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Bronze Race Horse & Jockey Group With Stable Grooms Sculpture Attributed Carybé

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Sporting Racing Equine Bronze Race Horse & Jockey Group With Stable Groom Hands Sculpture Attributed Carybé.
Subject race horse being with jockey up being led along with stable groom hands, a feature that stands out is the patinated verdigris colour & experimental slender slim shape of the jockey and groom hands.
Attributed to the known sculpture Julio Páride Bernabó his artistic name Carybé.
Handmade from sumptuous patinated bronze set on a wooden attached base with a green velvet lining underneath.
Circa late 20th century.
A nice impressive size being 22 cm high and 32.3 cm in length.
Initial signed on both rear sides with impressed marks
This is in our opinion a fine equine sporting work.
Biography of Héctor Julio Páride Bernabó (7 February 1911 – 2 October 1997) was an Argentine-Brazilian artist, researcher, writer, historian and journalist. His nickname and artistic name, Carybé, a type of piranha, comes from his time in the scouts. He died of heart failure after the meeting of a candomblé community's lay board of directors, the Cruz Santa Opô Afonjá Society, of which he was a member. He produced paintings, drawings, sculptures and sketches. He was an Obá de Xangô, an honorary position at Ilê Axé Opô Afonjá, his works fetch up to $97,400 US dollars.
Highly desirable sought afer by equine racing collectors.
Ready for immediate display.
Quite heavy for its relative small size weighing around 6kg.
Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Having charming noticeable patina wear, scratches, stains commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres

High (33 cm)
Width of base (18 cm)
Length of base (30.5 cm)
Length of horse (32 cm)