Lot n° 151
Estimation :
4000 - 6000
EUR
CALLIE Bernard (1880-1954) - Lot 151
CALLIE Bernard (1880-1954)
The Ex-Voto bearer
Exceptional sculpture in terra cotta with shaded bronze patina.
Mounted on a wooden base.
Brussels, circa 1925
Minor wear, bar missing
Length: 67 cm x Height: 110 cm x Depth: 36 cm
A Belgian sculptor of the Art-Deco period, Bernard Callie presents here an exceptional print of this Ex-Voto bearer, represented as a Titanid emerging from the waves, whose draped, almost cubist treatment of the dress contrasts with the softness emanating from it.
Bibliography
- Charles Conrardy, Le sculpteur Bernard Callie, in Clarté, Revue d'Art décoratif , n° 7, 1930
- Dominique Vautier, Bernard Callie, in Art Déco Belgique, 1920-1940 , Musée d'Ixelles, 1988.
Consultant : Tangui Le Lonquer
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