A Happy Man
Ceramic on Ceramic, 17.0×12.0×37.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
The face of someone waiting for new life — where medical precision meets anticipated joy.
Display Information: Base/pedestal not included. Available on request.
- ✓ Original artwork, handcrafted by Arnaud Quercy
- ✓ Certificate of authenticity included
- ✓ Free shipping to France and EU
- ✓ 14-day satisfaction guarantee
French artist exploring the intersection of music, color perception, and systematic visual translation.
About This Artwork
This ceramic sculpture forms the visual companion to a short story of the same name, presenting an egg-shaped head divided into geometric planes of bronze and moss green. The face belongs to someone attending a birth, captured in the hours of careful watch as instruments are prepared, family members gather in anxious hope, and the long-awaited moment approaches with the rising of the full moon.
Created in terre cuite with fine chamotte and finished with beeswax and pigment mixtures, the work uses earth-toned glazes across the geometric facial planes. A rectangular void interrupts the composition where features might be expected, suggesting the focused attention required during these vigil hours. The bronze and moss green surfaces carry both the severity of medical precision and the warmth of anticipated new life.
The piece belongs to the Spells and Magic collection, where enchantment operates through misdirection. The sculpture presents what appears to be the face of someone in white coat attending a delivery, complete with the measured calm and expertise required for such moments. Family members wait beyond the door, asking how much longer, remembering their own quick arrivals, wondering if all proceeds as expected. The work holds the viewer in this suspended anticipation, this moment before emergence.
The work includes certificate of authenticity 20240120-0003. At seventeen centimeters wide, twelve centimeters high, and thirty-seven centimeters deep, the sculpture weighs three point four kilograms.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Ceramic on Ceramic
- Dimensions: 17.0×12.0×37.0cm
- Weight: 3.4 kg
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240120-0003
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0507 / 2024
Gallery Label
A Happy Man Ceramic on Ceramic, 17.0×12.0×37.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0507 / 2024
Materials & Technique
This ceramic sculpture is hand-formed using high-quality stoneware clay, then fired at high temperature in a kiln. Custom glazes are applied to achieve the desired color and surface texture.
The firing process vitrifies the clay, making it durable and permanent. The work is presented on a ceramic base. Each piece is signed by the artist and includes a certificate of authenticity with unique registration number.
Shipping & Delivery
Free shipping to France and EU with full insurance coverage. Works are professionally packaged to prevent damage during transit.
Delivery times:
- France: 2-3 business days
- EU: 3-5 business days
- USA/Canada: 5-7 business days
- Rest of world: 7-14 business days
Tracking provided for all shipments.
Shipping costs outside France and EU are communicated upon enquiry.
Returns & Satisfaction Guarantee
Your satisfaction is guaranteed. If you're not completely happy with your artwork, return it within 14 days of delivery for a full refund.
Artwork must be returned in original condition and packaging. Return shipping is covered for EU customers; international returns ship at buyer's expense.
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