HELP w/SIGNATURE ON BEAUTIFUL SMALL (7") NUDE STATUE?

Discussion in 'Art' started by journeymagazine, Feb 14, 2019.

  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    I found this a couple of weeks ago & immediately found room for it on my shelf- it is very pretty.
    It is also unusual in that it is only 7" tall (statue only) & appears to be made of terra cotta?
    But I can't make out the artist's signature - can anyone tell what the artist's name is?
    Thank you!

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is very nice, journey.
    Looks like the name could be Mooy, which is a Dutch name.
    There are two Dutch sculptors named Mooy (alternative spelling Mooij), Maarten Mooy and his son Ton Mooy. I can't find their signatures.

    This is a wikimedia page with works by Maarten Mooy/Mooij:
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maarten_Mooij

    This is the website of Ton Mooy, it is in Dutch only:
    http://www.beeldhouwertonmooy.nl/

    This is a contact page for Ton Mooy, it is in Dutch. Most Dutch speak English, you could ask him if this is by his father or by him:
    http://www.beeldhouwertonmooy.nl/contact
     
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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    This may be completely (pun not originally intended) off base, but my first thought was that it is a replica of one of the many 'Venus' figures from the Upper Paleolithic, & that it may be Museum of... Could just be inspired by. One example:

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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    For good mesure:

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  5. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    4E6B6AF4-BBF5-4928-86CB-89245BB98F51.jpeg I didn’t post this yesterday, since it doesn’t apply to O.P,
    But what a coincidence. This is by Ceramist Jessie Mooy, titled Venus. :D
     
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  6. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    I see the name differently...

    (ahem... @journeymagazine your pics are soooo filled with glare)

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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Lisa Zoo3?:confused:
     
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  8. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    I think, "Lisa" /weird loopy doodle up to/ "e" "2003"
     
  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Ah, I see it now.:banghead:
    It is confusing when the 2003 is shown as the signature, and Lisa becomes just a scribble on the side..
     
  10. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Paleolithic art as modern art. Everything old is...
     
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  11. rink28

    rink28 Well-Known Member

    I agree with jivvy it doesn't appear to read mooy. I believe it may be a student piece.
     
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