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Leonard BENATOV (1942- 2018) HOMAGE TO DALI, THE HARD AND THE SOFT Bust of DALI Patinated bronze proof N°EF, cast by the artist in his foundry Height: 82 cm with base; Width: 55 cm; Depth: 39 cm; Base: 17 x 36 x 31 cm Bust of GALA Proof in patinated bronze N°EF, cast by the artist in his foundry Height: 82 cm with base; Width: 48 cm; Depth: 39 cm; Base: 17 x 36 x 31 cm Leonardo Benatov was born in 1942 into a family of artists who had fled Communist Russia. At the age of 16, Leonardo joined an uncle in Brazil and tried to cross the Amazon. Captured by anthropophagous Indians, he remained a prisoner for a year after marrying the daughter of the tribe's chief, Erik Paxa. In 1964, the military revolution in Brazil forced him to return to France, where he tried unsuccessfully to present a sculpture at the Salon d'Automne. From then on, Léonardo never stopped drawing and sculpting, and in 1975/76 he naturally arrived at the fonte d'art. From then on, this physically imposing artist pursued his career as a foundry manager and sculptor simultaneously, placing particular emphasis on feelings, distress and grandeur in his work. Adorning parks and public buildings, we can admire an "Exploded Man" in the garden-museum of the town of Gravelines, a representation of the musician Rossini at the Opera House in Pesaro, his hometown (as well as at UNESCO), a bust of Napoleon at Ajaccio airport... Leonardo Benatov is a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

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Leonard BENATOV (1942- 2018) HOMAGE TO DALI, THE HARD AND THE SOFT Bust of DALI Patinated bronze proof N°EF, cast by the artist in his foundry Height: 82 cm with base; Width: 55 cm; Depth: 39 cm; Base: 17 x 36 x 31 cm Bust of GALA Proof in patinated bronze N°EF, cast by the artist in his foundry Height: 82 cm with base; Width: 48 cm; Depth: 39 cm; Base: 17 x 36 x 31 cm Leonardo Benatov was born in 1942 into a family of artists who had fled Communist Russia. At the age of 16, Leonardo joined an uncle in Brazil and tried to cross the Amazon. Captured by anthropophagous Indians, he remained a prisoner for a year after marrying the daughter of the tribe's chief, Erik Paxa. In 1964, the military revolution in Brazil forced him to return to France, where he tried unsuccessfully to present a sculpture at the Salon d'Automne. From then on, Léonardo never stopped drawing and sculpting, and in 1975/76 he naturally arrived at the fonte d'art. From then on, this physically imposing artist pursued his career as a foundry manager and sculptor simultaneously, placing particular emphasis on feelings, distress and grandeur in his work. Adorning parks and public buildings, we can admire an "Exploded Man" in the garden-museum of the town of Gravelines, a representation of the musician Rossini at the Opera House in Pesaro, his hometown (as well as at UNESCO), a bust of Napoleon at Ajaccio airport... Leonardo Benatov is a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

Estimate 28 000 - 32 000 EUR

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