ISABELO L. TAMPINCO. ' RECLINING NUDE"
ISABELO L.
TAMPINCO. [ 19th November 1850 – 30th January
1933 ]
Title... “
Reclining nude “.. also known as " Seated Nude" .... original title unknown.
Cast marble.
32cm high x 35cm
long x 22.5cm wide.
Signed “ I L T
MANILA 1922. “
The maiden in the
sculpture sits 26.5cm high on the base which is approximately 2cm
high.
Her hair is caught
up in a bun at the back of her head and it would seem her head is
covered by a scarf or cap that is caught around the bun to hold the
bun in place.
Her facial
expression is neutral as she gazes off dreamily into the left side
distance.
She is seated on a
round piece of material that is bunched up in her left hand. Folds of
the material can be seen at the back of the sculpture, right side
between her right leg and hips.
She is seated
leaning on her right hand and looking to the left.
Her left arm is
resting over her left leg and holding onto the bunched up fabric and
there seems to be a small group of flowers beside her left thumb,
three fingers are holding the fabric and one finger is just pointing
down.
Her right hand is
over the edge of the base on the left side, the base is sightly
raised in this area of the sculpture
Her legs and feet
are in in relaxed pose on the right side of the base.
She is nude, her
only attire being the scarf around her head.
She is wearing no
shoes or jewellery.
The base is not
round but in an oval of varying thicknesses, it is approximately 2cm
all around the base, except for the area under the right hand where
it is approximately3.5cm thick.
Distinguishing
marks.
The signature is on
the back left of the sculpture and can be seen from the front under
the right arm. The signature reads, “ ILT MANILA 1922 “
The fabric she is
sitting on goes over the edge of the base at the back of the
sculpture and reaches to the bottom.
There are no
distinguishing marks on the underside of the sculpture.
This sculpture can
be found in the book pg 100, “ Life and Art of Isabelo Tampinco”.
Mark E Shellshear.
Art consultant.
markshellshear@gmail.com
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