Eric Claus - Eric Claus Colombina Comedy of Art 1990 - Sold
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- Description
- Eric Claus (1935)
| Type of artwork | Sculpture / Object |
| Year | 1990 |
| Technique | Bronze |
| Style | Modern |
| Subject | Figures |
| Dimensions | 30 x 17 x 8 cm (h x w x d) |
| Weight | 2324 grams |
| Signed | Unsigned |
| Edition | Serie van 8 stuks |
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Famous Dutch sculptor Eric Claus, now 88 years old.
This artist, born in 1936, can be seen as an important representative of contemporary classical sculpture. Work comes from an interesting Dutch collection of high-quality sculptors of name.
Work is unsigned, but 100% guaranteed by Eric Claus.
Condition is very good, no damage, top condition!
Eric Claus Colombina
Commedia dell'Arte: improvised Italian popular theatre from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The main content of the plays was fixed in a scenario; the actors acted out current events. A number of main characters kept recurring in the plays, including Dottore (a conceited Bolognese scholar, whose long tirades lead to nothing), Pantalone (an old, greedy Venetian merchant, in search of female beauty and money) and Colombina (a maid, support and confidant of her mistress in her love affairs).
Bronze, approximately 30 x 17 x 8 cm (hxwxd)
Weight 2324 grams
Year 1990
Claus studied at the Graphic School (1949-1952), the National Institute for the Training of Drawing Teachers (1952-1954) and the National Academy of Visual Arts (1955-1960), all in Amsterdam. From 1979 to 1990 he was a professor at the National Academy.
Claus is a representative of contemporary classical sculpture. Since the early 1960s, his work has been installed in public spaces in many places in the Netherlands. A recurring motif is the figures from the commedia dell'arte, such as the Lute Player (1981) in Hoogezand. He also made, among other things, the memorial for Willem Drees (1988) in The Hague and the sculpture Thinking, looking and doing for the head office of the Rabobank (1990) in Utrecht.
Claus is also a medallist, he has designed various coins and medals. An example of this is the 10 guilder coin with Jan Steen (1997). Since 2005, the Colombina, the VSCD award for the best female supporting role of the Dutch theatre season, has been designed by him.
During the 2017 ribbon ceremony, he was appointed Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
This artist, born in 1936, can be seen as an important representative of contemporary classical sculpture. Work comes from an interesting Dutch collection of high-quality sculptors of name.
Work is unsigned, but 100% guaranteed by Eric Claus.
Condition is very good, no damage, top condition!
Eric Claus Colombina
Commedia dell'Arte: improvised Italian popular theatre from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The main content of the plays was fixed in a scenario; the actors acted out current events. A number of main characters kept recurring in the plays, including Dottore (a conceited Bolognese scholar, whose long tirades lead to nothing), Pantalone (an old, greedy Venetian merchant, in search of female beauty and money) and Colombina (a maid, support and confidant of her mistress in her love affairs).
Bronze, approximately 30 x 17 x 8 cm (hxwxd)
Weight 2324 grams
Year 1990
Claus studied at the Graphic School (1949-1952), the National Institute for the Training of Drawing Teachers (1952-1954) and the National Academy of Visual Arts (1955-1960), all in Amsterdam. From 1979 to 1990 he was a professor at the National Academy.
Claus is a representative of contemporary classical sculpture. Since the early 1960s, his work has been installed in public spaces in many places in the Netherlands. A recurring motif is the figures from the commedia dell'arte, such as the Lute Player (1981) in Hoogezand. He also made, among other things, the memorial for Willem Drees (1988) in The Hague and the sculpture Thinking, looking and doing for the head office of the Rabobank (1990) in Utrecht.
Claus is also a medallist, he has designed various coins and medals. An example of this is the 10 guilder coin with Jan Steen (1997). Since 2005, the Colombina, the VSCD award for the best female supporting role of the Dutch theatre season, has been designed by him.
During the 2017 ribbon ceremony, he was appointed Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
| Condition | |
| Condition | Mint condition |
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