Matthew James Collins

Eros, Bronze Sculpture, Lost Wax Method , Cesello, Florence, Italy, Antiquity

2021

L'Hiver, which is French for winter. An evocative title which pretty much explains the piece. Number 1 out of a production of Seven. Artist Statement: I am very happy to announce that two of my bronze works are now available in a limited edition of 7. The first one, shown above, is my vision of Eros. He is more popularly known in the Roman interpretation of a chubby baby or young boy with an bow and arrow. I have always been more intrigued with the original Greek embodiment of the this deity as a young man. More than the god of love, Eros was a personification of the power of creation. He was balanced by his antithesis was Thanatos, that of destruction. In fact, Thanatos is currently in the design process. This work will exist in an edition of 7 and 2 artist's proofs. Each piece is hand chased by myself and I apply the patina as well. The sculpture was created using the Lost Wax...

The Candle symbolizes that hope is always present. The Candle is an experimental paintings . It leaves a lot of the copper exposed, trying to see how much atmosphere can be created ...

Interior is the door looking into Melissa Sanchez's home from the front door. Notice the excellent use of light and shadow in this painting. In many ways it is a painting about he...

A Rose for A Friend by Inez Storer is oil on medal with mixed media. It is 11 x 11 and mounted on a wooden display box so there i s no need for a fr...

Listen is inspired by the moment you put your ear to a shell and hear the sound f the sea. If you are silent and close your eyes and believe, you may hear it. The Painting is experi...

Autumn Afternoon is painted near the artist home in Florence. It is an oil on copper painting Sanchez has created a series of paintings inspired by her new home in Fiesole. . Frame...

Encounter the resonant blend of motion and music in 'The Nomadic Virtuoso,' a captivating painted metal sculpture by Arthur Waagen. This art piece from the late 19th century depicts ...

Antique Horse Bronze Exceptional Bronze of a Draft Horse Pierre Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) Circa 1860s 4 3/4 (W) x 3.25 (H) As Mêne personally ov...

Antique Bronze Miniature Barnyard Scene (Cow, Sheep & Goat) Christophe Fratin (France, 1801-1864) Sand cast bronze 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches Highly refined and sensitively modeled miniature bronze representing a small herd of cattle, sheep and cattle on the terrace. Despite its small size, this bronze offers a complete view of a small herd of livestock: a bull is lying in a landscape near a sheep and a goat climbing a tree above a rocky mound. Here we find the skillful hand of the animalier sculptor Christophe Fratin (French, 1801-1864), immensely famous in the 19th century for his thoughtfully crafted animal...

This Bronze sculpture, by the French Art Deco/Art Nouveau artist Affortunato Gory (d. 1925) , is a beautiful moment of three putti joyously dancing together. Their arms are joined a...

This bronze sculpture by Mario Joseph Korbel is a stunning portrayal of a woman in the Romanticist style. Korbel began studying sculpture in his homeland of Czech Republic, and cont...

Artist: After Guillaume Coustou, French (1677-1746) Title: Cheval de Marly Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature inscribed Size: 22 x 19 x 9 in. (55.88 x 48.26 x 22.86 cm) Th...