Posing Female Gold Sculpture I

A commanding figurative work standing nearly five feet tall, this sculpture by John Richard renders the female form in metal and aluminum with a champagne finish that lends the silhouette a luminous, almost ethereal warmth. The narrow footprint — just eight and a half inches wide — gives the piece a remarkable verticality, the elongated proportions evoking the refined tradition of modernist figuration. A marble and stone base grounds the composition with quiet gravitas, anchoring the upward sweep of the form in something ancient and enduring. It is the kind of work that organizes a room around itself.