“Il Gesto”, bronze sculpture, Roel d’Haese (1921-1996), circa 1958

“Il Gesto”
Bronze sculpture presenting an expressive form cast by the lost-wax process.
Lost-wax bronze
Circa 1958
H. 55 cm
Provenance: Saura Collection, Madrid

Biographical notes
Born in Geraardsbergen in 1921 and died in Bruges in 1996, Roel D’Haese was a leading Belgian sculptor of the second half of the twentieth century. Working in bronze, iron, stone and wood, he exhibited at the São Paulo Biennial (1953), the Venice Biennale (1958) and documenta in Kassel (1959 and 1977).