Here’s a revealing process sequence from Jeff Jones’s old Web site — I think I have them in the right order, except for the closeup at the end, which seems to come at a stage before the final shot of the full painting — along with three views of an absolutely first-rate sculpture (dated 1973) by Jones that appears to have been the model for the caveman in the painting, which I believe was created sometime in the late 1990s or early 2000s:
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- ABOVE: Photograph by Patrick Hill.
I wish the images were larger, but as I’ve said before, beggars can’t be choosers…
BTW, based on the visual evidence alone, I have a hunch that the first photo of the “Neanderthal” sculpture is of the hand-hewn original from which the two “Neanderthal” sculptures in the second photo were cast, but don’t quote me on that. (N.B.: See Patrick Hill’s message in the comments section of this post for the real story on the photographs of Jones’s caveman sculpture.)
I took the second photo; it’s ONE sculpture shown at two angles… A little Photoshop trickery. And yes — there was only ONE casting and both photos are the same series of 100… I can send you a much larger photo if you’re indeed interested.
Thanks for stopping by, Patrick. A larger photo or photos of the caveman casting really would be much appreciated, as it would help visitors here to gain a better appreciation of Jeffrey’s skill as a sculptor. Send what you’ve got to
[message received, with many lovely photographs; email address removed to avoid spam]
I’ll be happy to credit you has photographer (as I’ve now done in the message to which you’ve replied).
Cheers!