Nata(Natalia) Mela (Greek, 1930-2019) Jeune guerrier signé 'Natalia' (sur la base) fer 170 x 65 x 45cm (66 15/16 x 25 9/16 x 17 11/16in). Réalisé vers 1963-70. Cette œuvre est unique. signed (to the base) iron This work is unique. Footnotes: Provenance Private collection, New York. Private collection, Venice. Natalia Mela studied Sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1942 -1947) under Kostas Dimitriadis and Michalis Tombros. She also attended the workshop of Thanassis Apartis. Her early carrier was defined by monumental works, busts and public commissions realised in marble and stone. From 1960's onwards, Mela was intrigued by the newly introduced sculptural welding techniques of post-war modernism. Her focus in ready-made iron materials and their malleable qualities played a pivotal role in defining her new aesthetics. Sourcing raw materials from the Athenian Streets, she assembled figures inspired by the natural world and Greek mythology. The presented lot belongs to her Warrior series, characterized for their heroic and commemorative nature. The Young Warrior's captivating, dynamic and almost chorographical posture renders Melas virtuosity in transforming pieces of rough metal into symbols of natural force and power. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com Starting price : 17000