He’s Not Heavy (maquette) by Heather Jansch
In a play on words, Jansch titled the eventual sculpture of this maquette “He’s Not Heavy” despite the fact that he is both one of the smallest, and lightest, sculptures made by Heather (small enough to fit in your pocket).
In a divergence from her ususal equine subject matter and medium, the elephants gave Heather some moments of levity, the elephant having always been another of her fascinations. This is an early maquette for an elephant that forms part of a series created specifically for bronze. The bronze is available in an edition of fifteen.
Curiously, this maquette is clearly a reworked bronze cast, which then went on to have significant changes made before the eventual edition of fifteen was created. Unusually for a maquette, it is signed and has an (erroneous) edition number.
If you would like any information about the bronze edtion, please contact us with any questions you might have.
Other elephants in the bronze series include Child and Matriarch
Details
- Title: He’s Not Heavy (maquette)
- Medium: Bronze
- Size: (H) 12 cm x (W) 15.5 cm x (D) 6.7 cm
- Weight: 1,145 grams
- Date: Undated
- Signature Status: “Jansch 1/9”
- Edition: n/a
- Next available #: n/a
- Price: P.O.A.
Other sculpture by Heather Jansch
This piece forms part of Heather Jansch’s series of elephants, but other examples of her work include her enduringly popular life-size foals, such as Clover and most famously, her life-size horses, best illustrated by The Eden Horse. Heather also made smaller work for interiors, an example being the magnificent Etalon, which regarded by many as her very finest work. In a departure from her usual practice, Heather also produced a series of dancers and warrior women. In addition to this, Heather also made a series of sculptures inspired by Tang Dynasty imagery, an example of which is Jeunesse.
We are following an active programme of casting from Heather’s moulds to finish the editions she began and so Heather’s work continues to be exhibited on a regular basis, and can be seen at The Diehl Gallery in Jackson, WY, and Pangolin in London, UK. As a result, many of her sculptures remain available for purchase.
Check our exhibitions page for details of upcoming shows.