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Bust of Doctor Jesús Lartitegui Arenaza
Iñurria, Ricardo
Santurtzi, Bizkaia, 03/05/1908-Bilbao, 24/02/1995
Wood
45 x 45 x 27 cm
R. IÑURRIA (bottom left)
1936
Second quarter of the 20th century
99/125
Donated by Juan Alberto, Jesús Manuel, Javier and Miren Lartitegui Miquelarena in 1999
In the Bust of Doctor Jesús Lartitegui Arenaza, Iñurria gives the good doctor a strongly hieratic look, which confers on him a certain symbolic quality. The dense walnut wood used gives the bust particular value. Walnut is highly esteemed in sculpture for its excellent quality, allowing for a compact finish. The finish respects the natural colour, which tends to a dark red with black grain. With the painstaking carving, these two aspects create a play of light and a variety of colour most unusual in wood sculpture. [Javier Novo]
Selected bibliography
- Guía Artistas Vascos. Bilbao, Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, 2008. p. 120.
- Gida Euskal Artistak. Bilbao, Bilboko Arte Eder Museoa, 2008. p. 120.
- Guide Basque Artists. Bilbao, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, 2012. p. 120, n° cat. 63.