Catalan school, ca. 1905-1910. Possibly ENRIC CLARASÓ I DAUDÍ (Sant Feliu del Racó, Barcelona, 1857 - Barcelona, 1941). "Female nude". Marble.

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Dec 14, 2021

Set Reminder 2021-12-14 08:00:00 2021-12-14 08:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : 19th & 20th Century Fine Art https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/setdart-auction-house/19th-20th-century-fine-art-7992
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  Catalan school, ca. 1905-1910. Possibly ENRIC CLARASÓ I DAUDÍ (Sant Feliu del Racó, Barcelona, 1857 - Barcelona, 1941). "Female nude". Marble. Measurements: 28 x 65 x 50 cm. The exceptional work that concerns us evidences the boom that Catalan modernist sculpture experienced in the early twentieth century, with artists such as Enric Clarasó, Josep Llimona or Miquel Blay. The extraordinary quality of the piece that we present, added to the perfect workmanship in its anatomy, the recumbent position of the same and even the veil of mystery that it gives off, allow us to relate it to other paradigmatic examples of its time. Sculptures such as "Desconsol" by Josep Llimona or "Eva" by Enric Clarasó, both made in 1904 and currently preserved in the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC), share with our work the naturalistic idealism, the soft modeling and, above all, the great delicacy and beauty of the treatment of the female figure, always slender, melancholic and innocent, wrapped by a veil of mystery that enhances its ascription to symbolism. The expressive weight of our piece falls, without any doubt, on the gesture of the figure: her posture, face down and lying on a rocky mound, with her arms gracefully stretched and her long hair covering her shoulders, exposing her back, indicates introspection. The delicacy of the hands, as well as their elevated position and the masterful lines of the composition, which lead towards them, absolutely focus the viewer's attention, which reinforces the dramatic character of the work. It is a figure whose anatomy is perfectly represented, evidencing in its naturalism and precision the skill and technical mastery of the artist. The work shows the modernist aesthetic in all its splendor; the fascination for the melancholic characteristic of the "fin de siècle", the half-roughened modeling, vaporous and fluid, with an unfinished aspect, etc. The latter is evident in Clarasó's own words: "Do you see it like this, in this state? That's when I enjoy looking at a piece... A mass thus roughed out makes you dream, because it has all the charms of the unexpected, all the intentions of desire, with no hint of finishing".
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