{"product_id":"sculpture-no-147-by-philippe-leclercq","title":"Sculpture No. 147","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than three decades, Philippe Leclercq carved stone from his garden atelier in Provence. Now, LES presents his work in collaboration with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thesouthlooploft.com\/\"\u003eSouth Loop Loft.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA physiotherapist by profession, he spent his early evenings working with limestone and marble, guided not by commercial ambition or the pursuit of recognition, but by an enduring fascination with what might emerge from the blocks of stone Phillipe hand selected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Philippe describes it, \"To sculpt is, in fact, to give shape - or rather, shapes - to the formless.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven after decades of carving, Philippe still speaks of sculpture as a medium of endless possibility, one whose potential  is “limitless, boundless, unpredictable, and infinite.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHand-carved from marble, Sculpture No. 147 is an expression of Philippe's lifelong exploration of stone, form, and material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Unrepeatable Body of Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor thirty years, this was a quiet devotion: one man, one block of stone, and a lifelong fascination with the forms hidden inside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sculptures remained largely unseen by the world: They lived among the olive trees and weathered stone walls of Philippe's garden; woven into the fabric of his daily life until a chance encounter in Provence revealed this extraordinary lifetime of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach sculpture is a chapter from a larger story: a collection shaped by curiosity rather than commerce, carrying a rare sense of honesty that feels increasingly difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuiet, singular, and deeply human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis piece ships via white glove delivery, with a 3-5 week lead time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LES X South Loop Loft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48167453393108,"sku":"sku-52499270992183","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/5848\/5662\/files\/20260519_Polo_SLL_Ecomm_Cream_003_240842.jpg?v=1782332691","url":"https:\/\/lescollection.com\/products\/sculpture-no-147-by-philippe-leclercq","provider":"LES Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}