{"product_id":"symbolist-figural-wooden-sculpture-italy-1990s","title":"Symbolist Figural Wooden Sculpture, Italy, 1990s","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"_ea633ddf\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"_R_65mkl_\" data-tn=\"expanding-area\" data-state=\"expanded\" class=\"_85f5162c\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-tn=\"expanding-area-children-wrapper\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSymbolist Figural Wooden Sculpture, Italy, 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tall, slender figure, assembled from many pieces of wood, stands upright on a small base with little feet. The head is shaped like a toothed creature, with an inset eye, a jaw cut in a lively zigzag line and a fin-like form at the back, which gives the profile a bold, graphic character. One hand hangs open at its side, carved with individual fingers, and the body is built from long planks fitted together, with a pointed oval inlaid at the centre. The joints between the pieces are left in plain view, so the figure reads as a careful construction in which every part has its place. The wood is warm and rich in tone, with a hand-finished glow and darker passages that add depth. Luciano Bertolotto was an Italian maker who signed his works Pompi and followed a naïf, primitive instinct. He often mixed human and animal features, in a way that recalls folk carving and ancient masks more than any single school, and he built his figures by fitting pieces together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modernab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57714660376949,"sku":null,"price":5431.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5688\/7157\/files\/raw-086_c2ccf7bf-613c-4eb8-a4aa-f8761193279a.jpg?v=1793694681","url":"https:\/\/modernabgallery.com\/products\/symbolist-figural-wooden-sculpture-italy-1990s","provider":"Modernab ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}