Bidspirit auction | JOSE DE CREEFT AMERICAN FEMALE

JOSE DE CREEFT AMERICAN FEMALE NUDE SERPENTINE SCULPTURE - Jose Mariano de Creeft (Spanish-American, 1884–1982). Hand-carved serpentine sculpture. Reclining female nude. Undated. Jose de Creeft's path in art began in his childhood when he created religious figurines in clay and wood. In 1905 he moved to Paris where he interacted with Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Manolo, and Pablo Gargallo. After his 1929 marriage to American Alice Robertson Carr, a sculptor known for her bronze portraits of notable horses, Jose and Alice immigrated to the U.S. De Creeft’s career was reinvigorated. he pursued direct carving as well as beaten lead in simplified figurative works that return again and again to the female form. In the 1930s he bagen his teaching career at Black Mountain College, the Art Students League of New York, and the New School for Social Research. De Creeft's works are in the Whitney Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum among others. Keywords: Collectibles, Sculpture, Direct Stone Carving, Modernism, Fine Art And Decor. Dimensions Length: 11 in. Height: 6 1/2 in. Condition Overall good condition, consistent with age. The surface shows light wear. No damage, or restorations observed. Please refer to the photos. Sold as is.