Signed Sculpture Birds In Flight Bronze And Quartz

Signed Sculpture Birds In Flight Bronze And Quartz

Originally thought to be by Curtis Jere. After doing some research we still were unable to identify the artist. It for sure is in the style of Curtis in look, time frame created and materials used.What we did learn…Material: • Base: raw quartz / quartzite (natural fracture faces, iron staining) • Figure: cast bronze with an intentional green patina • Bronze element is pinned/drilled directly into the stone, not mounted on a formal plinth. • Stylized, elongated bird in flight (possibly a dove or abstract avian form) • Expressive, slightly mid-century modern / studio modern feel • Not academic realism, not folk art — very much studio sculpture The signature, revisited Looking at the signature in context with the sculpture: • The marking reads much more plausibly as “© / Leroy” or “© J. Leroy” • The spiral mark is consistent with a personal artist’s mark, not a foundry stamp • The copyright symbol suggests post-1950, likely 1960s–1980s