Important Bronze Sculpture by Joan Ripollés. Limited Series 15/16. Lying Sun and Moon.

Important bronze sculpture by Joan Ripollés belonging to a limited series and numbered 15/16. The sculpture depicts and allegoric image of the Sun and the Moon, lying on the floor and with the cubist and contemporary style which defines the artists work. It is signed at one of the feet, where we can read the inscription Ripollés 15/16 in applied bronze. The sculpture is really big in size, almost 37 in long and 23 in high. It is a superb piece with a gorgeous patina and quite a singular beauty. The piece depicts a naked human body lying on one side with a crossed leg. The body contains a sleeping moon with a smile on her face. The figures head is a big sun with three eyes and smiling expression, this time awake. The sunrays are arms with hands and provide the sculpture with a remarkable feeling of movement. At the back the sculpture shows a different point of view (a classic figure in Ripolléss works) with another perspective of the figure and the allegories. This important bronze sculpture by Joan Ripollés, belonging to a limited series and numbered 15/16, is worthy to belong to an art museum or a good collection. Dimensions: Width: 36.2 in / 92 cm. Height: 22.4 in / 57 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.