Robert COUTURIER (1905–2008) – Profile of a Woman

Bronze proof with nuanced brown patina
Lost-wax casting – Bearing the foundry mark “Fonderie TEP GRECE”
Numbered 1/6 at the rear on the base
Signed “Couturier” on the right side of the base
Circa 1998/2000

Dimensions:
Height: 43 cm
Width: 10 cm – Depth: 8 cm

“As a child, I dreamed of the drifting of the continents; I dreamed of those continents drifting and fitting together like a puzzle, like a key in the opening of a lock.” This sensation from childhood, which sees the world as defined by contours and cut out against the empty surface of the ocean, continued throughout the work of Robert Couturier.
Excerpt from: “Couturier” – Bertrand Lorquin

Robert Couturier’s sculpture is not ostentatious. It is a restrained, discreet art. For him, to sculpt is to create with the minimum of means and to offer the greatest freedom of interpretation.