Jonas Trifot, En Transition, 2026
Work in progress (unfired terracotta clay).
Unique original (1/1)
Signed by the artist
Dimensions Base: 37 × 18 cm (14.6 × 7.1 in)
Height: 39 cm (15.4 in).
Dimensions may vary slightly after firing (kiln shrinkage).
A body in transition: credible from a distance, fissured up close. Fragmented and unassignable, the figure sustains a “realism of belief” at first glance, then reveals its cuts and voids. The piece refuses fixed gender cues and instead builds sensuality through rhythm, weight, and torsion. A compact torso counters wide, grounded legs, holding the form on a threshold between strength and collapse. Clay is carved, thinned, and pushed to a threshold where transformation becomes a tension between holding and collapse.
This lot is “in transition.” The images show the current stage of the sculpture. The artist will finalise and kiln-fire the work after the auction. The final surface may shift subtly through finishing and firing, while the composition and dimensions remain consistent.
The finished work will be signed and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and a short note documenting the transition from wet clay to fired form. Made as a return to studio practice after years of institutional work, the sculpture treats clay as gravity and risk: a material that remembers pressure, fatigue, and adjustment. Influences draw from classical sculpture language (Rodin, Maillol, Brancusi, Moore) while redirecting it toward contemporary, gender-interrogative bodies in motion.
Ships from Paris, France
Description
Work in progress (unfired terracotta clay).
Unique original (1/1)
Signed by the artist
Dimensions Base: 37 × 18 cm (14.6 × 7.1 in)
Height: 39 cm (15.4 in).
Dimensions may vary slightly after firing (kiln shrinkage).
A body in transition: credible from a distance, fissured up close. Fragmented and unassignable, the figure sustains a “realism of belief” at first glance, then reveals its cuts and voids. The piece refuses fixed gender cues and instead builds sensuality through rhythm, weight, and torsion. A compact torso counters wide, grounded legs, holding the form on a threshold between strength and collapse. Clay is carved, thinned, and pushed to a threshold where transformation becomes a tension between holding and collapse.
This lot is “in transition.” The images show the current stage of the sculpture. The artist will finalise and kiln-fire the work after the auction. The final surface may shift subtly through finishing and firing, while the composition and dimensions remain consistent.
The finished work will be signed and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and a short note documenting the transition from wet clay to fired form. Made as a return to studio practice after years of institutional work, the sculpture treats clay as gravity and risk: a material that remembers pressure, fatigue, and adjustment. Influences draw from classical sculpture language (Rodin, Maillol, Brancusi, Moore) while redirecting it toward contemporary, gender-interrogative bodies in motion.
Ships from Paris, France
