Grazing Horse, Bali: Solid Bronze Modernist Indonesian Sculpture C1960

Grazing Horse, Bali: Solid Bronze Modernist Indonesian Sculpture C1960

Code: 10229

Dimensions:

H: 20cm (7.9")W: 10cm (3.9")L: 28cm (11")

£1,200.00
 

A large, elegant, minimalist sculpture of a horse, dating from the mid twentith century. It strikingly combines modernity with archaic traditions. It is a very rare work by Balinese Master Sculptor Mangku Jedeng (b 1930) who was active in Sumampan,  a village that was home to a number of artists in the 1960s and 70s. The sculpture is very discreetly signed MJedeng on the left hind hoof, and numbered 5/8

The work has a beautiful verdigris patina which invites touch. The bronze is full, and hence the weight of the object is about 5 kg. It was acquired from an important collection of Asian Art in the North of France.