the power of the methaphorical meaning. This is confirms we are dealing with a real artist.
Erwin Meijer managed very well to give his sculptures a classic universality, timeless, surpassing the boundaries of reality. With a signature beyond countries and cultures. . East and west meet each other in many sculptures, like Europe and the bull...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Desert Jewel
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze signed/etched into base by Artist. 4/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,500
Friendly Chat
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #14/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Circle of Friends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #10/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Roofvogel met Vis no. 3 Prey Bird with Fish Bronze Sculpture Animal Nature
Located in Utrecht, NL
Roofvogel met Vis no. 3 Prey Bird with Fish Bronze Sculpture Animal Nature
Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Strut 1/50
By Sandy Graves
Located in Napa, CA
Born in Colorado and raised in Nebraska, Sandy Graves first forayed into the art world by presenting work as a child and 4-H member at local county fairs....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,140
"Ave del paraíso" figurative animal sculpture, translucid resin, red
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The artwork of Alejandra España is an invitation to her intimate cosmogony. In it, she displays modules to give meaning to the observer through the configuration of maps or cartograp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Untitled
Located in Vancouver, CA
Ben McLeod (b. 1948, Aberdeen, Scotland) is a preeminent Canadian sculptor whose over five-decade practice is characterized by a profoundly self-propelled trajectory and the cultivat...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$3,900
''Falcon'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Falcon, Hawk, Bird
By Ans Zondag
Located in Utrecht, NL
After studying Fine Art in the Netherlands Ans Zondag (1959) spent several years abroad in order to explore different artistic areas and to establish which technique suited her best....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Porcelain Sculpture White Skull Animal Bethany Krull Female Artist
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original sculptural installation by contemporary conceptual American artist Bethany Krull.
This work titled The Swamp features a series of individual concrete cups each with a se...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Carrier Pigeon II
By Rachel Denny
Located in Bozeman, MT
We surround ourselves with elements from nature in the form of manicured lawns, sculpted trees,
and our domesticated companions. We bend the natural world to our tastes and create a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Macaw - large, rustic, figurative, animal, bird, bronze, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A large, bronze baby macaw struggles and screeches from an awkward position on the ground. Loud, self-confident and active, macaws are the symbol of creative intelligence, inspiratio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Flight VI by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, bird, grey patina, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
Flight VI is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 32 × 34 × 32 cm (12.6 × 13.4 × 12.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mara & Ara
Located in PARIS, FR
Born december 19 1958, De Keyzer studied at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Eeklo, lead by professional sculptor Leo De Buysere.
In a time and environment where creativity was considered disturbing, rather than being a merit, the young Dirk De Keyzer found it hard to decide in which direction to head with his life. Like so many boys of his age, he was sent out to learn a craft, destined to go to work in a factory. Other horizons would call though, and that's how he ended up in the Royal academy of Eeklo. It was there that he discovered his predilection for bronze. It became more and more obvious that bronze would be the only medium for Dirk to give expression to his inner most thoughts and artwork. Fascinated by great sculptors like George Minne...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$34,905
Bunny Hop
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist has inscribed their signature and edition number in the bronze base of this sculpture.
23/45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Love Bond" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
"Love Bond" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage
Elaborate collage by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). Love Bond is a satirical, mixed-media artwork that mimics the structur...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper
''La Baigneuse'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant Sunbathing
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
The optimistic bronze sculptures of Dutch artist Miep Maarse (1945) are a feast for the eyes. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are optimistic in tone and message. Through her images she shows us her positive view of the world and humanity.
She shapes her sculptures in a professional and original way. The animals have recognizable human characteristics, which radiate great charm and tenderness. At first glance, this seems simple and charming. The opposite is true. You must have studied man and his behavior extremely well in order to make this translation. A hippopotamus - not a gentle animal at all - transforms into a friendly big lug who dances, dives or acts like an English lord. What is special is that Maarse finds her images so natural that people do not immediately realize that what they are actually doing is not possible.
In ''Between the Ears'' the mother elephant with her child between her ears looks so natural and realistic and is so moving and playful.
Almost casually, Miep Maarse asks the obligatory question: "How realistic is realistic?" Everyone will immediately admit that her images are not realistic. But what are they then? Surrealistic maybe? Strangely enough, it is obvious to place them in that movement, but everyone feels that something is not right. After all, with surrealism we immediately think of bizarre situations and alienation, while Miep Maarse's animal sculptures radiate something familiar and domestic.
Due to the metamorphosis that her animals undergo, they enter the realm of fabulous creatures. The animal sculptures are liberating because the depicted animals have different codes of conduct than the people who imitate them.
Miep Maarse received her education at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.
''La Baigneuse...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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