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Lot Essay
The Scottish sculptor Philip Jackson, who acts as the Royal Sculptor to the Queen, has won worldwide critical aclaim for his public commissions. His works include the statue of Mozart in Belgravia, Terence Cuneo in Waterloo Station and Bobby Moore, in front of Wembley Stadium.
Jackson is well known for his striking ecclesiastical figures. Operatic in scale and form, his robed, masked, or sometimes faceless figures are reminiscent of eighteenth century Venetian procurators. His sculpture manages to capture movement through meticulous posturing of the work.
In Mozart's Opera 'Don Giovanni', Leporello, servant to the notorious womanizer Giovanni, must assist his master in his amorous ventures. At the end of Act I, Leporello invites three masked guests to a party, they are the disguised Elvira, Ottavio, and Anna. These masked ladies have been scorned by Giovanni, and plan to catch him red- handed. Sculpture plays an important role in this Opera, as the final act culminates in Giovanni being dragged into the earth by the statue of the Commendatore.
Jackson is well known for his striking ecclesiastical figures. Operatic in scale and form, his robed, masked, or sometimes faceless figures are reminiscent of eighteenth century Venetian procurators. His sculpture manages to capture movement through meticulous posturing of the work.
In Mozart's Opera 'Don Giovanni', Leporello, servant to the notorious womanizer Giovanni, must assist his master in his amorous ventures. At the end of Act I, Leporello invites three masked guests to a party, they are the disguised Elvira, Ottavio, and Anna. These masked ladies have been scorned by Giovanni, and plan to catch him red- handed. Sculpture plays an important role in this Opera, as the final act culminates in Giovanni being dragged into the earth by the statue of the Commendatore.