566 - Guy ROUXEL (1895–1970)

Guy ROUXEL (1895–1970) St. IVY An exceptional and significant sculpture carved directly from solid wood and finished with a patina. St. Ivy holds a model of St. Ivy High School in Pontivy: the work was commissioned by the diocese from the artist for the school’s inauguration in 1936. Signed “G Rouxel,” located in “Vannes,” and dated “1935” on the base. Minor wear and patina wear Height 110 cm x Base 30 cm x 30 cm Guy Rouxel, a craftsman of great modesty, conscientious, and honest. Equally skilled with stone and wood, he created the capitals and statues for the major seminary in Vannes, the spire of the Notre-Dame du Roncier Basilica in Josselin, and nearly all of the figures in the Stations of the Cross in Callac. Source: Séné d’Antan, 2022