"Mythological Head" Expressionist Bronze Sculpture by Prince Monyo, 1969

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"Mythological Head" Expressionist Bronze Sculpture by Prince Monyo, 1969

About the Item

This abstract Expressionist bronze sculpture by Prince Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel Herescu (b. Bucharest, 1926), a Romanian-American self-taught sculptor and painter, is entitled "Mythological Head". The artist, who eventually owned his own foundry and gallery in Palm Beach, sculpted this work while he was living and working as a successful artist in Toronto, where he got his start. It is signed "Monyo 1/7" on the left front corner of the base. This polished bronze sculpture has artist-applied white and green textured and patinated highlights. It has been on display in the previous owner's garden where it developed an attractive natural, weathered patina as well. Although it springs from the artist's inner vision of a mythological head -- and one can see in it silhouettes of Eastern European female headdresses or Roman Empire aristocratic coiffures -- it also possesses a voluptuous feminine mystique. At the same time, it has similarities to woodland lichens or bracket fungi, and therefore is perfect for the garden, or in a special setting indoors where the echo of nature is desired. Prince Monyo molded his subject in clay and then cast it in solid bronze using the lost wax technique. It weighs eighty pounds. Many of his inspirations originated while he was trying to keep his sanity when in solitary confinement as a political prisoner in Romania. To do this, he spent his time living in his imagination visualizing childhood experiences, personal desires, his college-days studies of religion and history, and images of fantasy -- all of which found life in his art later on. It has a bold, yet mellow presence and is admirable at any angle, so it would work well in the center of a room or in front of a mirror. The photographs show reflections of surrounding light; while the white or green areas are artist-applied patinas.

Creator:
Prince Monyo (Sculptor)
Dimensions:
Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
Style:
Expressionist (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Cast
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1969
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. It has gained a natural patina from being outdoors in a garden.
Seller Location:
Quechee, VT
Reference Number:
Seller: C-JWS-13-X1stDibs: LU92861815462