Grotesque leafy figure - Lot 208

Lot n° 208
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Grotesque leafy figure - Lot 208
Grotesque leafy figure carved from wood and weathered, known as “the Green Man,” with a face formed of large acanthus leaves, an open mouth, and a snub nose. France, late 16th century. Height: 16.5 cm (traces of former mounting) Author William Anderson notes that: “The Green Man symbolizes the irresistible force of life […] He is an image emerging from the depths of prehistory; he appears and seems to die, then, after a long period of oblivion, he has reappeared several times over the past two thousand years. By virtue of his origins, he is far older than our Christian era. In all his forms, he is a symbol of renewal and rebirth.”
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