A Superb Elaine Peto Large (30cm long) Reclining Donkey Ceramic Sculpture
An exceptional, large-sized (~30cm long) sculpture of a reclining donkey by renowned ceramicist, Elaine Peto. Hand-made by Elaine, this sculpture is finished in a creamy crazed overglaze to the belly, inner ears and muzzle with unglazed textured areas with black detailing representing the donkey's brown colouring. A really wonderful and highly collectable piece, probably dating to the 1990's. Incredibly lifelike, this is Peto at her very, very best.
Elaine Peto graduated from Exeter College of Art & Design in 1985, where she studied animals. In 1986, she set up a studio in Hampshire and has become renowned for her animal sculptures. Each animal is individually made by the process of slab building in clay, i.e. rolling out a sheet of clay and forming the body, then gradually adding slab by slab to form the whole animal. The details are then remodelled until the animal is complete. It is then biscuit fired, glazed and re-fired to stoneware.
This sculpture is in super condition with absolutely no breaks, chips, cracks or restoration - which is quite rare. A genuinely fabulous piece!
The sculpture is 18cm tall, ~30cm from front hoof to tail and it weighs 817g.
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