Sculpture by Joan Ripollés. Limited Edition and Numbered 28/33. Signed. 50 cm.

Exclusive sculpture by Joan Ripollés, belonging to a limited edition and numbered 28/33. The sculpture is signed by the artists as is 50 cm high. Made of colored resin. The figure is in an amazing condition and shows off the great attractive, high quality and innovative character typical of the Valencian sculptor, painter and engraver. The sculpture depicts the figure of a little girl in a flared dress with a curious head shaped as a paella pan. As it is usually common in Ripollés sculptures, the figure has two faces: front and rear. The front face has an open eye and a closed one, as if the girl was winking. At the rear side both eyes are closed, maybe simulating a dream state. The figure stands on a dark violet rectangular base; the girls arms and the fish which crowns the figure are of the same color. The rest of the sculpture combines a wide array of bright shades: blue, yellow, green and pink, creating a wonderful chromatic display which seems to evoke the joy of living. At the sculptures left leg we can see the artists signature, the numeration being written at the right one (28/33). This exceptional sculpture by Joan Ripollés, belonging to a limited edition, numbered and signed by the artist, will shine in a great collection of contemporary art. Dimensions: Width: 7.87 in / 20 cm. Height: 16.69 in / 50 cm. Depth: 4.72 in / 12 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.