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, brown, blue, yellow and green.
He is shown as elderly, with a white beard and white hair, his eyes closed and kneeling over a lamb and a lantern.
Signed ‘Jean Derval’ on the base.
Height 86 cm (33 7/8 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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