Miguel Guía

GRAVITY - Miguel Guía Realist Sculpture compacted marble powder

2020

This highly evocative bronze by Vincenzo Vela captures the deposed Emperor Napoléon on his deathbed, holding a map of Europe and lost in thought about what might have been. Remarkable among most portrayals of the exiled leader, this highly detailed sculpture depicts Napoléon at his most vulnerable. Nonetheless, Vela perfectly captures his still-heroic bearing, which imparts to this work a monumental quality and quiet dignity. The mate to this figure is the colossal marble at the Musée du Château de Malmaison, which was shown at the Paris Salon of 1867. The founder of the verismo movement in Italy, Vela was one of the great exponents of realism in sculpture. Born in Ligornetto, Switzerland in 1820, he studied under celebrated sculptor, Benedetto Cacciatori. He was also influenced both by the work of Tuscan sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini, who seamlessly combined neoclassicism with naturalism and the romantic painting of Francesco Hayez...

One piece from the Nail tips series in which the artist talks about the political situation in the USA

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Masked suggests a sense of mystery and eccentricity, and begs the question: Who is the man behind the mask? ...

The sculpture is carved from the precious black marble of Belgium, one of the most fascinating materials a sculptor has at his disposal. The work was created a few years ago and is t...

Provenance Acquired by American Legacy Fine Arts directly from the artist Description The Lingering Shadows is a small-scale, bronze figurative composition involving three female figures arranged on a strong diagonal that arcs upward from a horizontal oval base. The base, made of Belgian marble, is pure black and has a similar quality to still water reflecting moonlight. The figures are grouped to suggest that two of them are excluding the third and mocking her, while the pose of the third figure reveals her emotional response to the situation. The placement of the two grouped figures is higher on the diagonal arc, describing the power gradient between the figures. Awards 2012 First Place in Sculpture, The Art Renewal Center (ARC) 2014 Gold Medal in Sculpture, The Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 2014 Julia Bracken Wendt...

Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo (Late 19th Century) Marble bust on a swivel marble base Unsigned 24 ½" high x 21" wide x 9 1/2 " deep...