Portret aktorki. Guy-Charles Revol (1912-1991) Kamień XX wiek.

Guy-Charles Revol began his adventure with sculpture quite late. It was not until the age of 33 that he found his way to the studios of many famous sculptors in Paris, learning the craft from them. He drew his knowledge from various sources, which later translated into the diversity of interests and techniques in which his works were created.

The young artist's potential was first recognized in 1939. He was invited to help decorate the French Pavilion at the World's Fair in San Francisco. For a time, decorating large objects became his domain. One of the polychromes in the church was commissioned by Jean Lambert-Rucki. Revol blends into artistic Paris.

He befriends Denis Maillart, a fashionable painter at the time. They almost share a studio and certainly have a shared telephone. His works from this period are heavy with sensuality.

Guy-Charles Revol is interested in sports, which leads to the creation of numerous sports medals and more. He draws a lot. According to critics, he is as skilled with a pencil as he is with a chisel.

Revol also loved the theater. This is probably where the sculpture I am selling today comes from. It is a likeness of the French actress Monelle Valentin, who was at the height of her fame in the early 1950s. In my opinion, the sculpture draws its artistic lineage from the Art Deco style, to which the artist applied a filter of austerity and egalitarianism of the post-war years. The sculpture looks as if it were carved in stone, but it is more likely that a mold and ground marble were used to make it. I have also seen a bronze version of this sculpture. It is quite large, measuring approximately 60 cm in height.