Casper Darare (SA 1952-2001) Signed and Numbered 156/300 Spirit of Africa 1981 Metal Sculpture

Casper Darare (SA 1952-2001) Bi-Metal Cold Cast Spirit of Africa 1981 Sculpture Signed and Numbered 156/300

A CAPTIVATING CASPER DARARE (1952-2001) BI-METAL COLD CAST SPIRIT OF AFRICA SCULPTURE MARKED H10, DATED 1981 AND SIGNED AND NUMBERED 156/300. THE BUST IS OF A YOUNG AFRICAN LADY WITH A SAD LONGING EXPRESSION IN HER EYES. HER UPPER BODY AND HAIRSCARF IS CAST IN A BRONZE COLOURED METAL. HER FACE IS CAST IN A SILVER COLOURED METAL.
 
Casper Darare was a South African sculptor from the Shona tribe (Zimbabwe) descent. His work initially focused on stone carving, a form he had began working in at the age of nine. Casper's best known work however was a series of small busts of members of African tribes for the "Spirit of Africa" collection which was reproduced in metal during the 1980s.
 
The late Casper Darare's sculptures are world renowned.  He was commissioned by the British Royal family and his work was displayed in the Louvre in France.  Since the 1970s his sculptures have been exhibited in major galleries in South Africa, the United States, Holland, the United Kingdom, USA and Singapore.  His Sculptures are sought by collectors worldwide. 
 
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SIZE:
6cm Wide 11cm High 7cm Deep
WEIGHT 370G
 
CONDITION: VERY GOOD CONDITION
 
MARKINGS: H10 SIGNED CASPER DATED 1981 NUMBERED 156/300
 
CASPER DARARE (1952-2001):
Casper Darare was a South African of Shona tribe (Zimbabwe) descent. At an early age he developed a keen interest in stone carved art and was nine years old when he began working as a washer and polisher for a local carver. On leaving school Casper worked and studied under the renowned mute Shona sculptor, Shadu Chatsamer, and quickly established himself as one of Southern Africas best known representational sculptors.
Sculptor Casper Darares strength lay in his amazing ability to create human figures with great expression, sensitivity, and mood. Casper created beautiful, finished carvings that reflected the pride of Africa in traditional form.
Since the 1970s his sculptures have been exhibited in major galleries in South Africa (he had collected an award as South Africas best Sculptor), the Louvre in France, the United States, Holland, Germany, the United Kingdom and Singapore. Queen Elizabeth IIs collection includes two of his pieces.
In the 1980s Casper created a range of small heads of various tribes, the Spirit of Africa collection which formed the basis of a range of limited edition metallicised reproductions where a number of each were produced and numbered, for example 21/50 meaning the item was the 21st of a limited edition of 50. The initial sets were metals such as bronze, brass, pewter, copper and so on. Casper Darare supplied original busts to Spirit of Africa who had the license to distribute limited casts of his work worldwide.
Casper passed away in June 2001 after a short illness.
 
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