Sculpture, Gapers, Apotheek - 18 cm - Plaster - 2000
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Three life‑like gypsum replicas of a gaper used as signs for pharmacies, titled Gapers, Apotheek, dating to 2000, unsigned, in good condition; each measures 12 × 18 × 10 cm and the group weighs 5 kg, originating from the Netherlands.
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Three accurate scale replicas of a gaper that were used as signs on the facades of drugstores and apothecaries.
Gapers were identifying marks for pharmacies, chemists, and drugstores. They first appeared at the end of the sixteenth century and occur only in Dutch-, Frisian-, and Flemish-language areas. Most that are still used as emblems come from the nineteenth century or are replicas.
The gaper remains a mysterious phenomenon. The origin is unknown. For its characteristic, the widely open mouth, there are various explanations. One is medical: showing your tongue for a diagnosis, followed by taking the prescribed medicines. Some gapers indeed have a pill on the tongue or a sulfur match in the mouth. Another explanation could be that the patient, overwhelmed by fatigue, lets his mouth fall open. The most common gapers are easterners with a turban. There are also jesters, police officers, firefighters, Roman soldiers, and the sick.
Three accurate scale replicas of a gaper that were used as signs on the facades of drugstores and apothecaries.
Gapers were identifying marks for pharmacies, chemists, and drugstores. They first appeared at the end of the sixteenth century and occur only in Dutch-, Frisian-, and Flemish-language areas. Most that are still used as emblems come from the nineteenth century or are replicas.
The gaper remains a mysterious phenomenon. The origin is unknown. For its characteristic, the widely open mouth, there are various explanations. One is medical: showing your tongue for a diagnosis, followed by taking the prescribed medicines. Some gapers indeed have a pill on the tongue or a sulfur match in the mouth. Another explanation could be that the patient, overwhelmed by fatigue, lets his mouth fall open. The most common gapers are easterners with a turban. There are also jesters, police officers, firefighters, Roman soldiers, and the sick.
Details
Era
After 2000
Country of origin
Netherlands
Material
Plaster
Title of artwork
Gapers, Apotheek
Signature
Not signed
Year
2000
Condition
Good condition
Height
18 cm
Width
12 cm
Depth
10 cm
Weight
5 kg
