Antoine Bofill presents an intimate image of childhood, combining soft modelling with the decorative expressiveness of the materials. The pale ivory of the face and exposed parts of the body contrasts with the gilded bronze clothing, giving the figure the elegance characteristic of chryselephantine sculpture. The marble pedestal completes the composition and emphasizes its function as an interior ornament. Bofill worked in Barcelona, and statuettes of this kind occupy a distinctive place at the intersection of salon sculpture and the decorative arts of the first half of the 20th century.

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