Affortunato Gory

Dancer

1905

Title : Lion The sculpture represents a lion roaring on a rock. The lion is in white marble and the rock in red veined marble. The artist willingly left the rock rough while polishing the bottom of the rock to create a contrast. Artist : The sculpture is signed "P. LECOURTIER" standing for Prosper Lecourtier (1851 - 1924) the french sculptor born in Grémilly and who died in Paris. Lecourtier is a sculptor who made his classes in Paris under the direction of Frémiet and Coutant. We know very little about the life of this artist however he left a lot of works behind him. Prosper Lecourtier was a great animal sculptor. From 1875 he participated every year in the Salon and regularly presented bronze animals such as for example: Cheval arabe...

Title : Art Deco Marble sculpture of an oriental dancer half nude in a very elegant pose. The beautifull woman is smiling while dancing on one foot wi...

This important marble is almost certainly the Génie de la Marine exhibited by Jean De Bay at the Paris Salon of 1833 and later in the collection of M. Hoppe, an Amsterdam banker (Lami, op. cit., p. 127). It represents a winged putto, probably Cupid, braving a current in a small shell boat. Steering with an oar, he is boldly seated...

Superb sculpture in white Carrara marble representing a mother carrying her child by the Belgian artist Alphonse Van Beurden. The delicacy of the drapery, the expressions of the faces and the realism of this work testify to the unparalleled talent of A. Van Beurden. This theme of mother and child was very fashionable in the 19th century, and other artists such as Paul Troubetzkoy and Jean Boucher also tackled the timeless theme of maternal love.

This rare and delicate sculpture signed by the artist George Minne in white Carrara marble is an unequivocal reference to the parable of the same name in the Gospel of Saint Luke. T...

The Sculpture : The Artist (L'Artiste) Impressive in size, measuring no less than 123 cm in height, and resting on its original base, Fraikin’s sculpture “L’Artiste” from 1872 reveals itself as a masterpiece. While the artist’s original plaster is now held in the museum bearing his name in Herentals, the present Carrara marble version is made for and exhibited for the first time at the Exposition Universelle de Paris in 1878, it has granted him the Légion d’honneur, France’s most distinguished medal. A paper document glued to the original base of this sculpture indicates that it was indeed this work that was presented at the Paris Salon in 1878 and not a reproduction. We have, to this day, never encountered a copy of this sculpture and assume that it must be unique as was often the case with royal commissions. Following its success at the Exposition Universelle, the present marble was sold to Prince de Stirbay and arranged to be gracing his palace on the outskirts of Paris. As noted by Guillaume Bijl, and specifically naming the present sculpture, this type of princely clientele wasn’t a rare feat for the artist: “Several families, mainly from nobility or with an industrialist background, embellish their castles and mansions with these beautiful and disarming works. (…) Of L’amour endormi a marble version was bought by the Duchess Maria of Russia and another version went to the noble house of von Lindenau. "L’Artiste" in marble went to Prince de Stirbay, and Les deux amours to the noble family van Bisschoffsheim.” With the present marble tucked away in its princely and private collection, the plaster model held in the Fraikin Museum has defended the artist’s reputation ever since. It was exhibited several times over the course of the past century and was recently granted the central position in the exhibition “In dialoog met de kunstenaar” held at the Art Center Hugo Voeten in 2019 and curated by the artist Guillaume Bijl. "L'Artiste" was created when the artist was at the height of both his reputation and skill. The delicacy and quality of the sculpture are a testament to Fraikin's greatness as an artist. Very few works exhibited at the World's Fair were deemed important enough to attract the attention of the art critics at the time. However, in his record of the World Fair, published in La Sculpture en Europe, the critic Henry Jouin dedicated this important passage to Fraikin's masterpiece: "Aux hommes de bataille, aux héros de nos luttes terrestres, si souvent assombries par le sang ou la haine...

Joseph Mario Korbel (Czech/American, 1882-1954). Period fine example bronze, dark brown patina, modeled as a nude female kneeling and tying her sandal, raised on a stepped black marb...

A very rare bronze cast of two battling Rams, by Sirio Tofanari (1886-1969). An old cast with a dark brown shaded patina. On a heavy green marble steppe...

Lucien Alliot French Art Deco Bronze The Gazelles 1930. The brown patina on a marble base signed on the bronze L Alliot and stamped bronze on the deer. This particular piece has exceptional rhythm where the two gazelles interplay in a movement depicting leaping over the hills or water—very three-dimensional treatment showing the movement of the animals. Lucien Charles Eduoard Alliot (1877-1967), the sculptor, was born in 1877 in Paris, France. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français, was a member and the gold medal in 1920, out of competition, and was a member of the sculpture jury from 1934 to 1939. Alliot was well known for his figurative sculptures, which were exhibited for many years at the Salon de Paris. He received a third-place award in 1907 (which included funds for travel expenses) and a first-place award l in 1920. After he declared himself out of the artistic competition, he became a jury member at the Salon evaluating sculptural works from 1934 to 1939. Alliot created several allegorical groups: La Paix in 1939, and several religious illustrations: Sacré Cœur in 1924, La Vierge Marie...

G Gori bronze Female draped nude statue Classic Art Deco made in France. A verdigris green patinated bronze sculpture depicting a bare-breasted female stan...

This is an excellent and sexy boudoir piece by an Austrian sculptor. S. Bauer. It represents this curious, carefree dancer, executed in brown patinated bronze with gold details. Her ...

A stunning French Art Deco figural group depicting a Huntress and her Borzoi. The bronze has a beautiful warm patina and the base is two types of marble. It is signed on the base and...