Artist: Paul Philippe French sculptor. Title: "Parrot Girl"Medium: Genuine Pure Bronze - Lost Wax Process (Cire Perdue)Height: 15 1/2" (As each sculpture is individually made, sizes stated are approximate. Measurements of most works are from the bottom of the marble base to the highest point of the sculpture.)This beautiful bronze hand painted bronze figure of a young woman in Middle Eastern garb poised on one leg, a parrot perched on one upraised arm, with painted detail, on a circular mottled black marble base the bronze base marked 'Philippe'. About the Sculpture: Made in the Europe certified pure bronze. Featuring recasts of hundreds of significant bronzes. Setting the standard in hand cast bronzes in the superior Lost Wax Process (Cire Perdue). Clay to wax to bronze-the lost wax process is a method for changing a sculpture made of soft clay into a harder material such as bronze, which captures the most minute detail of the artists original work. Practicing in the same manner of the old world masters, with devotion to quality, fidelity and detail. Recasts may be made from originals, reproductions or sculptured after paintings. Our skillful artisans take pride in casting the best foundry bronze. The lost wax process has long been the preferred method of casting bronze sculptures for the finest museums, galleries and premier collections across the globe. There simply is no better way to create artwork in bronze that faithfully reproduces the original object.

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