Bronze Girl With Butterfly Original by Ripollés.

Awesome big-sized bronze sculpture original by Ripollés, signed and numbered 15/15 with the title Girl With Butterfly. The sculpture, made by one of the most famous and prestigious Spanish contemporary artist, stands out for its large scale and fine look. It depicts a figure of a small girl who is holding a butterfly in her right hand. Her left hand is resting on her hip. The girl wears a simple lean dress with flared skirt and shows off the typical disproportion in human figures that we can appreciate in many works by the Spanish painter, sculptor and engraver. The bronze is in amazing condition and looks as fine as imposing as when it was cast. At the sculptures foot, the rectangular base bears the artists signature, Ripollés, and the serial number E. 15/15. The figure has two faces. One of them is at the front side of her head and is looking at the butterfly, smiling. Under the head we can see a heart-shaped form located at the right side of the girls chest. This is another distinguishing feature of Ripolless works, just like the presence of the two faces. The other face is located at the back of the figures head and is equally smiling. At the back, the dress bears an embossed schematic birds flying towards the sky. The bronze the sculpture is made of shows a gorgeous reddish patina that provides this wonderful work of art with remarkable depth and beauty. The great workmanship, the fully recognizable style of Ripollés and the imposing presence of this sculpture turn it into an amazing contemporary work of art. Measurements: Width: 14.57 in / 37 cm. Height: 25.59 in / 65 cm. Depth: 7.87 in / 20 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 exhibited his paintings in the famous Drouand David art gallery, where masters such as Picasso or Chagall had hung their artworks before. In the 1960s he returned to Spain and lived in different places: Seville, Cordoba, Chipiona and Cercedilla (Madrid). In 2010 he goes back to Castellon de la Plana, where he currently lives and works. 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.