The Human Condition: The Stephen and Pamela Hootkin Collection Sept. 2014 | Page 71

STEPHEN
DE STAEBLER

Religious training and interest in spiritualism is evident in his looming, figurative
sculptures that explore the human condition through meditation on the body.

Stephen De Staebler, Winged Woman Stepping
(Artist’s Proof), 1992, bronze 86 ¼ x 28 ½ x 28 5⁄8 in.

Stephen De Staebler, Standing Figure with Quartered Torso,
1985, porcelain, stoneware, and low-fired clay, 93 x 15 x 23 in.

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