Sculpture by ISABELO
L. TAMPINCO …...[ 1850 – 1933 ]
“ GIRL HOLDING A
FLOWER “ …... original title unknown.
Cast marble …...
65cm High x 25cm Base.
Signed... I L T.
top of base left side.
Description;-
The maiden herself
stands 52cm high on a 14cm high base.
She is dressed in a
round necked long sleeved flowing dress, that is in the classical
sense as it trails along the ground as she walks.
She has over the top
of the dress a square necked bodice, that has straps over the
shoulders quite wide on the shoulders which gives her a broad
shouldered look.
The bodice is longer
in the front than the back and the hem is rounded as if it has cord
inside the hem to give that rounded look.
The skirt is heavily
draped over the left leg, caught up by the strap of the bag.
The bag itself hangs
from two more straps attached to the original strap. The bag is
shaped from a narrow top to a wider pointed bottom. The flap matches
the bottom of the bag and does seem to have a tassel hanging from it.
The interesting
point about the bag is that it is not a shoulder bag but a waist bag,
the strap clearly goes around her waist with a clasp/buckle at the
front to loosen or tighten the strap.
Her classic facial
features have her looking down intensely at the small flower in her
hand. It would be interesting to know what she was thinking as she
seems far away in thought.
Her hair is parted
down the middle of her head and her hair is very long and in two
braids with ribbons tied at the end of each braid. One braid is to
her front of her body on the left side over the shoulder down onto
her left hip. The other braid hangs down her back from the right
shoulder to the centre of her back below the waist.
Her skirt is
extremely long and caught up on her left side in the strap above her
bag most likely to make it easier to walk, the back of the skirt is
dragging along the ground.
Both of her shoes
are showing below the skirt, the left shoe is clearly seen under the
hem of her skirt and the right is partly covered by the skirt. Both
shoes are closed toe shoes and flat.
Distinguishing
features.
The signature is
below the right foot on top tier of the base.
The folds of the
skirt at the back fall down onto the second tier of the base.
The base is made up
of three distinct tiers.
There are no
distinguishing marks on the underside of the base.
This is a very beautiful Tampinco sculpture and is available for viewing at Galeria de las Islas.
The Gallery team looks forward to seeing you at the Gallery and helping you any way they can with your collection or collecting, they would be most happy to be of service to you.
Contact Galeria de las Islas at, galeriadelasislas@gmail.com
Contact Galeria de las Islas at, galeriadelasislas@gmail.com
Happy collecting.
Mark E Shellshear
Art Consultant.
markshellshear@gmail.com
markshellshear@gmail.com
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