Description
Rare pair of vintage Nineteen-Laties Curtis Jere bamboo branch wall sculptures. The sculptures are identical, use them separately or arrange them as a complimentary pair. Get creative, you can position them vertically, horizontally and at any degree. The brazed brass sculptures have a beautiful gold color. These photos do not convey their true golden radiance. The bamboo leaves and branches are styled to look like they are blowing in the breeze. The artists at Curtis Jere beautifully captured the branches in motion. Each piece is signed. Mounting rings on back make hanging a breeze.
Signed and dated.
Each: 45.25” Long x 21.25” Wide x 3 5/8” Deep
About Curtis Jere:
Curtis Jeré was the shared pseudonym of two artists, Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels, who used enamel, brass, copper, and steel to create decorative wall sculptures. Fels and Freiler were brothers-in-law who began collaborating in 1963, sharing an interest in what they described as “gallery-quality art for the masses.” The two employed a variety of traditional techniques—such as enameling, pouring resin, and bronze casting—to create abstract metal works of clustered, modular shapes. One such example is Raindrop Tree (1969), where thin copper plates are shaped into an organic floral arrangement resembling the blossoming branches of a tree.
To manufacture their sculptures, Curtis Jeré formed the company Artisan House, which distributed their works worldwide. In addition to a variety of abstract pieces, the two also created costume jewelry. At its height, Artisan House employed 300 workers. Fels and Freiler sold Artisan House in 1972, and Curt Freiler died on July 22, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA, where Fels currently resides.
