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Art Subject: People
Adam and Eve
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lovers (large)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lovers #2
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Saffo
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Lovers
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Drying Bather
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
After Degas
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Remorse
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bather with Cloth Drape
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman in Huipil
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kneeling Lament
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Seated Bather Washing Foot
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kneeling Bather Washing Hair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bather Washing Hair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bather
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Reclining Nude
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Guitar Player
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lovers #3
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and lived nearly the entire 20th century. After service in the Mexican Revolution as a youth, he emigrated to Texas, studied in C...
Category
1980s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marble Sculpture of Roman Mythological subject Apollo
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in white Carrara marble of Apollo head .
Category
20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Eva
Located in New York, US
Antonine de Saint Pierre, born in the Paris region in 1974, stands as a beacon in the
contemporary art world, intertwining the nostalgic allure of the 1950s and 60s with a
modern, in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Dondolo
Located in Belfast, GB
Dondolo
Bronze
20 1/2 x 45 5/8 x 6 1/4 in
52 x 116 x 16 cm
"Through the years, the oneiric dimension of his sculptural tales enters into a dialogue with different expressive languag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
GRAPPOLOS, 2023, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"GRAPPOLOS, 2023" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often p...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
YUBE, 2021, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"YUBE, 2021" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often produc...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
ICON I, 2009, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"ICON I, 2009" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often prod...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
UUET, 2020, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"UUET, 2020" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often produc...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
OSOZ, 2023, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"OSOZ, 2023" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often produc...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
OZOS, 2021, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"OZOS, 2021" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often produc...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
'Libri' Figurative Nude bronze Sculpture of a Woman reading a book, dancer, gold
By Carl Payne
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Libri' is a stunning sculpture by the hugely talented Carl Payne. Payne has a talent to create a real feeling of movement and lightness in his Bronze sculptures, no small feat!
Continuing a successful career in England and Ireland, Carl joined Callaghan Fine Paintings and Works of Art at the beginning of 2004 in order to dedicate his time to create and develop stunning individual contemporary sculpture. Carl is a Staffordshire based sculptor for whom art has played a large part in his academic work taking him through the Burslem School of Art, the Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and then to Stafford College. After qualifying in Figurative Sculpture he launched his career with commission after commission which has now secured his reputation for fine quality workmanship both in life-size format and smaller decorative pieces. The list of his completed commissioned work is extensive, including many ‘house-hold’ names from the sporting world, commerce and the past. The following are just some of the private and publicly commissioned completed works that form Carl’s prestigious portfolio:- King George 5th and Queen Mary – life size portrait buste commissioned by Cunards Cruise Ships and located in the ballroom of the Queen Mary 2 (QM2) cruise ship. Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross – life size and a quarter commissioned by Banbury Council, located at Banbury Cross and unveiled by Princess Anne. Randolph Turpin – life size and a quarter - commissioned by Warwick and Leamington Spa Council located in Warwick Town Centre, Sir Stanley Matthews – life size and a half - commissioned by the Stanley Matthews Foundation located at The Britannia Stadium, Stoke. George Best...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Noche Crist Female Nude Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
Wonderful and one of a kind nude sculpture by Noche Crist (1909-2004). Sculpture is made from polyester resin. Catalogue of a postumous retrospective in 2008 at the American Universi...
Category
1970s Outsider Art Nude Sculptures
Materials
Resin
El Torso
Located in Zofingen, AG
The sculpture is dedicated to female beauty and grace. The author portrayed a beautiful girl who is a little shy about her nakedness. Her body is stylized. Polished bronze accentuate...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
"Wrestlers" 1936 Olympic Porcelain Gay Mid 20th Century Art Deco WPA Modern LGBT
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
"Wrestlers" 1936 Olympic Porcelain Gay Mid 20th Century Art Deco WPA Modern LGBT
Hungarian porcelain sculpture designed by Bela Pankotai Farkas for the 1936 Berlin Olympics...
Category
1930s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Family #II by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative sculpture.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Family II is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture portraying parents to be by Nando Kallweit.
Modelled on modern youthful postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Siren' Half Life size bronze sculpture Goddess of Song, greek mythology
By Carl Payne
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Art has played a large part in Carl's academic work taking through Burslem School of Art, the Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and to Stafford College. After qualifying in Figurative Sculpture he launched his career with commission after commission, which has now secured his reputation for fine quality workmanship both in life-size format and smaller decorative pieces.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nude Moran
Located in Miami, FL
Carole A. Feuerman (born 1945) is an American sculptor and author working in Hyperrealism. She is one of the three major artists credited with starting the movement in the late 1970s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Lacquer, Resin, Oil
Nu Assis Dans Un Fauteuil
By Chana Orloff
Located in Long Island City, NY
Chana Orloff was a Ukranian-born Israeli sculptor, who created many sculptures that focused on the human form. This editioned sculpture has a signature, date, and foundry stamp inscr...
Category
1920s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Seated Figure
By John DeAndrea
Located in Long Island City, NY
John De Andrea was a leading proponent of the Hyper-Realism movement in the 1960's and 1970's. This extraordinarily detailed painted resin sculpture of ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Nude Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Polyester, Oil
Felipe Castañeda, Desnudo, 1984, Marble, 52 x 32 x 35 cm, 20.4 x 12.5 x 13.7 in
Located in Miami, FL
Felipe Castañeda
Desnudo, 1984
Marble
52 x 32 x 35 cm
20.4 x 12.5 x 13.7 in.
Felipe Castañeda (Mexican, b.1933) began his artistic career working at...
Category
1980s Post-War Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Solid Bronze 20th Century Nude Ballet Dancer 'Stepping Stones' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Stepping Stones' by Benson Landes is a Solid Bronze 20th Century Nude Ballet Dancer - she is so light on her feet and beautifully elegant.
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nude Figurative Bronze Contemporary Sculpture 'Lazy Summer' by Carl Payne
By Carl Payne
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Lazy Summer' is a stunning sculpture by the hugely talented Carl Payne. The model featured in the sculpture is the artist's wife, who is a professional dancer. Payne has a talent to create a real feeling of movement and lightness in his Bronze sculptures, no small feat!
Continuing a successful career in England and Ireland, Carl joined Callaghan Fine Paintings and Works of Art at the beginning of 2004 in order to dedicate his time to create and develop stunning individual contemporary sculpture. Carl is a Staffordshire based sculptor for whom art has played a large part in his academic work taking him through the Burslem School of Art, the Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and then to Stafford College. After qualifying in Figurative Sculpture he launched his career with commission after commission which has now secured his reputation for fine quality workmanship both in life-size format and smaller decorative pieces. The list of his completed commissioned work is extensive, including many ‘house-hold’ names from the sporting world, commerce and the past. The following are just some of the private and publicly commissioned completed works that form Carl’s prestigious portfolio:- King George 5th and Queen Mary – life size portrait buste commissioned by Cunards Cruise Ships and located in the ballroom of the Queen Mary 2 (QM2) cruise ship. Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross – life size and a quarter commissioned by Banbury Council, located at Banbury Cross and unveiled by Princess Anne. Randolph Turpin – life size and a quarter - commissioned by Warwick and Leamington Spa Council located in Warwick Town Centre, Sir Stanley Matthews – life size and a half - commissioned by the Stanley Matthews Foundation located at The Britannia Stadium, Stoke. George Best...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Symmetric Torso
Located in Zeist, UT
(After) Alexander Archipenko- Symmetric Torso
Bronze, 1921
Signed and dated, not numbered
Size: approximately; 71.5 x 15.0 x 8.0 cm
Casting year and edition unknown
The work comes fr...
Category
1920s Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Upholstered Torso
Located in Miami, FL
Christopher Schulz's "stitched together" female figure mimics the effect of delicate upholstery through the medium of bronze. Set on an acrylic base.
Christopher Schulz was born in ...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
HEROINE, 2011, Painted Steel Panel
Located in San Francisco, CA
"HEROINE, 2011" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often pro...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
THRIEZE (female), 2021, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"THRIEZE (female), 2021" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has ...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
VENII, 2011, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"VENII, 2011" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often produ...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
VENUS 1, 2007, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"VENUS 1, 2007" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often pro...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
OZO, 2021, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"OZO, 2021" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often produce...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
THRIEZE, 2021, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"THRIEZE, 2021" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often pro...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Changel, 2021, Steel Mesh Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Changel, 2021" is a Steel Mesh painted sculpture by sculptor David Begbie.
Since his graduation in 1982 he has worked almost exclusively with the human form, although has often pro...
Category
2010s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Demure Young Woman (Contemporary Bronze Sculpture)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A gorgeous solid bronze on marble pedestal depicting a demure young woman observing something that appears to be just in front of her. Is she a bit timid, perhaps? A lovely patina ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Modern Bronze nude and figurative sculpture 'Sienna' by Carl Payne
By Carl Payne
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Sienna' by Carl Payne is a 20th Century Modern Bronze, nude and figurative sculpture.
Carl is a Staffordshire based sculptor for whom art has played a large part in his academic work taking him through the Burslem School of Art, the Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and then to Stafford College. After qualifying in Figurative Sculpture he launched his career with commission after commission which has now secured his reputation for fine quality workmanship both in life-size format and smaller decorative pieces. The list of his completed commissioned work is extensive, including many ‘house-hold’ names from the sporting world, commerce and the past. The following are just some of the private and publicly commissioned completed works that form Carl’s prestigious portfolio:- King George 5th and Queen Mary – life size portrait buste commissioned by Cunards Cruise Ships and located in the ballroom of the Queen Mary 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Solid Bronze Nude Figurative Sculpture 'Sprite' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Sprite' by Benson Landes is a Contemporary Solid Bronze Nude Figurative Sculpture. The remarkable elegance conveyed is breath-taking and so representative of the ballet form. This ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Female Figure" Bas-relief Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Dana Younger's (US based) "Female Figure" is a original, handmade Bas-relief sculpture on Maple and Niove that depicts a classical Roman depiction of the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Maple
Bronze Figurative Ballerina 'Dancer Seated Resting en Barre' Brown & Green
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Dancer Resting on Barre' is an elegant yet sensual sculpture. Landes' skill at conveying a sense of ease and confidence of the dancers is impeccable - this piece would be a fantastic addition to any collection.
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 Figurative Ballet Sculpture...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Sunburst' Contemporary Nude Figurative Sculpture of a woman on a cloud
By Carl Payne
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Sunburst' by Carl Payne is a stunning Contemporary Nude Figurative Bronze Sculpture.
Continuing a successful career in England and Ireland, Carl joined Callaghan Fine Paintings and Works of Art at the beginning of 2004 in order to dedicate his time to create and develop stunning individual contemporary sculpture. Carl is a Staffordshire based sculptor for whom art has played a large part in his academic work taking him through the Burslem School of Art, the Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and then to Stafford College. After qualifying in Figurative Sculpture he launched his career with commission after commission which has now secured his reputation for fine quality workmanship both in life-size format and smaller decorative pieces. The list of his completed commissioned work is extensive, including many ‘house-hold’ names from the sporting world, commerce and the past. The following are just some of the private and publicly commissioned completed works that form Carl’s prestigious portfolio:- King George 5th and Queen Mary – life size portrait buste commissioned by Cunards Cruise Ships and located in the ballroom of the Queen Mary 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
I Am
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“I am” symbolizes balance and the ability to stretch beyond our perceived limits. An extremely difficult posture, the model is extended from his core, arched back, and yet seems at e...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Suspended, Man on a Rope
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Holding on to the rope above, we witness MacDonald’s uncanny ability to convey a sense of tension and release in Man on a Rope. Near the apex of the triangular composition, we witnes...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Solid Bronze Ballet Dancer Sculpture 'Meditation' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Meditation' is a tasteful and demure nude of a ballet dancer. The poise and elegance of the dancer are exquisite!
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 Ballet Dancer...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"New Woman" Bronze, Frontal Nude Female, Figurative Sculpture
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
"New Woman" is an iconic portrait of a female woman. Her work has been described as follows: "Lane captures the body in various poses, depicting the movement and fluidity of living i...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Steel