Lot 513
Jean-Michel Folon
Belgium / 1934 - 2005
La pluie (1999)
€ 80.000 - 120.000
Details
Sculpture - Bronze - Green patina
Sig. - With stamp "Bronze Romain et Fils"
Ex. nr. E.A. 2/4
92,5 x 28 x 33 cm
With documentation
Provenance
- Gal. Guy Pieters, Knokke 2006
Literature
- "Folon" Marcel van Jole & Adolf Neetens, Grenz-Echo, Eupen & Éd. Luc Pire, Brussels 1999, cf. p. E6 ill. of a copy in plaster
"Folon" Galerie Guy Pieters, Saint-Paul de Vence, 2000, cf. ill.
"Jean-Michel Folon" Guy Pieters Gal., Knokke-Heist/Saint-Paul de Vence 2004, cf. ill.
"Folon. La mia Firenze" Marilena Pasquali, Noèdizioni, Firenze 2005, cf. p. 8 ill.
"Folon. Sculpturen" Ed. Snoeck, Ghent 2008, cf. p. 160-161 ill. and ill. on the cover of a copy in plaster
"Foundation Folon" Ed. Snoeck, Ghent 2008, cf. p. 2 and 6 ill.
Included in the archives of the Folon Foundation as number F175
Lot essay
Beware of wet feet !
Jean-Michel Folon’s emblematic gentleman wearing a hat and a long coat greets us like an old friend, as if he just happens to meet us in the middle of his pond. His familiar appearance seems a pictogram that is part of our collective memory. We can bump into him anywhere, because he is always on the move. To where? Who's to say ...The slightly eccentric fellow is always sitting on a bench, walking in the park, watching the birds, sitting on the beach with his feet in the sea. Or standing like a fountain in a pond. Folon makes sturdy sculptures in solid bronze. After all, they have to be resistant. They don’t have the intention to stand in a dusty museum hall, but to interact with nature and the elements. The sculptures defy wind and weather, sun and rain, sea and forest.
What a surreal sight ! This distinguished gentleman with his feet in the wet holding an umbrella that has lost its practical purpose. The fountain splashes water, which is one of Folon’s favorite elements thanks to its particular impact on the patina and the way it is playful and elusive. The man becomes one with his surroundings, one with the water, and the water becomes part of the work of art.
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