Polyester Resin Sculpture By William Chattaway 1955 Haligon

Polyester resin sculpture By William Chattaway 1927 - 2019 Made and dated 1955, produced by Robert Haligon (Art plastic stamp)
William Chattaway Born in Coventry on October 2, 1927, student in London at Slade School, began his career - (October 1947) took up residence in France in 1950. Died in Waterloo on July 25, 2019 Nicknamed "the great tailor of rough shapes" his very graphic style reflects a cubist aesthetic. His polychrome tributes to Georges Bernanos confirm this. With his series of imaginary portraits of Chateaubriand, Chattaway reveals one of the major strengths of his work: synthesis. Indeed, his art transcends figurative reality. Through his portraits of this great romantic poet, at a specific time in his life, Chattaway creates an "iconic" Chateaubriand who embodies the spirit of all romantic poets. Since moving to Paris, he has continued to deepen the study of nature, that is to say, essentially of man, as shown in his bronze figures from 1967 and 1968. Deprived of their arms and although immobile, the verticality of their bodies contributes to the movement. Their hips determine the central point of the work. Spatiality and monumentality guide his work. Finally, with Chattaway's work, we can believe for a moment that we are in the presence of non-figurative works... Text taken from the catalogue of the exhibition from 7 to 30 May 2009 at the Galerie Vallois Sculptures
Dimension excluding base: 34 cm The sculpture is patinated, needs cleaning, otherwise no missing parts