Evert den Hartog: Sculpture 'Happy Elephant' (2004), bronze
€2,980.00
Product number:
23905874325
Product information "Evert den Hartog: Sculpture 'Happy Elephant' (2004), bronze"
The Dutch sculptor Evert den Hartog has taken up the challenge of combining weightlessness and earthiness. Den Hartog received his artistic training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam from 1971 to 1976, initially creating mainly ceramic sculptures until he discovered his passion for bronze in the early 1980s. The themes of his works originate from the animal world and are rooted in ancient mythology in his multi-faceted selection of motifs. There is a tremendous joie de vivre and dynamism in all of Hartog's works. The unmistakable Dutch humour sparkles from the objects and lends the bronze sculptures an unexpected lightness. Evert den Hartog presents his extensive oeuvre to a large audience in Dutch and German galleries. His love-struck elephant dances like a prima ballerina on just one leg and almost seems to lift off the ground with bliss. With its trunk raised, this masterpiece brings its owner additional luck and keeps all worries at bay. Sculpture in fine bronze, cast by hand using the lost wax technique, patinated and polished by hand. Limited world edition of 299 pieces, individually numbered and labelled with the Hartogs signature emblem. On a black diabase base, total height 41 cm. Weight 11 kg. ars mundi exclusive edition.
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