ELEPHANT SHAPE OF JOY

$29,000

1 / 3, Metis Atash, "Feeling Alive," Henri Matisse Sheaf, Elephant

In proportion See it in the virtual exhibition

2026, 30,000 Swarovski Crystals, Paint and Fiberglass

14 × 17 1/2 × 11 in (35.6 × 44.5 × 27.9 cm)

Unique work

Feeling Alive is an elephant sculpture by artist Metis Atash. Crafted from fiberglass, the piece is meticulously embellished with approximately 30,000 genuine Swarovski crystals. It combines exceptional craftsmanship with vibrant, colorful motifs inspired by Henri Matisse's The Sheaf.

$575.00 shipping within the United StatesEstimated domestic transit: 1 to 22 business days after dispatch.

On view at the gallery in Naples, Florida

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GuidanceSpeak with Aldo Castillo about condition, provenance and placement before you decide.

Aldo Castillo at the gallery, standing before a large portrait work

A note from Aldo

Henri Matisse's The Sheaf (La Gerbe), created in 1953, is a late-career masterpiece featuring an organic, radiating pattern of colorful, leaf-like paper cut-outs.

14 in36 cmPlinth 48 in122 cm17.5 in44 cm02 ft

In proportion

ELEPHANT SHAPE OF JOY

Metis Atash · 14 × 17 1/2 × 11 in (35.6 × 44.5 × 27.9 cm)

Drawn to one scale throughout, beside a figure 5 ft 7 in tall.

The work in depth