Sculpture No. 196 by Philippe Leclercq
Philippe Leclercq
Sculpture No. 196
Provence, France
The Artist
For more than three decades, Philippe Leclercq carved stone from his garden atelier in Provence.
A physiotherapist by profession, he spent his early evenings working with limestone and marble, guided not by commercial ambition or the pursuit of recognition, but by an enduring fascination with what might emerge from the blocks of stone Phillipe hand selected.
As Philippe describes it, "To sculpt is, in fact, to give shape - or rather, shapes - to the formless."
Even after decades of carving, Philippe still speaks of sculpture as a medium of endless possibility, one whose potential is “limitless, boundless, unpredictable, and infinite.”
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The Sculpture
Hand-carved from red marble, Sculpture No. 196 is an expression of Philippe's lifelong exploration of stone, form, and material.
An Unrepeatable Body of Work
For thirty years, this was a quiet devotion: one man, one block of stone, and a lifelong fascination with the forms hidden inside it.
The sculptures remained largely unseen by the world: They lived among the olive trees and weathered stone walls of Philippe's garden; woven into the fabric of his daily life until a chance encounter in Provence revealed this extraordinary lifetime of work.
Each sculpture is a chapter from a larger story: a collection shaped by curiosity rather than commerce, carrying a rare sense of honesty that feels increasingly difficult to find.
Quiet, singular, and deeply human.
DIMENSIONS: 7.5"W x 6"D x 15.5"H
ORIGIN: France
PERIOD: 20th Century
MATERIALS: Marble
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