FRANCISCO R. MONTI
Title ;- “ Girls
with flowers “ ….. original title unknown.
64cm high x 25cm
wide x 20cm deep
Sculpture:- 57.5cm
high x 26cm wide x 23cm deep.
Base :- 23.5cm x
24.5cm x 6cm
Signed... F.R. MONTI
A young girl
standing with a slightly bowed head and her eyes are closed.
Her hair is parted
in the middle and is long and falling down over her shoulders and
down her back, curls can be seen on her right shoulder and beneath
her left ear.
Her dress falls from
her left shoulder to her right waist line, there is no cover over her
right shoulder, her arm or her right side chest.
There is a short
sleeve on the left arm.
The dress is about
knee length but the hem of the left side is raised to hold the
flowers she has gathered into the dress. Her left hand is holding the
hem of the dress and the dress seems to be bunched up in her hand as
the fold of the material can be clearly seen between her thumb and
first finger.
Her right hand is
holding a flower, the petals and the leaves can be clearly seen.
There are a number
of flowers held in the hem of her dress, three flower heads can be
easily distinguished and many leaves can be seen.
Her legs are bare
and she is wearing no shoes.
The base seems to
represent a path or a rocky walk way as distinct lines can be seen
cut into the base and over the side of the base down to the bottom of
the base.
The area behind the
girl is filled in and it does give the sense of a tree stump,
especially from the back of the sculpture, but I am sure that it is
there to strengthen the sculpture. At the back of the sculpture the
base and the tree stump are one continuous piece.
The sculpture is
signed on the left side to the back of the sculpture, F. R. MONTI ,
there is no date or title recorded.
Distinguishing
marks,
There are no
distinguishing marks on the underside of the sculpture.
Written by,
Mark E Shellshear.
Art Consultant.
For private
consultation please email me at,
markshellshear@gmail.com
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