VERY RARE Statue Saint Francis Of Assisi Signed Betti Richard ' S 1974




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Reference Number: Avaluer:701336Material: Bronze
Original Description:
Kneeling Saint Francis of Assisi Viennese Sculptor Betti Richard's 1974 sculptured copy of her 1957 Saint Francis of Assisi life size Bronze.Viennese sculptor Betti Richard / Elisabeth Matsch (1916 - 2005) was commissioned in 1957 by Saint Francis Assisi Church in NYC to sculpt a life size sculpture of Saint Francis. She sculpted a bronze life-size statue of St. Francis for the entrance courtyard on 32nd street. Through the years the hands, knees and heels of St. Francis have been worn... to a bright shine from having been touched by of pilgrim devotees of the Saint. In 1974 she was asked to sculpt a small copy of the same statue in very limited numbers which she did. The mold was signed by her and the date 1974. This is one of these rare original castings.
Although the original life size piece was sculpted in bronze, this reproduction she did in a very hard pottery but she is such a masterful artist the piece looks and feels like bronze, even has the finish on the bottom of his foot like you would have when people constantly touch it in veneration, a truly beautiful, rare piece of sculpted pottery.
size: 7 3/4" tall
very good condition with some light aging, without breaks or repairs.Estimated value $700-900
ELISABETH MATSCH, a sculptor known professionally as Betti Richard, died on November 13, 2005. Although her death was ascribed to natural causes, she had Alzheimer's disease for more than 12 years. Elisabeth Matsch was born in New York City on March 16, 1916, the daughter of Therese Schramm, a pianist and a Wagnerian soprano, and Joseph Westhauser, , a journalist and a playwright. After the death of her father, her mother married an old family friend, Edwin H. Richard, who legally adopted her, and was her devoted father until his death at the age of 101 in 1967.





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