Bronzes Great sokatira €4,300.00 I have returned to this theme several times. “Sokatira” means “tug of war” in Basque. These “tusk ropes” allow me to play on compositions while extending and you just have to watch baby elephants play to realize that they could participate in Basque games. Warm brown patina with lighter backgrounds View
Bronzes Together €5,800.00 Last winter, a friend's little girl told her school friends that an elephant was living in her garage. It would soon accompany her to school when the weather cooperated, as elephants are very sensitive to the cold. I brought her story to life. It's a piece full of movement, with the child holding her companion's trunk to take it for a walk. Slate- gray... View
Bronzes Playing leapfrog €2,800.00 I took up the theme of “the elephant jumps!” » in smaller format at the request of a collector. I sometimes have the feeling in life that I am jumping obstacles like this baby elephant under the benevolent gaze of its father or mother who encourages it. This very dynamic sculpture, a copy of which is on my desk, gives me courage in the morning! A light... Add to cart
Clays The visit €2,400.00 This sculpture is a revisitation of the universal bear/woman myth : At the back, a little girl hibernates with her bear companion. At the front, the girls observe a second bear, whom they are about to welcome as an equal guest. Everyone can make the rest of the story their own. The visit is a work of art with everal readings. During my trip to Tahiti, I... Add to cart
Bronzes Elephant boat €10,500.00 Here is the bronze taken from the original clay created for the exhibition “BETES A MUSEE”. A crowd of elephants facing the sea on a fragile boat. Some spontaneously call this sculpture the Ark, a Noah's Ark which would house only elephants. Why not ? “To gain height, it is sometimes necessary to be able to count on others and, in a place largely devoted... Add to cart
Bronzes On the trunk €9,200.00 This large sculpture joins the “Elephant and little girl” series in which they exchange glances. It is a very readable piece and imposes itself by a circle composition. The slate gray patina enhances the texture of the animal's skin. View
Bronzes Little Louise €1,100.00 One of my emblematic animal sculptures made in small format for the pleasure of holding it in the hand. Elephant bronze statue with slate gray patina View
Bronzes Elephants entwined €1,700.00 Small sculpture full of roundness and tenderness. “Ah, the joys of love!” is the quote from JEAN DE LA FONTAINE that came to mind while modeling this sculpture. But I don’t add, like him, “Goodbye caution!” » because my elephants are tenderly embraced forever, bronze obliges! From the initial sketch I softened the tusks to enhance their gentleness .... View
Bronzes Not too fast €7,900.00 The care that elephant groups take in the education and protection of baby elephants is well known. This matriarch avoids the fall of her little one with tenderness and humor. Everything that should govern the education of our little ones ! The position of the elephants is reinforced by the shape of the promontory which evokes a bit of a wave. A sculpture... View
Bronzes New perched €1,700.00 A warm brown patina for this small, very slender version of the acrobatic elephants. The little one plays with the law of gravity, its paw balancing on the carrier's trunk. They look into each other's eyes, in joyful complicity. View
Bronzes Run there fast ! €1,200.00 The savannah is not a field, but this title immediately came to mind, and I think Paul Fort would not have been shocked… happiness is in the field ! View
Bronzes The dog school €8,800.00 The little girl tells wolf stories to her very attentive dog (perhaps the wolf and the dog of LA FONTAINE). This sculpture is inspired by the recurring theme of portraits of children and their pets that started in the 18th century. Perhaps this is why the work is more detailed and realistic than usual. The sculpture is also exhibited at the Millet Museum... View
Bronzes My ball €980.00 Everyone knows that baby elephants play ball and this one is having fun with a very beautiful red ball. I like to create these small sculptures that fit in the hand, like a breath between two large pieces, a bit like a poet going from alexandrines to haiku! View
Bronzes The nurses €7,900.00 Little girls dream of taking care of animals, why not young hippopotamuses ? The curves of this mother are perfect for the kids to play together in complete safety. The matriarch is watching ! Sculpture all in roundness and softness. Silver nitrate patina "Animals remember. It's a very old story, maybe a myth or maybe not, when the earth was a garden... View
Bronzes In Africa or four happy elephants €3,100.00 My plan was to create two elephants facing each other connected by a small tightrope walker balancing on their trunks. Well, I separated them and the survivor became the father of three accomplice baby elephants. View
Bronzes Big Mahout €9,400.00 A mahout without a goad but whose enthusiastic trunk points the way! It is a sculpture in motion, whose grey patina with lighter backgrounds reinforces the presence.Presented at Antica Namur 2020 View
Bronzes Between father and mother €7,200.00 The parents surround and protect their calf. A sculpture in three parts. Brown patina with a lighter background. View
Bronzes The stronger of the two €5,200.00 A revival on the “Little Girl and the Bull” sculptureI have reinforced the relation of “game-opposition” with the complicit expression of the bull. View
Bronzes Three acrobatic elephants €3,500.00 This is a playful sculpture which reveals surprises from all angles. The rounded forms of the "pouffe" and of the big elephant are punctuated by the acrobatic position of the little one on the trunk. The little elephant at the back awaits his turn ! Slate grey patina with a lighter background. View
Bronzes Dressage €16,000.00 Large, very graphic sculpture made at the Chapon art foundry. The little rider on the sidesaddle on the highest perched horse is confident. The eyes of the horses meet. Perhaps they wonder about their ability to jointly maintain the balance ? “Because Sophie’s companions are rarely alone and because their ability to establish harmonious and playful... View
Bronzes You and me €4,800.00 A game between a young girl and a baby elephant, a rounded sculpture. I saw this scene ! Bronze sculpture, grey/black patina with a lighter background. View
Bronzes Young philosopher €2,600.00 To the Greeks, the owl symbolizes philosophy. It sees in the night. A concept that is very useful in the current period ... A young girl wonders and reflects in interaction with this beautiful animal. View
Bronzes In the arena or my favourite bull €4,200.00 "That's was long before the dolphins came to rescue the shipwrecked and the she-wolf took charge of the abandoned twins, when, like the Minoans, the acrobats and the bulls danced in the arena a ballet whose death was not the outcome" G.D. Extract from the catalog “Beasts in museum” View
Bronzes African tango €4,100.00 A playful and recurring theme which refers to the surprising lightness and agility of big animals. The curves of the trunks respond to the curves of the hindquarters. View
Bronzes Stay with me €3,300.00 I have often taken up this theme of the little girl pulling the lion's tail, undoubtedly to ward off the fear that, as a child, I felt at the Vincennes zoo when hearing the roar of the lions! The beast has transformed into an accomplice, defeated by the innocence of the little girl. No, he won't make her his meal! View
Bronzes Harmony in the night €2,900.00 Little girl who sings with her wolf in the moonlight in an intense mutual agreement. I created it thinking of the deep forests of the Morvan. View
Private acquisitions The favorite of both A theme that I have often taken up, children and elephants pushing, pulling. The two little girls want to appropriate the same elephant who does not want to choose his playmate and is having fun with the situation. "Sophie Verger brings back images buried in our childhood memories and, beyond looking at what brings us so close to animals, invites us to... View
Bronzes Bathing €7,200.00 Whilst leafing through a book of photographs donated by my daughter Claire, I came across a Keystone Agency photo taken from behind of a little girl in a swimsuit, with a towel around her neck, going for a swim with a baby hippo. An unusual idea since, a priori, I have never heard of anyone who dreamt of sharing their swim with this animal known to be... View
Private acquisitions Mini perched In the elephant world, there, everything is normal. You just have to believe. Sold Out View
Bronzes The Little Bather €2,700.00 This sculpture was based on the theme of the representations of children and dolphins of ancient Rome. It was created for the exhibition « Bêtes à Musée » . Grey very slight bluish patina. View
Private acquisitions Hold on The most recent sculpture on the theme of a game between an elephant calf with a little girl. It is a sculpture perfectly balanced like a circle with the little girl as the counterpointThe first confinement in March 2020, which gave me the inspiration for the title “Hold Tight” Sold out View
Private acquisitions Jeanne and the lion A little girl, stronger than the lion that allows her to do as she pleases ! Tawny patina on a lighter background. Sold out View