The hippo adopts the sensuous pose of Ingres's celebrated painting, La grande odalisque. Native to Egypt and the Near East, the hippo becomes a whimisical translation of Ingres's earnest Orientalism.
Hippo Odalisque
Bronze with polychrome patina
Edition of 6
The hippo adopts the sensuous pose of Ingres's celebrated painting, La grande odalisque. Native to Egypt and the Near East, the hippo becomes a whimisical translation of Ingres's earnest Orientalism.