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Academic Still-life Sculptures

ACADEMIC STYLE

During the Renaissance, the first European fine art academies were established in Italy and would guide the style and standards of visual culture in the following centuries. Academic art became dominant across the continent in the 17th century, with artists coming together to offer instruction in this style of painting and sculpture

The academic art period represented a significant change from the previous era when painters, sculptors and other artists were part of guilds and seen more as artisans than purveyors of culture. While patronage from the elite and the church remained pivotal, young artists were able to support themselves for the first time through academic exhibitions and an independent marketplace. The leading academies included the French Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture founded in Paris in 1648 (which became the Académie des Beaux-Arts after the French Revolution) and the London Royal Academy of Arts formed in 1768 under the inaugural leadership of painter Joshua Reynolds

Academy students sketched drawings based on prints, sculptures and, finally, live models. Movements including neoclassicism and romanticism were particularly popular in these art schools and institutions where the influence of Raphael and Nicolas Poussin was prominent. Beaux Arts architecture and furniture design drew on these movements, too, and, as they also originated at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, the disciplines share common ground with academic painting and sculpture.

Although academic art was a major shift for artistic status when it began, by the middle of the 19th century it was viewed as stodgy and resistant to new ideas, with the subject matter of artists such as William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Jean-Léon Gérôme generally limited to allegorical or mythological themes. Impressionism, realism and the other movements that engaged with contemporary issues that followed were direct reactions to the academic tradition, although it continued to inform the avant-garde as artists like Gustav Klimt and Pablo Picasso started their practices as academic realists.  

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Style: Academic
Auguste Rodin "Main Droite Feminine" Bronze Sculpture by Alexis Rudier Foundry
Located in San Francisco, CA
Auguste Rodin French, 1840-1917 "Main Droite Feminine, doigts semi replies, annulaire leve" Feminine Right Hand, semi-folded fingers, raised ring finger Conceived circa 1890-1900; cast circa 1930-1940 Signed "A Rodin" on the right side of the wrist and with the foundry mark "Alexis Rudier...
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Early 20th Century Academic Still-life Sculptures

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Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
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Four season ,monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Timeless classical decoration for you...
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20th Century Academic Still-life Sculptures

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Limestone

Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with square form bases cm 220. Time...
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20th Century Academic Still-life Sculptures

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Limestone

Set of Four Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Arts 1920'
Located in Rome, IT
Rare set of sculptures composed by a set of the four female figures representing The Arts. 1920' Music, Painting , Architecture ,Sculpture. Measures: Height cm 150 Very good origin...
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20th Century Academic Still-life Sculptures

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Limestone

Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with square form bases cm 220. Time...
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20th Century Academic Still-life Sculptures

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Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height wi...
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20th Century Academic Still-life Sculptures

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Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Term Figure Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Term Figure sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols in carved Vicenza stone. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with squar...
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Sculpture of "A Rearing Bull" by animalier Antoine-Louis Barye
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Antoine-Louis Barye was acclaimed as the finest sculptor of the French Animaliers School. As a 19th century sculptor he was an advocate for both naturalism and romanticism. This rear...
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Shell of the Gods: Italian Carrara Marble, Sculpture
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Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Description This sculpture by Bela Bacsi was inspired by a Hellenistic marble based on...
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Find a wide variety of authentic Academic still-life sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Bela Bacsi, Antoine-Louis Barye, and Auguste Rodin. Frequently made by artists working with Stone, and Limestone and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Academic still-life sculptures, so small editions measuring 5.25 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $8,400 and tops out at $133,409, while the average work sells for $63,687.

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