“GRACE” BY ALICE RIORDAN - ART DECO - NOUVEAU - ANTIQUE BRASS FINISH

Poetry in motion". This elegant female study exudes fluidity and self-assurance. Part of women's trilogy by Alice Heath Riordan." This is a GREAT art deco piece which is done in an antique brass finish and formed with a type of ceramic composit material. The great detailed sculpture is in PERFECT CONDITION with only having been displayed over the years. It is signed on the base She measures 16 1/2" in length and stands 15" in height. Below is a brief overview of the artist. Alice Riordan has been studying art most of her life. She was originally a painter, influenced greatly by the beauty, sensitivity, and color of French Impressionists Renoir and Degas. While studying painting in Florence, Riordan found herself inspired by the emotion and passion of Michelangelo's sculptures. It was not until several years later that Riordan became a sculptor herself, studying under George Gach, Angelo Bona and Margit Malmstrom. Combining the input of her teachers, Riordan's knowledge of technique and anatomy grew, as did her passion for sculpting. Over the next few years, Riordan's flair for the medium flourished. In the foundries, her sculptures began to come alive with the age-old process of bronze casting. Riordan's use of exciting variations of patinas make her talent for painting apparent.