Lot n° 61
Estimation :
1200 - 2400
EUR
Joseph SAVINA (1901-1983) - Lot 61
Joseph SAVINA (1901-1983)
The Icelander
Direct-cut sculpture in patinated solid oak
Atelier d'Art Celtique, Tréguier, circa 1930
Titled on the front, signed on the back of the base "J. SAVINA" and the Seiz Breur period monogram of Joseph Savina.
Minor wear, cracked wood on back.
Height: 46 cm
Bibliography :
- Pierre Guéguen, "Joseph Savina" in "Bretagne", n° 105, 1932, quotation on page 197.
- Philippe Bonnet, Daniel Le Couédic, Philippe Le Stum, "La puissance et la grâce, sculpteurs bretons 1900-
1950", Château de Kerjean, 1998
- Daniel Le Couédic and Jean-Yves Veillard (dir), "Ar Seiz Breur 1923-1947, la création bretonne entre tradition et modernité", Terre de Brume - musée de Bretagne, 2000
- Yves Brand'honneur and Pascal Aumasson "Savina Le Corbusier, de l'art celtique à la sculpture moderne" ed. Locus Solus, 2021. Similar model reproduced on page 164.
This sculpture is imbued with an almost savage cubism; "geometric as an iceberg"; it echoes the often hostile nature and the hard, thankless trade of these guys of the sea, from the coasts of Trégor and Goëlo, to whom it pays homage: the fishermen of Iceland. A powerful work, carved with gouge and adze, each facet of which reflects the light to such an extent that the slightest movement completely alters its appearance, this "Islander" is a major sculpture by Joseph Savina.
This model, produced in limited numbers, is featured on a postcard from the Atelier d'Art Celtique showroom in rue Saint-André, Tréguier, circa 1930, now in the Musée de Bretagne, Rennes.
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