A superb modernist sculpture in a romantic style, by Pierre Laparra, from the 1970s. It is carved in clear plexiglas and shows a standing nude woman with long, flowing hair, with two children seated at her feet. The figures are smooth and softly modelled, while the surrounding plexiglas keeps a rough, textured, ice-like surface. The clear material catches the light and gives the group a delicate, almost weightless presence. The sculpture is mounted on a metal base with an aged patina.
The composition is reminiscent of the classical image of Venus rising from her bath, attended by cherubs. The graceful standing nude, the cascade of hair and the two playful children at her feet recall the many Venus scenes of Renaissance and 18th-century painting and sculpture. Here the subject is given a modern, romantic form in a translucent, ice-like material.
Details:
Artist: Pierre Laparra
Period: 1970s, France
Style: modernist, romantic
Materials: sculpted plexiglas, metal base
Dimensions: H 69 cm x L 50 cm x W 12 cm
Condition: good condition, with some small signs of use.
Offered by RDS Gallery, Paris. Worldwide shipping with specialist packaging.
A superb modernist sculpture in a romantic style, by Pierre Laparra, from the 1970s. It is carved in clear plexiglas and shows a standing nude woman with long, flowing hair, with two children seated at her feet. The figures are smooth and softly modelled, while the surrounding plexiglas keeps a rough, textured, ice-like surface. The clear material catches the light and gives the group a delicate, almost weightless presence. The sculpture is mounted on a metal base with an aged patina.
The composition is reminiscent of the classical image of Venus rising from her bath, attended by cherubs. The graceful standing nude, the cascade of hair and the two playful children at her feet recall the many Venus scenes of Renaissance and 18th-century painting and sculpture. Here the subject is given a modern, romantic form in a translucent, ice-like material.
Details:
Artist: Pierre Laparra
Period: 1970s, France
Style: modernist, romantic
Materials: sculpted plexiglas, metal base
Dimensions: H 69 cm x L 50 cm x W 12 cm
Condition: good condition, with some small signs of use.
Offered by RDS Gallery, Paris. Worldwide shipping with specialist packaging.
