Lot 530: Sculpture 'Casta Diva'

David Gericke Mendoza/Argentinien 1965 - Cologne, 2009/2010. Iron plates, ceramics and leaf gold. Sign. 'GERICKE 09' and 'GERICKE 10'. 65,5 x 45 x 29,5 cm. - Named after the aria 'Casta Diva' from the opera 'Norma' by Bellini the sculpture embodied the origin of the female form trying to come out of safety and security. - Argentine-German sculptor a. painter. G. studied 1978-86 sculpture in Paraná a. Mendoza in Argentine. He moved to Torino in Italy before settling in Cologne in Germany in 1996. G. had many solo a. group exhibitions.