Description
Spectacular vintage gold colored Curtis Jere fanned Peacock wall sculpture. This large sculpture (40″ wide) is perhaps as spectacular as an actual peacock. Both the live bird and the sculpture dazzle the viewer with it’s hypnotic swirl of feathers. Here the peacocks feathers are stylishly represented by a swirl of gleaming metal rays. This piece is three dimensional, with a beautifully sculpted peacock head and neck. The center group of rods forming “the body” are gradually elevated. Scalloped, raised texture on the neck mimics the bird’s layered body feathers. The photos simply do not do it justice, this piece will radiate in the right lighting. Produced in the 1980s with fabulous Nineteen-Laties (late 20th Century) flare. The piece is signed, “Curtis Jere” and dated. The date is a bit obscured. It seems to read 1981 or 1987. The gold colored metal appears to be brass. There is a metal eyelet on the backside making the sculpture easy to hang.
40” Wide x 50” High
Condition: Original vintage condition. No notable wear.
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.
