Gorgeous Patinated Iron Sculpture by Joan Ripollés. Signed. Unique Piece

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Gorgeous Patinated Iron Sculpture by Joan Ripollés. Signed. Unique Piece

Gorgeous patinated iron sculpture by Joan Ripollés, signed, a unique piece with certificate of authenticity perfect for collectors. This work represents clearly the personal style of the Valencian artist, with his unmistakable view of cubism, human figure and tradition. The sculpture depicts a schematic person with a big head over a pair of long legs. The figure is slightly inclined on a base and one of its legs is bent, just as if it were running, walking or dancing. From the head’s base emerge two arms which lift a small guitar. The head has three faces, a front one, a rear one and a profile: three different points of view which relate the sculpture’s style to the cubist school. The faces show relaxed and smiling expressions, making of this piece a true allegory of the joie de vivre. The polished and blued surface of the patinated iron adds visual interest to the work, creating a first-level artistic piece with an undeniable quality.

This gorgeous patinated iron sculpture by Joan Ripollés will delight the most experienced collector, but also any lover of contemporary art.

Dimensions: Width: 10.62 in / 27 cm. Height: 25.98 in / 66 cm.

Juan Garcia Ripollés – Biography

Juan Garcia Ripollés, also known as Ripo or Beato Ripo, is a Spanish artist born in Alzira (Valencia) in 1932. His work includes paintings, engravings and sculptures. Ripolles had a though childhood and had to work as a scrap dealer and industrial painter, but his passion for art made him attend evening classes in the School of Arts and Crafts of Castellon, the city where he spent his childhood and adolescence. In 1954 he moved to Paris where he strived to reach his maximum goal: becoming a painter. Four years later he exposed his paintings in the famous Drouand David art gallery, where masters such as Picasso or Chagall had hung their paintings before. In the 1960s he returns to Spain and lives in different places: Seville, Cordoba, Chipiona and Cercedilla (Madrid). In 2010 he goes back to Castellon de la Plana and now he lives and works there. Juan Garcia Ripollés has been awarded the Gold Flagship of Alzira and the Valencia Award to the Arts. His works are spread all over the world in galleries, collections, museums and public spaces.