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Balloon Swan ( After ) - Graphite Black
By After Jeff Koons
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
A one time exclusive re-edition of 500 pcs from the highly popular "Balloon Swan".
Cold cast resin, comes with its original box and certificate of authenticity. From a Limited Editi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Girl in Mini Dress - contemporary bronze sculpture, female with white dress
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Girl with Mini Dress" is a small, free-standing bronze sculpture with a white dress from established sculptress Susanne Kraißer. Edition 18, signed, numbered and dated on the bottom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lifesize Italian 19th Century Orientalist Marble Sculpture of Assyrian Princess
Located in LA, CA
Eliseo Tuderte Fattorini (Italian, 1830-1887). A very fine and life-size Italian, 19th century marble Life-size Orientalist Marble Sculpture of an Assyrian Princess (Previously descr...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Captivated - Serene Inspiring Figurative Abstract Bronze Iron Wall Sculpture
By Mireia Serra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mireia Serra creates sensuous bronze and iron sculptures showing the beauty of snapshots caught in life, which are full of emotions and feelings along the life journey. Her metal artworks capture the beauty of moments: A young lady challenged by the adventure of a new trip, a young man pondering about his dreams, a lost girl thinking about different options to know more about herself…Mireia vividly demonstrates how a piece of fine art sculpture could be incorporated into our daily life, linking us with art that inspires and triggers us to contemplate life and relationship. Serra describes her artistic vision as “Figurative sculptures depicting contemporary everyday scenes. Reflect my inner world thus expressing moods and desires, feelings, joys and concerns stemming from my relationship with the world".
This wall-mounted iron and bronze sculpture measures 5 inches tall, 9.5 inches wide, and 1 inch deep. This artwork is edition 14 of 18. A certificate of authenticity issued by the gallery is included. Convenient local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and international shipping are available.
Born in Barcelona in 1973, Mireia Serra's lifelong passion for sculpting was temporarily diverted by her parents' persuasion to pursue a career in fashion design. However, in 1998, she abandoned a lucrative role as a lingerie designer to follow her artistic calling and seek true fulfillment within the realm of fine arts. It was a transformative decision, allowing her to rediscover her true purpose and embark on a creative odyssey that continues to unfold to this day. In some of her present sculptures, the presence of elements from the fashion world such as cameras, texture, and detailed finishing of the clothes, and shoes are apparent.
She graduated in 2002 from the Llotja School of Arts in Barcelona (the same school that took under its wing Antoni Gaudí, Pablo Picasso, and Joan Miró), specializing in iron and bronze. Later she took an advanced sculpture portrait course taught by sculptor Jorge Egea at MEAM (Museo European d'Art Modern) in order to master her technique.
Working as a full-time sculptor since 2003, Serra started to exhibit with galleries throughout Spain and landed her first solo shows and her first international art fair in Madrid in 2013. Her works have been represented by Artspace Warehouse since 2017. Since 2016 Mireia Serra has been exhibited in galleries and art fairs in Germany, Austria, France, Luxembourg, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, and Hong Kong.
Artspace Warehouse has been representing and exhibiting Mireia Serra's original artworks since 2017. The gallery has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a large selection of affordable original artworks from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artspace Warehouse is known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery.
REPRESENTATION
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2022
"Shifting Dimensions", Artspace Warehouse Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.
“9 sculptors”, collective exhibition with Winegates Gallery, Leicester, UK.
2021
"The Real Presence", Artspace Warehouse Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.
"Tierra desconocida", Galería Montsequi, Madrid.
“The art of adventure”, solo exhibition with Eye Contemporary Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.
2020
"Independent artist’s day", collective exhibition, Wingates Gallery, United Kingdom.
“Inner world”, online solo exhibition, Eye Contemporary Art Gallery, Italy/Hong Kong.
“The G project 21...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Iron
An Early 20th Century Cigar Store Indian, Carved Wood With Polychrome Decoration
Located in Cotignac, FR
A 20th Century wood carved male figure, a 'Cigar Store Indian' with original polychrome decoration.
A now controversial subject, but none the less charming rendition, of a native North American man originally probably used as an advertising figure. Wonderful quality of carving capturing the stance of the man looking out to the distance, hair flowing to his back and plait to the side, all the details of his costume, his native dress and hairpipe breastplate (suggesting he is possibly a Comanche) and chest ornament, apron, trousers, mocassins, shield and arrows. The original Polychrome decoration has weathered beautifully as has the wood itself to present a sculpture that would adorn any collection or interior.
Because of the general illiteracy of the populace, early store owners used descriptive emblems or figures to advertise their shops' wares. American Indians and tobacco had always been associated because American Indians introduced tobacco to Europeans. As early as the 17th century, European tobacconists used figures of American Indians to advertise their shops.
Because European carvers had never seen a Native American, these early cigar-store "Indians" looked more like Africans with feathered headdresses and other fanciful, exotic features. These carvings were called "Black Boys" or "Virginians" in the trade. Eventually, the European cigar-store figure...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Instant Moules V by Ondřej Oliva - wall sculpture, black & silver shells
By Ondřej Oliva
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Moules V is a nickeled and elox aluminium wall sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 50× 35× 25cm (19.6 × 13.7 × 9.8 in).
Mollusc shells are a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Takashi Murakami Jellyfish Eyes art toy (Takashi Murakami Luxor and Kurage-bo)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami Luxor and Kurage-bo (from Jellyfish Eyes) 2014:
Rare limited edition Takashi Murakami art toy. This work was produced by Murakami in 2014 and features the playful, highly decorative Luxor and Kurage-bo characters from Jellyfish Eyes (a 2013 fantasy film directed by Takashi Murakami).
Medium: 3D plaster...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Gallulus Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Green Patina Marble Stone
Located in Utrecht, NL
Gallulus Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Green Patina Marble Stone
Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profess...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Horse XV by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, elegant, light patina, wild
Located in Paris, FR
Horse XV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 71 × 60 × 17 cm (28 × 23.6 × 6.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Catch me if you can!- 21st Century Dutch Bronze Sculpture of a Squirrel
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This squirrel is made by Dutch Artist Frans van Straaten.
Van Straaten should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space. Because of the wide range in his art-education he has mastered the art of drawing, painting and sculpting technology. However, the classical plastic art of sculpture and modelling opens up the possibility for him to create his own language of sculpture in answer to his urge for art.
Due to this style of sculpting, the preference for bronze is natural.
After his study of sculpture at the Academy of Art in Rotterdam (1988), Frans van Straaten creates bronze sculptures in which he unites force and movement. Feeling and Emotion converted into Matter Sculpture is an experience of space combined with the challenge of the three-dimensional. The tension of space and movement are the themes, which Frans expresses in his sculptures. Summary it can be said that the power of life and being, the feeling and emotion by force and movement will be converted into matter. The experience of space is being expressed in the shapes and characters in each of Frans’ sculptures. His sculptures of bulls express explosive power while the horses find their strength in being elegant. Each sculpture recalls this way their own association and serves as a metaphor for a certain emotion. Feelings, which has inspired the artist for each sculpture. Powerful and Elegant Looking at the works of this artist, it becomes very clear that one of his most important sources is his background in art history. The Renaissance period as well as several Italian artists served as inspiration to Frans as a sculpture. For instance the expressions in Leonardo da Vinci’s artworks, and also Giovanni Bologna...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Dancer - Sculpture by Giacomo Manzù - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
The Dancer is a sculpture realized by Giacomo Manzù in 1957. Unique piece.
Exhibitions:
Manzù. L’Uomo e l’Artista, Palazzo Venezia, Roma 2002-2003
Manzù-Marino. Gli ultimi moderni,...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gier no. 2 Vulture Prey Bird Bronze Sculpture Wild Animal
Located in Utrecht, NL
Gier no. 2 Vulture Prey Bird Bronze Sculpture Wild Animal
Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor at the Rotterdam ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Torse-Torsade-original female bronze sculpture artwork for sale-contemporary Art
By Nicola Godden
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Torse Torsade" by Nicola Godden is a captivating original fig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Clay Totem Sculpture: Bridging Worlds with Animal, Human, & Ancient Symbols
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Dive into the whimsical realm of mystique with this utterly enchanting totem. Crafted with meticulous detail, this...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Wood, Glaze
Rare Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, by A. Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New York, NY
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (France, 1824-1887)
A rare seated bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin holding his walking stick and hat, with a book in his ri...
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Herriet by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative sculpture.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Herriet is a figurative bronze sculpture in a relaxed pose by Nando Kallweit.
Modelled on modern youthful postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage through the stylised ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Matriarche
Located in CHAZELLES-SUR-LYON, FR
“Matriarch” – A Bronze Sculpture Honoring Wisdom and Legacy
• Material: Bronze
• Limited edition of 8 copies (5/8)
• Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Barthélémy ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
TUD TOY - Mike Tyson Duck - Small
Located in PARIS, FR
The collectible characters are the fresh bold air in the toy art industry at the intersection of art and interior design, fueled by passion and beauty.
The TUD image encapsulates th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Antique 19th cent. Dog Portrait Jack Russell Terrier by Pierre-Albert Laplanche
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Bronze Dog Portrait of a Terrier
Pierre-Albert Laplanche (French, 1826-1873)
Signed in script to base "Laplanche"
Stamped "E.V 3753"
8 x 2.75 x 8 1/4 inches
This is a super...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Girl at Waterfall
Located in Zofingen, AG
"This is one of my earliest sculptures. I depicted a naked girl at the waterfall. She bathes under jets of water. The fabric of clothing hugs her body and lies down to her feet. The ...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Javelin thrower / - Roman present -
By Franz Iffland
Located in Berlin, DE
Franz Iffland (1862 Tempelhof - 1935 Berlin), Javelin thrower, after 1910. Olive-black patinated bronze with cast plinth mounted on a white-veined black marble base (7 cm high). Tota...
Category
1910s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large wall sculpture: 'Baby Ghost'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Jordan is an artist working primarily in sculpture and whose work uses multiple materials to produce unique, organic forms. In addition to a solo and group shows at Ivy Bro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wire
"Love Her Madly Gold" contemporary small figurative bronze table sculpture love
By Mireia Serra
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Love her Madly- Standby your loved one, enjoy the time being together. This Gold edition of Mireia is made of bronze with black patina (the ocean) and polished bronze that gives the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Mother and Children”
Located in Southampton, NY
Mid century modern original terracotta sculpture by the Hungarian artist, Anna Berkovits of a young woman with her two children. Circa 1955. Signed in the inside of the base. Condition is excellent. Parts of the sculpture have been deliberately not been glazed by the artist. Her work rarely becomes available. Provenance: Sarasota, Florida estate.
Anna Berkovits was born in Hungary in 1911 and lived and worked in Budapest. She trained under the art teacher Almos Jaschik in Budapest. Later she was trained in ceramics by the artist Gador Istvan...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Jenkell - Wrapping Bonbon Red - Sculpture
By Laurence Jenkell
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Laurence Jenkell
Wrapping Bonbon Red
Plexiglas Sculpture
I/I
Signed and Numbered
Dimensions: 90 x 33 x 28 cm
Laurence Jenkell lives and works in Vallauris, in the French Alpes-maritimes. Self-taught, she started to create on her own in the middle of the 90s. Her artistic research led her to experiment with various techniques such as inclusion, dripping, firing, casting, etc.
After multiple attempts, she successfully mastered and dominated Plexiglas, obtaining the “wrapping” technique, which will allow her to produce the Candy sculpture...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Antique Bust of Roman Emperor Vitellius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial, hand carved, solid marble bust of Roman Emperor Vitellius (24-69 C.E.) on a custom, iron base. Likely a 16th century copy of a 2nd century o...
Category
16th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Martina - One-of-a-kind Bronze Figurative Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nando Kallweit’s "Martina" is a contemporary bronze sculpture that beautifully captures introspection and serenity. Designed as a seated figure with an open book, this piece exudes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Hero, Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Moreau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hippolyte Moreau, French (1832 - 1927)
Title: Hero
Medium: Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base, signature inscribed
Size: 19 x 11 x 9 in. (48.26 x 27.94 x 22.86 cm)
The tale of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"The Wages Of Doing Everything Correctly Is Also Death" Surrealism
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Wages Of Doing Everything Correctly Is Also Death" is an original piece by Jedediah Morfit made from fiberglass reinforced plaster and paint. This piece measures 26.25”h x 23”w ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
Perch - contemporary, figurative, bronze, indoor tabletop sculpture
By Susan Valyi
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This indoor tabletop figurative sculpture, which includes a fish, is forged from bronze and is patinated.
The award-winning sculptures of Susan Valyi were often created from an imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ultramarine Seahorse II by Chésade - Bronze sculpture, animal art, sealife
By Chésade
Located in Paris, FR
Ultramarine seahorse II is a unique bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Chésade, dimensions are 25 × 10.5 × 6 cm (9.8 × 4.1 × 2.4 in). The specified dimensions include the stand ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Flemish Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra Bronze
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkable early 17th-century Flemish bronze of Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra exudes classic Baroque grandeur and beauty. Flanders was one of the richest artistic and cultural...
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Deliverance 3/5 - tall, bronze, balancing, nude, male figure, outdoor sculpture
By W.W. Hung
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The unique contemporary figurative sculptures of William Hung often express the human condition and are imbued with emotion. This striking piece, cast in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman with hands above head, terracotta, 1945, Giorgio Rossi (1894-1981).
Located in Firenze, IT
Woman with hands above head, terracotta, 1945, Giorgio Rossi (1894-1981), Tuscan Sculptor.
Terracotta sculpture of a nude woman modeled by hand by the artist. Unique piece.
Dimensi...
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Victor Salmones “Torso” Bronze Sculptural Dining / Center Hall Table, A/P
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1989)
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); Artist Proof
Country of origin; materials: Mexico; bronze, glass
Dimensions: 30″h, 42″dia...
Category
20th Century Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Atlas - Original Sculpture by EMPHI - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful original sculpture entitled "Atlas" was realized by the Italian artist EMPHI in 2020.
Pressed paper on a wooden base.
Signed below the base. Certificate of authentic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic pair of gilt bronze Cheetahs sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ad Dextram Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ad Dextram Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Nex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Per Se Bronze Contemporary Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
Located in Utrecht, NL
Per Se Bronze Contemporary Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ibex I by Pierre Yermia - Animal art, large outdoor bronze sculpture, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
Ibex I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 200 × 130 × 56 cm (78.7 × 51.2 × 22 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Limited Edition Kinetic Mild Steel Sculpture "Spiral Legend"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A limited edition, powder coated mild steel sculpture, capable of bouncing (see video). Edition 2/5. Available in different colours on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Mazatlan" from Huichol Alteration Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media
Rare African Solid Benin Bronze Ceremonial Throne Chair Multi Figure Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Handmade Benin sculptural tribal bronze figural judgement throne chair. The base of the chair with two tiers of standing figures. The back of the chair with two more tiers of standin...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orí Yucateca, Figurative Sculpture. From the Series Sculptures
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Wood, stone, iron. The raw material and the material of a sculptor.
ancestor of any architectural practice. But the architect, the sculptor and the artist do not remain alone in thei...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Copper, Iron, Wire
Seated Mercury, or Hermes - God of Speed
Located in Greenwich, CT
This Mercury by Montagne has lovely patina and surface and is a pleasingly different depiction of Winged speed as he is seated! It is an arresting pose and elegant and covers all fa...
Category
1860s Academic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Joan of Arc / - The Liberating Power of Faith -
Located in Berlin, DE
Eugène Laurent (1832 Gray - 1898 Paris), Joan of Arc, around 1880. Brown patinated bronze on a cast rectangular plinth with tree trunk and distaff. 40 cm (height) x 15.5 cm (length) x 15.5 cm (depth), weight 6.1 kg. Signed “E.[ugène] Laurent.” on the plinth and inscribed “HZ” on the reverse.
- somewhat stained due to patina, traces of oxidation behind the distaff, slightly rubbed in places, overall still in very good condition for its age
- The Liberating Power of Faith -
At the age of 13, Jeanne, a peasant girl born in Lorraine around 1412, heard the voices of Saints Catherine and Margaret and the Archangel Michael telling her that she had been chosen to liberate France from English occupation. By 1428, Henry VI's troops had advanced to the Loire and besieged Orléans, a strategic city for the further conquest of France. Joan of Arc went to the exile of Charles VII and, with the king's consent, led the French army into battle against the besiegers. After four days of fighting, the English were defeated and Orléans was liberated. Other victorious battles followed, until in 1430 she fell into the hands of the enemy, who had her executed as a witch by the Inquisition. In May 1431, Joan of Arc was burned at Rouen.
After the final expulsion of the English, the "Maid of Orleans" was rehabilitated by the Church in 1456. She was finally canonized in 1920. By then, Joan of Arc had become a national heroine and the patron saint of France. After the French Revolution, the strengthening of the nation-state and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, Joan of Arc was again venerated and depicted in numerous bronze statues.
Eugène Laurent depicts the young girl listening to the voices of the saints who reveal her destiny. With her eyes wide open, she gazes at the sky as if she were looking at the revealed future. Her hands are clasped in prayer, indicating her willingness to face her destiny. Leaning against a tree trunk, she treads with one foot on a raised stone, which, together with her upward gaze, gives her an upward movement that announces her higher mission. At the same time, however, she steps down from the stone to the earth, emphasizing her earthly mission, for which she has already taken the first step. In doing so, she steps over the discarded distaff, which refers to her "lower" origins and belongs to the life she has now left behind.
Laurent manages to capture the fateful emotion that makes us look at Joan of Arc in awe, even though she is a simple peasant girl. Even if the design is aimed at the overall impression, the artist has nevertheless worked out certain details, such as the tied waistcoat, very realistically and, in addition to the skin, has particularly depicted the material quality of the textiles.
About the artist
Eugène Laurent studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he won a prize in 1860. He then joined the studio of Jacques Antoine Theodore Coinchon. As a freelance artist, he supplied the Paris Salon with statues, portrait busts, and medallions from 1861 to 1893. He also created large sculptures such as the monument to Jacques Callot in Nancy (1877) and the statue of François Boucher at the Paris City Hall.
GERMAN VERSION
Eugène Laurent (1832 Gray - 1898 Paris), Jeanne d’Arc, um 1880. Braun patinierte Bronze auf mitgegossener rechteckiger Plinthe mit Baumstamm und Spinnrocken. 40 cm (Höhe) x 15,5 cm (Länge) x 15,5, cm (Tiefe), Gewicht 6,1 kg. Auf der Plinthe mit „E.[ugène] Laurent.“ signiert und rückseitig mit „HZ“ bezeichnet.
- patinabedingt etwas fleckig, Oxidationsspuren hinter dem Spinnrocken, stellenweise leicht berieben, insgesamt in einem altersgemäß noch sehr guten Zustand
- Die befreiende Kraft des Glaubens -
Als 13jähige vernahm das um 1412 in Lothringen geborene Bauernmädchen Jeanne Stimmen der Heiligen Katharina und Margarete und des Erzengels Michael, die ihr verkündeten, auserwählt zu sein, Frankreich von der englischen Besatzung zu befreien. 1428 waren die Truppen von Heinrich VI. bis zur Loire vorgerückt und belagerten die für eine Weitereroberung Frankreichs strategisch wichtige Stadt Orléans. Jeanne d’Arc begab sich ins Exil Karls VII. und führte mit der Einwilligung des Königs das französische Heer gegen die Belagerer ins Feld. Nach viertätiger Schlacht unterlagen die Engländer und Orléans war befreit. Es folgten weitere siegreiche Kämpfen bis sie 1430 in die Hände des Feindes fiel, der bei der Inquisition ihre Hinrichtung als Hexe erwirkte. Im Mai 1431 wurde Jeanne d’Arc in Rouen verbrannt.
Im Anschluss an die endgültige Vertreibung der Engländer wurde die „Jungfrau von Orléans“ 1456 von der Kirche rehabilitiert. 1920 erfolgte schließlich ihre Heiligsprechung. Inzwischen galt Jeanne d’Arc als Nationalheldin und Schutzpatronin Frankreichs. In der Nachfolge der Französischen Revolution, dem Erstarken der Nationalstaatlichkeit und dem Deutsch-Französischen Krieg von 1870/71 erfuhr Jeanne d‘Art eine neue Verehrung und wurde in zahlreichen Bronzestatuen dargestellt.
Eugène Laurent zeigt das junge Mädchen wie sie die Stimmen der Heiligen vernimmt, die ihr das von der Vorsehung bestimmte Schicksal offenbaren. Mit weit geöffneten Augen blickt sie gen Himmel als ob sie die offenbarte Zukunft schauen würde. Dabei hat sie die Hände in Gebetshaltung geschlossen, was zugleich vom Willen kündet, sich ihrem Schicksal zu stellen. An einen Baumstamm gelehnt, tritt sie mit dem einen Fuß auf einen erhöhten Stein, was ihr – zusammen mit dem aufwärts gerichteten Blick – eine von ihrer höheren Mission kündende Aufwärtsbewegung verleiht. Zugleich tritt sie aber auch von dem Stein auf die Erde herab, wodurch ihre irdische Mission hervorgehoben wird, zu der sie bereits den ersten Schritt getan hat. Dabei steigt sie über den abgelegten Spinnrocken hinweg, der auf ihre ‚niedere‘ Herkunft verweist und zum nun abgelegten Leben gehört.
Laurent gelingt es, die schicksalhafte Ergriffenheit zur Darstellung zu bringen, die uns Jeanne d‘Arc, obwohl sie ein einfaches Bauernmädchen ist, ehrfürchtig betrachten lässt. Auch wenn die Gestaltung auf den Gesamteindruck zielt, hat der Künstler doch einzelne Details, wie die zugebundene Weste, äußerst realitätsnah herausgearbeitet und neben der Haut insbesondere die stoffliche Qualität der Textilien zur Darstellung gebracht.
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Eugène Laurent studierte an der Pariser École des Beaux-Arts und wurde 1860 von der Akademie mit einem Preis ausgezeichnet. Anschließend trat er in das Atelier Jacques Antoine Theodore Coinchon ein. Als freischaffender Künstler beschickte er von 1861 bis 1893 den Pariser Salon mit Statuen, Porträtbüsten und Medaillons. Zudem schuf er Großplastiken wie das Denkmal Jacques Callots in Nancy (1877) und die Statue...
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1890s Realist Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Polar Bear
Located in PARIS, FR
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
"Scarecrow" Sculpture 24" x 22" x 4" inch Ed. of 99 by Huang Yulong
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Located in Culver City, CA
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Scarecrow/稻草人
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
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Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite
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Located in Paris, FR
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The sculpture is signed and numbe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Roman Carrara Marble Lioness
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent hand carved Carrara marble sculpture of a lioness head from Rome. Mounted on a metal base. Base 13.75"W x 12.25"D.
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1780s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Monumental Lying Figure by Pierre Yermia - Large bronze sculpture, nude torso
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental Lying Figure is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 110 × 310 × 60 cm (43.3 × 122 × 23.6 in).
The sculpture is signed and numb...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1900's Alabaster Sculpture of Dante
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A sensitively carved, solid alabaster, antique sculpture of famed Italian poet and philospher, Dante Aligheri (1265-1321). The figure in a rich, flowing robe, holding a book and wear...
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1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Sissone, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
After devoting more than twenty years to the perfection of the human form in bronze, Richard MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Honesty Plant" (2023) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
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TONY HOCHSTETLER is a sculptor of unusual animals and botanical s...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Bronze