Between Modernist and Folk, Visceral Old Carved Reclining Nude on (and of) Slab mathematical under glass (antique frame

under glass (antique frame

It looks from the underside that this clay apple one was made by a student in 5th grade (class 5D it seems)

while the rest is metal

Wear and some paint loss around the edges of the ears as evident

as there is a bit of white showing though in a couple of spots near the mouth and the weight and feel seems right

Between Modernist and Folk, Visceral Old Carved Reclining Nude on (and of) Slab mathematical under glass (antique frameThe more time I spend with this one the more I love her. She's got a bit of the Rodin about her in aspiration, but I think more the spirit of a Rodin watercolor than a sculpture, much looser, and her face is more Picasso or de Kooning esque! Altogether she feels one part academic, one part folk, and with a sort of crusty surface that makes her feel as if she were long buried and just dug up, like an ancient fertility goddess! Great from every angle