Lot 23
Esther Wertheimer (1926-2016)
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Provenance:
Private Collection, Quebec
Note:
Elegantly elongated figures typify Wertheimer’s work. Whether she is creating sculpture for private or public spaces, she notes that “I try to bring rhythm to my sculpture. My sculptures are dancing for me: I become them." She also explains that “sculpture, perhaps the most homocentric of the arts, conveys the rhythms and the pulse of life, and invites viewers. I believe that people and their work are the total sum of their experiences. I am no exception to this rule. My life involvement with first dance, music and ballet, and as an artist, sculptor, and recorder of human responses provides rich sources of inspiration. I show people at their peak of creativity and vitality – with lightness, grace, balance, control, straining, reaching, out-thrusting, sweeping movement – capturing the elevation of the human spirit, the beauty of the human form. People. My sculpture always depicts people – dancers, athletes, lovers, men and women, family – symbols of new beginnings and caring relationships. That, I believe, is what sculpture is all about.” [1]
Born in Poland in 1926, Wertheimer was raised in Montreal. She studied art at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in Florence. She is the recipient of grants from the Italian Government, a Canada Council Travel Grant and an Elizabeth T. Greenshields Grant. Her work is held in numerous public and private collections; many of her sculptures are located in public venues in North America, Asia and Europe.
http://www.galerielamoureuxritzenhoff.com/artiste/G031/EstherWertheimer.html
CONDITION DETAILS
There are minor abrasions on marble base, otherwise good condition.
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