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Diana the Huntress

1930

$3,470.92
£2,560.34
€2,900
CA$4,809.13
A$5,221.78
CHF 2,765.32
MX$64,004.08
NOK 34,221.87
SEK 32,337.85
DKK 22,077.30

About the Item

A rare Art Deco bronze relief in the style Swedish Graze by an unknown artist inspired by Carl Milles modern classicism. The concept of Swedish Grace was introduced by the English architectural critic Philip Morton Shand, who, in his review of the modernist Stockholm Exhibition of 1930 in The Architectural Review, argued that Sweden’s rapid and successful establishment as a design nation during the 1920s could be attributed to its sensitivity to artistic quality and grace. This bronze relief depicts the goddess Diana in an unusually intimate and humanized manner. The figure is stripped of the traditional mythological attributes—bow, quiver, crescent moon—and instead is placed in a direct, physical relationship with the animal she holds in her arms. The female body is powerful yet softly modeled, with a clear sense of movement. Her hair sweeps backward as if caught in a breeze, creating a dynamic contrast to the dense, almost motionless embrace of the animal. That the creature is specifically a deer- or goat-like being reinforces the connection to the realm of hunting and the wilderness, where Diana belongs. The expression of the relief exists at the border between classical idealization and modern stylization. The muscles and proportions recall the vocabulary of antiquity, while the simplification of volumes and the somewhat angular, robust grip on the animal give it a modernist energy. Here, myth and humanity meet: the goddess appears less as a distant, celestial symbol and more as a physical, action-oriented presence in the world. There is also a strong sensual charge in the work. The naked body, crouched and compact in its composition, conveys a sense of both protection and dominance. Is the animal a victim, a trophy, or rather a being she protects? This question is left open, inviting the viewer to reflect on the goddess’s duality: she who hunts and she who nurtures.
  • Creation Year:
    1930
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.27 in (21 cm)Width: 7.09 in (18 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Circle Of:
    Carl Milles (1875 - 1955, Swedish)
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Täby, SE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2722216914862

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