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Product description
Yolande Ide (1931)
This terracotta sculpture presents a reclining female figure, her form merging organically with the surface beneath her. The rough, textured surface conveys a raw, almost primal energy, while the relaxed posture and serene expression suggest introspection and quiet strength. The artist’s expressive modeling technique enhances the emotional depth, making the figure feel both monumental and deeply human. The interplay between mass and negative space, solidity and fluidity, imbues the piece with a timeless presence. Additionally, the artist has painted the sculpture to imitate patina, lending it an aged, weathered appearance that reinforces its timeless quality and enhances the illusion of a naturally aged material.
Biography of the artist:
Yolande Ide, now 93 years old woman, from the Belgian coastal town named De Haan. She is the daughter of Léon Ide, a prominent architect in the commune of De Haan.
In 1950, Yolande enrolled in courses at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
Throughout her life, she created magnificent terracotta sculptures and paintings in secret, in her small workshop within their large family home. Despite her artistic talent, she never exhibited her works, preferring to keep her studio within the castle where she resided.
Yolande carefully crafted her sculptures, focusing on female figures, highly stylized for the 1960s and considered avant-garde in their style. Like a passionate artist sometimes she created male figures. She succeeded in painting as well. Her sculptures are characterized by their raw beauty.
Her father, Leon Ide, was a renowned architect who greatly influenced the interwar architectural landscape of De Haan. He specialized in designing Anglo-Norman and Flemish country-style villas, as well as undertaking projects in other coastal municipalities such as Bredene and Middelkerke. Notably, he renovated the « Grand Hôtel du Coq-sur-mer » in Le Coq, originally designed by Alfred Neirynck in 1889, and designed the town hall of the former municipality of Klemskerke.
Hand signed. Circa 1960s.
Dimensions: 26 x 47 x 27 cm.
7,3 kg
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Specifications
ConditionGoodColorsGreen, TaupeMaterialCeramicNumber of items1Height26 cmWidth47 cm