This agile hippo is dressed as Columbine, the late Renaissance Commedia dell'arte character. Her feminine grace complements the masculine Rhino Harlequin, and recalls Degas' Little Dancer of Fourteen Years as well as Walt Disney's Fantasia.
Hippo Ballerina, 2013
Bronze with polychrome patina and fabric
Work: 37 ¾ x 15 ¾ x 19 5/8 in. (96 x 40 x 50 cm)
Base: 13 ¾ x 13 ¾ x 8 3/8 in. (35 x 35 x 22 cm)
Signed and numbered
Edition of 6
This agile hippo is dressed as Columbine, the late Renaissance Commedia dell'arte character. Her feminine grace complements the masculine Rhino Harlequin, and recalls Degas' Little Dancer of Fourteen Years as well as Walt Disney's Fantasia.