{"product_id":"patinated-plaster-woman-by-maxime-fillon-1920-2004","title":"Patinated Plaster Woman by Maxime Fillon (1920-2003)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatinated Plaster Woman by Maxime Fillon (1920-2003)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaster in faux bronze finish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned to the Base\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe figure standing in strict frontality upon a shaped rectangular integral base, the arms pendant and close to the body, the weight distributed evenly across both legs in a pose of quiet, archaic stillness. The broadly modelled face, framed by long straight hair falling to the shoulders, regards the viewer with an expression of serene impassivity — wide-set eyes beneath a smooth brow, the features simplified to their essential geometry without sacrificing humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body, generously proportioned with full hips and rounded abdomen, is rendered with the direct, unhurried touch of a sculptor working from close observation, the tool marks deliberately preserved across the surface, lending the figure a raw, tactile vitality. The whole is finished in a deep dark brown patina, the underlying warm terracotta breaking through at the extremities and base, enriching the surface with tonal variation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: The present work is characteristic of Fillon's mature sculptural output — rooted in the humanist figurative tradition of inter-war French sculpture yet inflected by the primitivising tendency that distinguished a generation shaped by the twin influences of Maillol's monumental femininity and the archaic directness of pre-classical Mediterranean sculpture. The strict frontal pose, recalling the kouros and kore tradition of ancient Greece as much as it anticipates the folk-inflected modernism of artists such as Camille Claudel's successors, lends the figure a timeless, votive quality that transcends its mid-twentieth century moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeight:54cm Width:13cm Depth:13cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Vault Sydney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52846787920194,"sku":"VS1938","price":2106.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/9271\/8658\/files\/patinated-plaster-woman-by-maxime-fillon-1920-2003-bazaa-designer-vintage-and-antique-furniture-4339140.jpg?v=1776903914","url":"https:\/\/bazaa.com.au\/products\/patinated-plaster-woman-by-maxime-fillon-1920-2004","provider":"Bazaa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}