Continuing the review of Cybis’ literature-based portraits naturally leads to their interpretations of characters from Greek, Roman and Chinese mythology. All but two were limited editions. Considering the wealth of subjects from which to choose, it seems a bit surprising that relatively few designs were created in this genre. The actual appearance of the first [...]
If you’ve managed to wade through the overview of the 1950s Cybis madonnas 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 of [...]
(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 