Alfred Gobert

ALFRED GOBERT (1814- 1881).
"Harlequin.
Patinated bronze and ivory paste. Exemplary 11.
Presents restoration in the area of the hair.
Signed and numbered.
Measurements: 21,5 x 10,5 x 7 cm.
Round sculpture representing a young woman dressed as a harlequin. The European sculpture of the late twentieth century knows the rise of symbolism and other avant-garde movements that often denote a special fascination with disguise and concealment, as well as the world of the circus. In fact, clowns and harlequins are metaphorical figures, allegories of the figure of the artist, with which he reflects on his marginality and rootlessness, but also on his freedom and irreverence.