1931 Art Deco Cast Metal Figural Sisyphus Bookends optical toy overhead hedge and shrubbery trimming

overhead hedge and shrubbery trimming

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the design exemplifies the mid-20th-century Carteles style that defined Cuban graphic art after the revolution - hand-illustrated

Dougherty was born December 11

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1931 Art Deco Cast Metal Figural Sisyphus Bookends optical toy overhead hedge and shrubbery trimmingPair of figural bookends cast in a bronze tone finish, each depicting a nude male figure straining forward against a large, angular rock form an apparent interpretation of Sisyphus mid labor. The figures are rendered with defined musculature and a forward leaning posture, emphasizing tension and effort, while the rock behind them is stylized with faceted, geometric planes in keeping with early Art Deco sensibilities. Each rests on an integrated base