Little Vertue
Original posthumous bronze proof representing a feminine torso. The uncompleted bodies also emphasize this connection to antiquity, as if they were witnesses to an ancient civilization rediscovered. Armless, cropped at the knees, and with the top of the head missing, this sculpture unquestionably alludes to an ancient legacy.
The original terracotta model was created in 2004.
This bronze proof:
Signed: C. Goutin – Foundry: Bodin – Cast: 1/8 – 2019
Dimensions:
Height: 78 ¾ in.
Width: 17 in.
Depth: 11 in.
Remarks:
The original terracotta model was exhibited in the general Council of Nancy in the room Rhythm and Movement during the exhibition Regards croisés sur Claude Goutin, rétrospective d’un Grand Prix de Rome lorrain, organized by the regional Council of Lorraine and the General Council of Meurthe-et-Moselle in 2009.
Bibliography :
Rolande Dillmann, Claude Goutin, parcours d’un sculpteur, Editions Université Paul Verlaine, Metz, n.d., n.p.
Alfred Janniot, Claude Goutin ou l’Art du Monumental, Editions Galerie Michel Giraud, Paris, 2010, pp. 46-47.
