Gestural Vintage Wax Modeled Figure thorn mountain house the Boston-based artist and gallerist

the Boston-based artist and gallerist at whose estate sale I purchased it

Image size: 7 1/2 x 9 5/8

though I am not entirely certain of its maker

Two are a bit taller with rounded tops

The bottom half of the starfish is darker than the rest

Gestural Vintage Wax Modeled Figure thorn mountain house the Boston-based artist and galleristI've had this figure sitting on a shelf near where I take photographs for maybe three years, thinking every time I look at it what a satisfying little sculpture it is there is energy and grace to those arms arching in opposing balance and to the slight lean of the body on the knees. Anyway, I think so! Hand formed of wax, as an art school exercise or by a working artist I have no idea. Found in central MA, with some age for sure, and wax pretty much