Aceapavella signed Balthus’ daughter Harumi Klossowska de Rola

Accuavella Galleries is a gallery known for its Blue Chip secondary market transactions and is exclusively representing Harumi Klossowska de Rola, a Swiss sculptor who has practiced between exquisite art and design. She is the daughter of one of the most mysterious painters of the last century, and the Japanese pottery Setsuko Klossowska de Rola.

Harumi’s Animals (Bronze Owls, Alabaster Doves, LifeSize Polar Bears and Stags) are small versions and then remade obsessively with hands, her Patinas are carefully considered as their form. “After casting, she worked hard on every piece, so when you see them in person, they immediately feel eternal.”

The smaller project starts at $100,000 and climbs $500,000 with monumental bronze, the series has discovered traction for new collectors and key players.

The competition between the artist and the gallery is not as unlikely as it initially seemed. Accuavella is familiar with Klossowska de Rola’s work at the home of longtime supporter Peter Brant. Aquavella said Harumi’s practice exists in the continuity of art and design, which also includes figures such as Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, whose works show appeal among collectors in multiple industries.

“We obviously have sculpture performances, but not artists between sculpture and design. We are really attracted by the elegance she has achieved, and it’s not an easy task,” he said of the gallery’s show.

The artist herself describes her work as a dialogue with myth and nature, rooted in her upbringing in the Swiss Alps. Her influence ranges from ancient Egypt to Japanese Shintoism, filtered through Wabi-Sabi aesthetics. She worked with artisans at Fonderie de Coubertin outside Paris to layer metal with age and gold leaves to achieve surfaces that look both ancient and alive.

Her first performance with Aquavella opened in Palm Beach earlier this year, accompanied by a Rizzoli book. This fall, the new work will appear at the gallery booth of the Gallery of Art Basel, followed by a large solo exhibition on the two-story of the New York space in Aceavavella in 2026.

For galleries known for Giacometti and Cézanne, the move is more than just a nod to the market’s appetite for crossover items. It shows that even history-based institutions are looking for artists who complicate the collection category. “Her sculptures have easy-to-categorize qualities,” Aquavella said. “That’s what sets them apart.”