Is This a Sister of Our Eliza, the Matilda Bay Statue

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The famous bronze sculpture of Eliza, known for its ever changing fashion and style, is pleasing the eyes of the West Australians and the visitors of our city for nearly 10 years. The sculpture, created by our own Perth's Artist Tony Jones, is located in Matilda Bay on the Perth's Swan River, and is said to be just over 2 meters high, depicting Eliza preparing to dive into the water.

If you are fascinated by the figure or the posture of this young woman, then make your way to the Art Gallery of Western Australia to compare your beloved Eliza with the exhibited statuette of Circe.

This work is, of course a statuette version of the original figure created by Bertram Mackennal, which was first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1893. But it was not until its London Exhibition that this work became known as the controversial masterpiece making the artist famous.

Needless to say, that in comparison to Eliza, the Circe statuette inspires the viewers by its breathtaking sensuality and much more detailed reliefs. It looks as though the figure is about to cast a spell or perform a similar ritual of a witchcraft. The sentiment is said to come from the Greeks mythology, depicting none other than the "femme fatale" herself.

Although quite different, the resemblance between the two women is remarkable. Would you not agree?

We are quite lucky to have both of them living permanently in our city.

Check it out to see for yourselves!

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