# Stefan RINCK (born 1973). "Tapiso". Monogrammed diabase. Height : 35 cm - Width : 17 cm - Depth : 13 cm Provenance: - purchased in 2016 from Galerie Semiose, Paris ; - private collection, Paris. Note: born in Germany, Stefan Rinck comes from a family of artists: his father is a draughtsman and his mother a painter. In 1993, he began training in sculpture as an apprentice stonemason, learning the techniques of direct carving. This training forms the basis of his work for his figurative sculptures in sandstone, limestone, marble and diabase. Inspired by French Roman sculpture, comic strips and pop culture or pop culture, his creations form a community of hybrid characters and creatures endowed with a variety of cultural symbols and attributes drawn from myth, religion religion and folklore. His work has been exhibited in numerous European capitals, including Athens, Berlin, Brussels and Madrid. In 2018, "Les mangoustes de Beauvais, 2017" is permanently installed at 53-57 rue de Grenelle in Paris. From May 3 to September 28, his monumental compositions over three meters high meters in height were featured at the Domaine départemental de Chamarande Chamarande (Essonne) as part of the "Parade" monographic exhibition. All bids will include VAT. VAT at 5.5% recoverable on the hammer price and costs for taxable buyers and in the case of exports outside the EC.