Author: Stephen Rautenbach
My Portfolio: I am a sculptor and artist. I studied Fine Art at Mandela Metropolitan University. I worked as a fettler and an artisan at a bronze foundry for a couple of years.
I was a teacher of sculpture at Somerset College for four and a half years and also lectured space and volume at Stellenbosch University for a short period. I did teach sculpture privately. I have a public studio/gallery in Stellenbosch South Africa. I do private and corporate commissions on sculptural portraiture, animal and bird sculptures. Sculptures are made in wax, plasticine or plaster before I have them cast in bronze.
I am currently represented by the George Thornton Art Gallery in the UK, Nottingham, where I have sculptures on Exhibition.
Locally in South Africa I have a few bronze sculptures at the Posthouse Gallery as well as an extensive collection of bronze sculptures at my Studio Gallery, 44 Church Street Stellenbosch South Africa.
I do illustrative pen and ink drawings and the occasional lithograph.
My other website is www.stephenrautenbach.co.za and www.stephenrautenbach.com
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Little Flying Hippopotamus Maquette
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Robin is currently available in the studio. Bronze, Edition /12
William Blake wrote ‘A Robin redbreast in a cage puts all heaven in a rage’ so currently appropriate in this lockdown period.
Robin, bronze, Edition /12. Mounted upon its patinated stainless steel box. Size; l/b/h 20/12/17cm
Currently available in the studio, please DM me for further details.
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Guineafowl
Size; 45/20/35cm he sits on a steel reflective base 20/4 cm (h) the bronze sculpture is mounted upon a pin. Now available in the studio.
He is made to pick up off his steel base, to take for a walk under the arm, as we did with chickens in my youth.
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Goddess Maquette
Size; 23/10/30H. Swiveling on its Pin of 10cm it is mounted on top of its patinated stainless steel base of; 15/15/12h(cm) Now available in the studio.
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Spring Hare
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The Flying Hippo Maquette
My Flying Hippo is a medium sized maquette in cast bronze. Female Hippo is swimming gracefully through the air, weightless as if immersed in water.
Size; L/B/h 64/51/80cm in a patinated stainless steel box; 40/40/10cm
My choice of patina, a deep ferric red to purple resembles their natural colour while emphasizing volume with greens, yellows to turquoise in the dark recesses.
In anticipation of a large Flying Hippopotamus, watch this space…
This maquette is currently available in the studio;
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Crocodile Maquette
Crocodile maquette is a bronze maquette size; l/b/h 30/30/45 cm on top of its base 21/21/9.5cm
In anticipation of a garden sized crocodile,
What a delightful character!
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A couple of monumental points of view
There stands Goddess in bronze, edition number 2/5
The Giant Octopus ‘Kraken’ close up detail, Bronze Edition 1/6
And there they stand, my two lates monumental sculptures on my veranda in sunny Stellenbosch South Africa
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Hippopotami are lithe and graceful beneath the surface, pure delight, what a sight!
The large and small Flying Hippo Maquettes stand in my studio, complete, in wax for bronze.
