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Terracotta Sculpture- Lying Woman- Yolande Ide (1931)
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Bruxelles, BelgiumOn Whoppah since April 2024 • 51 sales
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This sculpture embodies the principles of Art Brut, or “raw art,” where the emphasis is placed on raw expression over polished technique. The rough texture and visible hand-marks are deliberate choices that resonate with the Art Brut aesthetic, celebrating unrefined, primal creativity. The artist’s direct engagement with the clay—leaving it imperfect and rugged—conveys an unfiltered, authentic emotional intensity. This approach aligns with the raw art philosophy, focusing on the visceral experience of creation rather than adhering to traditional ideals of beauty or form, capturing the essence of the human figure in a deeply expressive, organic state.
13 x 30 x 14 cm
2,4 kg
Yolande Ide (1931)
Circa 1960s
Biography of the artist:
Yolande Ide, now 93 years old woman, from the Belgian coastal town named De Haan.
She is the daughter of Léon Ide, a prominent architect in the commune of De Haan.
In 1950, Yolande enrolled in courses at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
Throughout her life, she created magnificent terracotta sculptures and paintings in secret, in her small workshop within their large family home. Despite her artistic talent, she never exhibited her works, preferring to keep her studio within the castle where she resided.
Yolande carefully crafted her sculptures, focusing on female figures, highly stylized for the 1960s and considered avant-garde in their style. Like a passionate artist sometimes she created male figures. She succeeded in painting as well.
Her sculptures are characterized by their raw beauty.
Her father, Leon Ide, was a renowned architect who greatly influenced the interwar architectural landscape of De Haan. He specialized in designing Anglo-Norman and Flemish country-style villas, as well as undertaking projects in other coastal municipalities such as Bredene and Middelkerke. Notably, he renovated the "Grand Hôtel du Coq-sur-mer" in Le Coq, originally designed by Alfred Neirynck in 1889, and designed the town hall of the former municipality of Klemskerke.
I had an opportunity to buy the whole atelier of the artist. So you can get one off her magnificent work exclusively here.
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ConditionExcellentColorsBeige, Brown, TaupeMaterialCeramicNumber of items1Height13 cmWidth30 cm
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Bruxelles, BelgiumOn Whoppah since April 2024 • 51 sales