Jean Derval, Shepherd
Jean Derval (1925-2010)
Shepherd
Circa 1965
Sculpture representing a Shepherd in chamotte clay, modeled, scarified and enameled in polychrome - white, black, broxn, blue and green.
He is shown with bronwn skin and carrying a lamb in his arms.
Signed ‘Jean Derval’ on the base.
Height 128 cm (50 3/8 in)
Provenance :
- Probably created around 1965 for the Antibes cathedral’s nativity scene.
- Private collection, France.
Literature :
- « Jean Derval, céramiste et sculpteur », Patrick Favardin et Jean- Jacques Wattel, éd. Norma, Paris, 2011, a previous nativity scene reproduced p. 145.
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