Bocce Player

The whole figure turns on a single gesture: the body pitched slightly forward, the right hand held out with the ball at eye level, the left tucked into a pocket. Under the peak of a grey cap the gaze is fixed on the target, with the white moustache and the lines of the face modelled separately. The suit stays grey-blue throughout, with a brick-red patterned waistcoat over it. A second ball lies on the round marbled base beside his shoe.