"2 Sculpted Terracotta Statues: A Lumberjack And A Grape Harvester. Signed P Bellegarde Sculpt."
Beautiful sculpture for this life-size couple. The woman, a grape harvester, has a beautiful face with wavy hair framed by her arms and exposed by the neckline of the blouse open on the chest. She wears a veil that falls at the back of her neck. Her bubbling apron is pulled up to the waist, her skirt with soft pleats reveals her bare feet. The arms hold the large basket filled with vine branches that she carries on her head. Base at the base, with cut sides showing wear. The man, a lumberjack with a handsome face wearing a bonnet, is dressed in a beautiful costume with many details. On his shirt with cuffs turned into cuffs he wears a finely buttoned waistcoat. On the right side an animal skin falls on his back. He holds an axe on his right shoulder. His pants stop at the knees, showing the details of the open buttonholes and small buttons. A wide belt surrounds his waist and falls like a scarf on his left leg. His legs are dressed in gaiters closed by many small buttons. The shoes have square toes. He also rests on a base with cut sides. This one bears the stamp of P Bellegarde Sculpt. in Toulouse. The elegance and the beautiful head posture of these two characters form a beautiful ensemble. Wear and tear of time among others on the base of the woman. Some restorations of use with an axe and at the level of the back shoulder of the man and others but nothing very important