Because my original 1950s-madonnas post has become so extensive, I decided to spin off the busts and torso (non-full-figure) pieces into this separate post. The same comments apply for these as for the full figures, including that: almost all of the 1950s religious pieces were cast by Cybis from molds that they purchased from companies [...]
As shown in this Archive post, occasionally items from the 1940s are found with either a dual signature (Cordey plus Cybis) on the piece; or, in a very few instances and as shown in this post, a standard Cordey item has been found bearing the M.B. Cybis signature instead. There aren't many of either, but [...]
If you’ve managed to wade through the overviews of the 1950s Cybis madonna pieces you’ll be relieved to know that this one contains only a baker’s dozen! All of the sculptures shown below were introduced in 1960 or later. It’s interesting to see that although the studio’s first ten years produced a veritable population explosion [...]
(In order to keep this page to a manageable size, it now contains only the full-figure madonna pieces made by Cybis during the 1950s. The 1950s madonna busts and torsos have been spun off into their own separate post. If you are trying to identify a glazed-finish Cybis madonna bust or a torso that is [...]
THE CYBIS ARCHIVE 