Claude Welsch Christ with Crown of Thorns holding the world contemporary sheet metal sculpture 20th century

Claude Welsch Christ with Crown of Thorns holding the world contemporary sheet metal sculpture 20th century

An iron will, the passion of Christ.

Attributed to Claude Welsch, this unsigned work comes from the contemporary imagination of Claude Welsch, a French artist specializing in monumental sculptures using materials such as iron, steel and sheet metal, which he welds, twists & shapes according to his imagination, to materialize his universe.

This representation of the Passion of Christ is imbued with an iron will, that of Jesus Christ, who died a martyr's death and remained faithful to his convictions and words to the end, despite torture and death. He sits, exhausted and worried, looking at the orb in his hand symbolizing the world, and at the believers with his cross on top.

Each cut, twisted, welded and assembled sheet testifies to a deep feeling with this brutalist and expressionist aesthetic, where the cold nature of the material, marked by bending, modification and oxidation, plays a central role, evoking the suffering, sacrifice and cruelty of the human condition.

Her work is a continuation of post-war French contemporary sculpture, close in spirit to modern sacred art and plastic research into matter and the body.

His works are part of private collections and have been shown in various exhibition contexts, notably regional and specialized.

Suitable for both indoor and outdoor settings, this strong, impactful work will be perfect for a collection of modern sacred art.

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Dimensions
→ height : 92 cm
→ width : 38 cm
→ Depth : 35 cm
→ Weight: 15 Kilograms

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