Mauro CORDA (born 1960) Asian female bust Terracotta proof Signed "Corda" and numbered "4/8" on reverse Height: 30.5 cm (without base) Height: 33.5 cm (with base) (Slight scratches on the back) Condition report available on request: [email protected] NOTICE A contemporary French sculptor originally from Sardinia, he began his training as a sculptor at the École des Beaux-Arts de Reims with Charles Auffret, then at the Beaux-Arts de Paris in Jean Cardot's studio. A multi-faceted artist, his singular work is inspired by the human body and animals, always seeking "animality in the human and humanity in the animal".

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