Miniature Nude Sculptures

A stunning sculpture of a young ballet dancer 'Repose' by Benson Landes - full of elegance & poise. For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definit...

'Home Alone' by Benson Landes is a Solid Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Figure. Benson Landes sculpted dancers, as he loved their elegance - this passion is communicated to the viewer perfectly in this incredible sculpture. For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definitely a passion. His oeuvre of cast bronzes is populated with ‘off duty’ ballet dancers, rather wistful women, often caught in moments of solitary repose. Such an obvious appreciation of the grace and elegance of the female form was, no doubt, heightened by 25 years spent in the couture business, which Benson entered at the age of 14. The sculptor admitted that his time as an apprentice at his father’s clothing workroom and factory was given rather reluctantly, as he always harbored desires to become an artist. The young boy’s sense of responsibility was clearly equal to his creativity, though, as Benson knuckled down and learned the family trade. At the age of 18, however, a 2 year conscription to the RAF provided one of the few opportunities for Benson to experience artistic freedom. The possibilities of otherwise unobtainable materials such as pastels, paper, perspex and plaster of paris fuelled his ingenuity at the base’s well-stocked workshop. On completion of his RAF service, Benson briefly returned to the clothing factory now owned by his father. After his marriage to Ruth at 21, in an effort to provide for his new wife, Benson decided to set up his own business. Starting with a single sewing machine and tailoress, Benson and Ruth soon expanded the business. By the 1970s they employed over 50 staff and supplied to prestigious stores such as Dickens & Jones and Harrods. As the decade progressed, however, fashion turned towards less structured, more casual garments; a trend that prompted Benson to retire and spend time with his first love, sculpture. Buoyed by the liberty he enjoyed in his studio, Benson succeeded in selling some of his first pieces of sculpture, a collection of sporting trophies shown at the 1981 Open Golf Championship, to Garrards, the Crown Jewellers. This success quickly brought important contacts and new commissions. Benson always maintained that being able to work as a sculptor is a unique privilege. Usually in the company of a model, he often worked in the studio against the soothing background of classical music. Indeed, now eminently collectable, Benson’s work provided much comfort after the death of Ruth. Benson said that the things that mattered in life are those of beauty; he truly believed that romance and elegance are necessary shields to what he saw as the sometimes too hurried manner of life today. Benson sadly passed away in the autumn of 2013. Solid Bronze Nude Figure...

Pollès - Bronze Sculpture - Schweppsy Bronze 4/4 Created in 2010, casted in 2014 42 x 22 x 20 cm Signed and Numbered BIOGRAPHY Pollès was born in Paris in 1945 Like Leonard de Vinci...

Pollès - Bronze Sculpture - Ahlem Bronze 1/4 Created in 2013, casted in 2014 20 x 13 x 11 cm Signed and Numbered BIOGRAPHY Pollès was born in Paris in 1945 Like Leonard de Vinci in ...

Pollès - Bronze Sculpture - Oxynamide Bronze Edition: 1/4 2011 21 x 13 x 17 cm Signed and Numbered BIOGRAPHY Pollès was born in Paris in 1945 Like Leonard de Vinci in an anatomical ...

Pollès - Bronze Sculpture - Thelxinoé Bronze Edition: 1/4 2016 Dimensions: 28 x 21 x 20 cm Signed and Numbered BIOGRAPHY Pollès was born in Paris in 1945 Like Leonard de Vinci in an...

GREGORY OREKHOV Little Gold Agatha 2017 Mirror polished stainless steel gold plated 45 × 25 × 25 cm (edition of 8 + 3 APs) GREGORY OREKHOV Gregory Orekhov was born in 1976 in Mosco...

GREGORY OREKHOV My Egg 2017 Mirror polished stainless steel, electroplating coating 30 × 21 × 21 cm (edition of 30 + 1 APs) GREGORY OREKHOV Gregory Orekhov was born in 1976 in Mosco...

Title : Encantadas Victorianas Materials : Stoneware, Mixed Media Date : 2011 Dimensions : 6"x 17"x 13"

Title : Fit to be Tied Materials : Stoneware Date : 2013 Dimensions : 3"x 12"x 10" each

Title : Brazilian Twins Materials : Stoneware, Glaze Date : 2016 Dimensions : 5"x 13"x 13"

Title : Fancy Encantada Materials : Stoneware, Glaze, Leather Cord, Paint Date : 2016 Dimensions : 11" X 2" X 8"

Title : Tied Up Materials : Stoneware, Glaze, Paint, Leather Cord Date : 2016 Dimensions : 8"x 6"x 10" Description : A piece built in the round for the shelf or pedestal

Title : Beluga Boys Materials : Stoneware, Glaze Date : 2017 Dimensions : 11"x 7"x 6" and 6"x 7"x 12" Description : Kneeling and Reclining Beluga featured as a pair For the past sev...