Elizabeth Nourse

Fisher Girl of Picardy Bronze

c. 1890

In The Stride, acclaimed sculptor Lawrence Holofcener captures the essence of motion, ambition, and personal progress. Cast in bronze, the figure is frozen mid-step. One leg confiden...

"A Spring Day on the Porch" is a captivating Western School work. This painting vividly captures the essence of a perfect spring day, depicting a red house with a welcoming porch sur...

Edition of 31 American, b. 1961 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 nephews are the primary source of her inspiration, though DeDecker’s sculptures are not portraits. In fact, her loose style leaves her viewers with room for interpretation, so as to see their own lives within her sculptures. This imprecision, combined with her unique ability to capture specific moments to which each viewer can relate on a personal level, regardless of age, give DeDecker’s work a timeless quality that spans generations. DeDecker began her artistic training as a painter at the University of Northern Colorado, until a professor, noticing her joy in the portrayal of shapes and forms, suggested she try her hand at sculpture. Taking his advice, DeDecker went on to study at Gobelins School of Tapestry in Paris, and in returning to Colorado, spent five years as master craftsman to the notable bronze sculptor George Lundeen. DeDecker is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society and has gone on to receive copious awards, such as the Critics Choice Award from the Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX. Major installations of DeDecker’s sculptures are located at the Presidential Library in Washington, DC; the Mayo Clinic...

A fine cast patinated bronze sculpture with impressionist figures by American sculptor Stanley Bleifeld (1924-2011). Bleifeld was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and was an ar...