Philippe HIQUILY (1925-2013) Lot n° 37

ZYRIBALA-1973 Brass and iron trap Unique piece 55 x 40 cm Provenance Former Barzilay collection Exhibition: Louvred traps, solo exhibition Galerie Bideau (8 June-9 July 1976) Reproduced in the catalogue raisonné 1948-2011, preface by Alain Jouffroy, volume 1 page 241, Editions Loft... ". Hiquily has an innate sense of matter, form, proportion and a particular style. The morphologies he draws are signs of his style. Each detail appears as the result of a tone desired by its senses. Tensions circulate, matter, contours, all this together serves a pictorial vocabulary exacerbated by its creator. The images of the female figures that Philippe Hiquily sculpted remain striking and retain their aura since their creation..." Patrick Amine, Modernité d'une oeuvre 1948-2011, Catalogue raisonné, page 57-58, Vol. 1, Editions Loft.