Unique Sculptural Pair | 31 cm & 20 cm High | Dutch Contemporary Art
A beautifully balanced pair of bronze sculptures by Dutch artist Filippa de Boer (1947), capturing the essence of the human form through simplicity, texture, and quiet expression.
The larger figure (31 cm high) presents a contemplative frontal portrait, reduced to its most essential elements. With its elongated face, softly modelled features, and subtly inclined posture, the sculpture conveys a remarkable sense of presence and introspection. The rich dark bronze patina enhances the hand-worked surface, revealing the artist’s tactile approach to form.
Complementing it is a smaller bust (20 cm high), depicted in profile. More abstract in character, the piece evokes the silhouette of a classical portrait while remaining distinctly modern. Areas of verdigris patination lend depth and variation to the bronze, emphasizing its sculptural contours and organic texture.
Together, the two works create a compelling dialogue between frontality and profile, presence and memory, figuration and abstraction. Displayed as a pair, they possess a poetic and architectural quality, each enhancing the other’s quiet strength.
