Erotic, 2009, Peter Schipperheyn
Bronze, 18cm x 22cm x 18cm
Provenance: Mossgreen, Melbourne.
Largely self taught, Peter Schipperheyn has dedicated his career to mastering the difficult medium of carving marble. Acclaimed as Australia’s pre-eminent sculptor in marble of the human figure, Schipperheyn travels annually to the marble quarries of Carrara Italy. In 1992, he was awarded one of the Australia’s most prestigious art awards the Wynne Prize for two enormous heads carved in Carrara marble held at the Art Gallery of Sydney. His work can be found in public and private collections throughout Australia and in U.S.A., Europe and Asia. (1)