Sophie Verger French, 1953
Two horses sculptures fixed together on a bronze base
8 1/8 x 24 3/8 x 4 3/8 in
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I have always loved Uccello’s horses. An order from a collector led me to model these two Percherons with rounded and powerful shapes.
I am obviously the opposite of the representation of war or tournament scenes: each of my “destriers” is ridden by a child, for a tender and joyful encounter.
Sophie Verger plays with the pure reason of the look and lies the opposition of her interpretation.
Beyond anthropomorphism there is also, often, the notion of games. With animal representations worthy of Pompon but going beyond a simple realistic look, Sophie Verger sculpts poems, whole tales in one piece...