.jpg?w=1)
Lot Essay
Torse masculin, dit 748 (du numéro d'inventaire de la terre cuite) est une étude pour Torse du centaure de la Porte de l'Enfer (Tancock, no. 1) dont la forme en ronde-bosse est parfaitement identifiable aux plis que forme l'abdomen. La puissance virile presque animale qu'elle dégage avait sans doute valu à cette scuplture d'être sélectionnée pour fonte. La terre cuite est signée, ce qui n'est habituellement pas le cas pour les études de petit format.
Torse masculin, dit 748 (the inventory number for the terracotta version), is a study for the Centaur's Torso from the Gates of Hell (Tancock, no. 1), and remains perfectly identifiable from the curved spine and the folds in the figure's abdomen. The powerful presence of the present work surely explains why this subject was selected to be cast in bronze from the signed terracotta original, which was not always the case for small figure studies.
Torse masculin, dit 748 (the inventory number for the terracotta version), is a study for the Centaur's Torso from the Gates of Hell (Tancock, no. 1), and remains perfectly identifiable from the curved spine and the folds in the figure's abdomen. The powerful presence of the present work surely explains why this subject was selected to be cast in bronze from the signed terracotta original, which was not always the case for small figure studies.