Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 2

Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
The Frog

2018

About the Item

Edition of 9 Danish, b. 1973 Bjorn Skaarup holds a MA in History and Art History from the University of Copenhagen, and a PHD in History from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Skaarup has also furthered his education with post-doctoral studies at the Warburg Institute, London and Columbia University, New York In addition to his career as a self-taught sculptor, Skaarup has written and illustrated numerous books on historical, archaeological, and anatomical subjects. Skaarup’s unique sculptures draw inspiration from classical mythology, late Renaissance, as well as 20th century American pop culture, while reinterpreting both classical and modern artistic themes. "My animal sculptures represent a number of characters that have been given man-made and cultural tools and attributes that underline their particular traits – the dignity and supremacy of the majestic lion, the chivalrous nature of the ermine, the speed of the cheetah, the height of the giraffe, and the heavenly aspirations of the ostrich... The sculptures are a celebration of life and nature and its many intriguing shapes and creatures, all placed in peculiar and surreal encounters between nature and culture. The result is a group of bronze sculptures that combines the gracious and exclusive with the communicative, distorted and humorous."
  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    2018
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Depth: 13 in (33.02 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Greenwich, CT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BS1812131stDibs: LU1818175482
More From This SellerView All
  • Outlook, maquette
    By Jim Rennert
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    Edition of 9
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze, Steel

  • Corporate Ladder
    By Jim Rennert
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    Four people seated waiting to be called for an interview. Edition of 9
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Parrot Coviello, maquette
    By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    Edition of 9
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Fox Capitano, maquette
    By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    Edition of 9
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Freedom
    By Jane DeDecker
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    Children running and their shadows Edition of 31
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Mom and Molly
    By Jane DeDecker
    Located in Greenwich, CT
    Edition of 31 Jane DeDecker’s energetic and dynamic bronze sculptures serve as a reflection of her own life experiences and those of her closely-knit family. Her twelve nieces and n...
    Category

    Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

You May Also Like
  • Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Herons
    Located in Rome, IT
    Elegant pair of gilt bronze heron sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
    Category

    1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Herons
    Located in Rome, IT
    Elegant pair of gilt bronze heron sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
    Category

    1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Leopards
    Located in Rome, IT
    Fantastic pair of gilt bronze leopard sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
    Category

    Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Victor Salmones Signed Bronze Bust of a Young Child
    By Victor Salmones
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    An untitled signed bronze sculpture by the Mexican artist, Victor Salmones (1937 - 1989) from an edition of 10. Numbered 1 of 10. Signature "Victor Salmones. 1/10" in cast. In excellent original condition. Victor Salmones (1937-1989) was the most widely known sculptor living and working in Mexico during his lifetime. His sculptures won him universal acclaim and are held in the collections of museums, corporations, cities, universities and private collectors in some 30 countries. During his career, he was highly sought after and increasingly involved in the execution of commissions for major public works around the world. Salmones developed his love and talent for creating sculpture by working with clay in high school. He attended the Instituto de Bellas Artes (Mexican National Institute of Fine Arts), where he was an apprentice to the Bauhaus master, Otto Hoffman. He was trained to use the exacting, age-old lost wax method of casting and worked principally in bronze. Hoffman's encouragement led to the opening of Victor's own sculpture workshop in Cuernavaca in 1966. In 1967, Salmones’ fluid bronze “Adam” won first prize at the Biennale Exposition of the National Museum of Modern Art. His work continued to win the highest critical acclaim at subsequent Biennale expositions, and in 1971, over hundreds of entries, his life-size bronze Narcissus...
    Category

    1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Bronze Sculpture "Furnace Flowers"
    By Francesco Somaini
    Located in Rochester, NY
    Bronze sculpture Polished and patinated bronze sculpture. "Furnace Flowers" by mid century modern Italian sculptor Francesco Somaini (Italy 1926-...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Group of Bronze Skeletons by David W. Dempsey
    Located in Rochester, NY
    Group of bronze skeleton sculptures having a passionate conversation. Very detailed. The kneeling figure has working jaw. By American sculptor David W...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Metal, Bronze

Recently Viewed

View All