Casper Darare Cold Cast Bronze Bust. Signed. 10cm.

A cold-cast and metal clad bronze bust by renowned artist Casper Darare.  Signed and in excellent condition.  

Height : 10cm

Width : 8cm

Casper Darare (1952-2001) was a South African of Shona tribe (Zimbabwe) descent. At an early age he developed a keen interest in stone carved art and was nine years old when he began working as a washer and polisher for a local carver. On leaving school Casper worked and studied under the renowned mute Shona sculptor, Shadu Chatsamer, and quickly established himself as one of Southern Africa's best known representational sculptors.  Sculptor Casper Darare's strength lay in his amazing ability to create human figures with great expression, sensitivity, and mood. Casper created beautiful, finished carvings that reflected the pride of Africa in traditional form. His artworks are world renowned, admired and are sought by collectors worldwide who rarely sell their original stone carving pieces. Since the 1970's his sculptures have been exhibited in major galleries in South Africa (he had collected an award as South Africa's best Sculptor), the Louvre in France, the United States, Holland, Germany, the United Kingdom and Singapore.

Queen Elizabeth II's collection includes two of his pieces.