Stella Shawzin South African, 1920-2020
Athlete I
Bronze
211 x 200 x 137 cms / 83 x 79 x 54 inches
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Description
There is remarkable energy and a passion for life in the muscular male figures Shawzin portrays. In this commanding bronze sculpture, Shawzin captures a man in mid-leap, suspended in a fleeting moment of motion. This work exudes both strength and fluidity, tracing the tension and release of the body as it arcs forward. Shawzin’s meticulous attention to form transforms bronze into a celebration of athletic grace, turning raw power into poetry. Athlete I is at once dynamic and contemplative, inviting the viewer to witness the harmony of energy, balance and human vitality frozen in time.
Provenance
The Artist.
W H Patterson Ltd., London.
Private Irish Collection; acquired in 2006.
Gladwell & Patterson, London; acquired from the above in 2021.