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81 - SOPHIA VARI (1940–2023)
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SOPHIA VARI (1940–2023) Mademoiselle signed and inscribed “Vari 2/3” bronze, with colored patina, painted white 84 × 74 × 42 cm. bronze with colored patina, white paint 33.07 × 29.13 × 16.54 in. Footnotes: An internationally exhibited and acclaimed artist and an innovator in the world of classical modern sculpture, Sophia Vari leaves behind a body of work that stands out for its nobility of spirit and material, integrating the mental and the physical, planar and volumetric. What remains consistent throughout her career is the joy that seems to radiate from her work: beauty and pleasure, harmony and sensuality, intelligence and culture, exuberance and wit. For while all her sculptures are serious explorations of form and balance, they are also works of elegance, grace, and heart.1 As noted by Professor Edward Sullivan, Vari was a sculptor of vision and achievement, a global artist on par with the masters of our contemporary age in three-dimensional expression.2 1. See J. Spring, in *Sophia Vari*, Rizzoli, New York, 1999, p. 25. 2. E. Sullivan, “Sophia Vari: Public Images—Private Messages” in *Sophia Vari Sculptures*, exhibition catalog, City of Athens, 2000, p. 14. Auction House Notes: Please note that the title of this artwork is *Face Noire*, as listed in the online catalog, rather than *Mademoiselle*, as stated in the printed catalog. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com
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