Jean Doyle form Wynberg, Cape Town South Africa is one of South Africa's well-known sculptors whose work is realistic and depicts human figures and animals. Among her most famous works are Nelson Mandela for the statue outside the South Africa embassy in Washington DC and Jumbo, the life-size elephant at the Cape Town International Airport.

Doyle integrates images of Africa with the influence of European culture. Her realism cloaks universal truths and hides a sometimes revolutionary spirit.

Jean started her art career as a painter and then discovered sculpture to be a more expressive art form. Shehas sculpted for over thirty years and started her own foundry, one of the first of its kind in Cape Town.

Jean's husband Michael, has a natural affinity to working with metal and has the technical insights required to cast world-class sculptures.

"Her work is an investigation into the character of woman. The woman is presented as bold, capable and confident. Her body is as bounteous as her beauty. She exudes resilience, strength and warmth."
Zanele Mbeki - First Lady, South Africa


Other bronze sculptures include:
Pursuit of Wisdom
Dream Dancer
Wedding Gift
Daughters of the British Empire
Cellist
Violinist
Café Verdi
Diamond Dancer
Sea of Seduction
Seated Nude
Maid of the Woods
Umbrella Lady
The Wedding Feast
Non-Domestic Goddess
The Rider
Hypershopper
Herman and I
Washerwoman
Cyclist of Note
Just Nuisance


Source:
Website of the Artist, April 2016
"Jean Doyle's Jumbo Makes Its Mark," Cape Town Creatives, Web, Apr. 2016